2008 Vintage Yachting Games
Bowsticker used at the
1st Vintage Yachting Games |
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| Edition | 1st |
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| Venue |
IJsselmeer Netherlands
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| Dates | 20–27 September 2008 |
| Host | SZ & WV Uitdam
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| Opened by |
Mayor of Medemblik Theo van Eijk |
| Competitors | 128 |
| Yachts | 66 |
| Competing nations | 20 |
| Key people | |
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| Results | |
 Gold |
Netherlands
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 Silver |
 Germany
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 Bronze |
 Wildcards
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| Vintage InterPares | Szabolcs Majthenyi  Hungary
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| Classes | |
| Dinghies |
Europe  , Europe  ,O-Jolle, Flying Dutchman |
| Keelboats | Soling, Dragon |
| VIP race | 12' Dinghy |
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2012 →
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| Medemblik | |
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Regatta Center Medemblik
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 Memory plaque at the Regatta Center |
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| Coordinates: 52°46′18″N 5°7′4″E / 52.77167°N 5.11778°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Holland |
| Website | http://www.medemblik.nl |
The 2008 Vintage Yachting Games was the first post-Olympic multi-class sailing event for discontinued Olympic classes. The event took place on the IJsselmeer of Medemblik, the Netherlands, from 20 September to 27 September 2008. A total of 66 sailors in 47 boats from 17 countries showed up to compete in six Vintage Yachting Classes
Since the idea of the Vintage Yachting Games originated from the Netherlands and also the key project team members where living there it was an easy step to organize this event the first time nearby. So there was no formal bid process. The city of Medemblik is since the early 1960s the main capital of the Dutch Olympic sailing community. The IJsselmeer of the coast of Medemblik offers mostly fair conditions for racing. The Royal Yacht Club Hollandia, the primary race organizer in Medemblik, however turned down the request of the Vintage Yachting Games Organization to act as the host club. A perfect alternative was found in the experienced Surf, Zeil & Watersportvereniging Uitdam and one of its founders Frans Bolweg. With Uitdam the Vintage Yachting Games Organization was ensured form a very professional host club with also many years of experience at the waters near the Medemblik coast. Uitdam co organized for many years the successful SPA-regatta (currently Holland-regatta or Delta Lloyd Regatta).
In order to realize the first edition of the Vintage Yachting Games in time end with the proper quality a project team was put together with competence in area’s. Besides the Vintage Yachting Games Organization’s board the project team consisted of: Frouk Segaar (Race management), Lydia Verduyn (Fundraising), Peter Hoekstra, Mireille Zeeman and Martijn van der Driest (Ceremonies), Menno Meyer (Jury), Robin Segaar (Measurement) and Frans Bolweg (Host club).
The two main issues of the project team was confronted with were:
Both issues were emphasized by the fact that this was the first time ever of such event. Finally issues were resolved in time by the project team so that the quality of the event was according to the required level.
The financial strategy of the project team was that it must be able to organize a minimum event with high quality and finance it with the income of the entry fees. Funds and materials from sponsoring would be used to add quality elements to the event so that the sailors would get more value for money and the sponsors had more exposure a shore. The total cost of the event were approximately € 40.000. Because at the last moment there was quite a significant number of no-shows, the project team successfully adjusted the purchase of social events, and some sponsors contributed extra so that the financial aspect of the event stayed (just) in the black.
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