The Soling was an event on the 2008 Vintage Yachting Games program at the IJsselmeer, Netherlands. Six out of the seven scheduled race were completed. 36 sailors, on 12 boats, from 10 nations entered.
Venue overview
Race area and Course
Approximately 2 nautical miles of the coast of Medemblik two course areas (orange and yellow) were used for the 2008 edition of the Vintage Yachting Games.
For the Soling Course Area Yellow was available.
Course 4
Course 3
For the 2008 edition of the Vintage Yachting Games, four different courses were available. The Soling could use course 4 and course 3 (above windspeeds of 14kn).
Wind conditions
During the 2008 Vintage Yachting Games, the sailors experienced the following weather conditions:
Date
General
Temperature
Wind
Waves
Precipitation
20 September 2008
Sunny
23 °C
6–8 m/s NE
0.25m
Dry
21 September 2008
Sunny
23 °C
6 m/s NE
0.25m
Dry
22 September 2008
Sunny
21 °C
10 m/s N
0.5m
Dry
23 September 2008
Overcast
14 °C
18–14 m/s N Decreasing
0.75m
Rain
24 September 2008
Sunny
19 °C
6–8 m/s NE
0.3m
Dry
25 September 2008
Sunny
22 °C
6 m/s NE-E
0.1m
Dry
26 September 2008
Sunny
22 °C
6–2 m/s NE-E Decreasing
0.1m
Dry
27 September 2008
Sunny
24 °C
<2 m/s E
NA
Dry
Races
Summary
In the Soling at race area Yellow, only six races could be completed.
Although the early start of the second race the consistent performance of the team of Rudy den Outer, Leo Determan and Ronald den Arend made sure they won the series. The team of former Soling World champion Steven Bakker with Sven/Dick Coster and Joost Houweling took the silver before the German team of Holger Weichert, Laurent Scheel, and Martin Setzkorn.
Legend: DNC – Did not come to the starting area;DNF – Did not finish;DNS – Did not start;DSQ – Disqualified;OCS – On the course side of the starting line;RET – Retired;
Crossed out results did not count for the total result.
Daily standings
Graph showing the daily standings in the Soling during the 2008 Vintage Yachting Games
Victors
Medalist 2008 Vintage Yachting Games: Soling
Rudy den Outer (l), Leo Determan (m) and Ronald den Arend (r)
Steven Bakker (l), Joost Houweling (m) and Dick Coster (r)
Holger Weichert (l), Laurent Scheel (m) and Martin Setzkorn (r)
