2008 Vintage Yachting Games – Soling
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 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.
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 | 23C° | 6–8 m/s NE | 0.25m | Dry |
| 21 September 2008 | Sunny | 23C° | 6 m/s NE | 0.25m | Dry |
| 22 September 2008 | Sunny | 21C° | 10 m/s N | 0.5m | Dry |
| 23 September 2008 | Overcast | 14C° | 18–14 m/s N Decreasing | 0.75m | Rain |
| 24 September 2008 | Sunny | 19C° | 6–8 m/s NE | 0.3m | Dry |
| 25 September 2008 | Sunny | 22C° | 6 m/s NE-E | 0.1m | Dry |
| 26 September 2008 | Sunny | 22C° | 6–2 m/s NE-E Decreasing | 0.1m | Dry |
| 27 September 2008 | Sunny | 24C° | <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.
Results
- Crossed out results did not count for the total result.
Daily standings