The Europe Female was an event on the 2008 Vintage Yachting Games program at the IJsselmeer, Netherlands. Six out of the seven scheduled race were completed. 10 sailors, on 10 boats, from 6 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 Europe Female the Course Area Orange was available.
Course 1
For the 2008 edition of the Vintage Yachting Games four different courses were available. The Europe Female could only use course 1.
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 Europe Female at race area Orange only six races could be completed.
By the female participants, Svenja Puls, Germany, got a major lead of 15 points, with four wins out of six races, over her opponent Silvia Zennaro from Italy. Elisabet Llargués from Spain took the bronze.
