2008 Vintage Yachting Games – Europe Male
The Europe Male was an event on the 2008 Vintage Yachting Games program at the IJsselmeer, Netherlands. Six out of the seven scheduled race were completed. 9 sailors, on 9 boats, from 5 nations entered.
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| Event information | |
|---|---|
| Race area | Race area Orange, IJsselmeer,  Netherlands |
| Period | September 20–27 |
| Competitors | 9 |
| Boats | 9 |
| Countries | 5 |
| Results | |
| Gold |  France |
| Silver |  Spain |
| Bronze |  Germany |
| Succession | |
| Next | 2012 |
2008 Vintage  | |||||
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| Europe Female | Female | ||||
| Europe Male | Male | ||||
| O-Jolle | Open | ||||
| Flying Dutchman | Open | ||||
| Soling | Open | ||||
| Dragon | Open | ||||
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.
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| For the Europe Male the Course Area Orange was available. | Course 1 |
For the 2008 edition of the Vintage Yachting Games four different courses were available. The Europe Male 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 | 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 Europe Male at race area Orange only six races could be completed.
By the male participants, Thomas Ribeaud, France, got a major lead of over 16 points over his opponent Marc Paris Gilbert from Spain. Arne Berg from Germany took the bronze.
Results
 Rank |
Helmsman (Country) | Race I | Race II | Race III | Race IV | Race V | Race VI | Total Points [1] |
Total -1 [2] | ||||||
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| Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | ||||
 | Thomas RIBEAUD (FRA) | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 3.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 3.0 | 9.0 | 6.0 | ||
 | Marc PARIS GILBERT (ESP) | 3 | 5.7 | 2 | 3.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 3 | 5.7 | 1 | 0.0 | 22.4 | 14.4 | ||
 | Arne BERG (GER) | 3 | 5.7 | 1 | 0.0 | 4 | 8.0 | 2 | 3.0 | 4 | 8.0 | 32.7 | 24.7 | ||
| 4 |  Andrea FERRACUTTI (ITA) | 2 | 3.0 | 3 | 5.7 | 3 | 5.7 | 4 | 8.0 | 3 | 5.7 | 41.1 | 28.1 | ||
| 5 | Sönke HERRMANN (GER) | 4 | 8.0 | 5 | 10.0 | 5 | 10.0 | 5 | 10.0 | 6 | 11.7 | 65.7 | 49.7 | ||
| 6 | Miguel LLARGUES (ESP) | 5 | 10.0 | 5 | 10.0 | 6 | 11.7 | 6 | 11.7 | 5 | 10.0 | 66.1 | 53.4 | ||
| 7 | Nicola MONTI (GER) | 6 | 11.7 | 6 | 11.7 | 7 | 13.0 | dnc | 16.0 | 7 | 13.0 | 81.4 | 65.4 | ||
| 8 | Sven STADEL (ESP) | dnc | 16.0 | dnc | 16.0 | dnc | 16.0 | dnc | 16.0 | dnc | 16.0 | 96.0 | 80.0 | ||
| Ewout BEKET (NED) | dnc | 16.0 | dnc | 16.0 | dnc | 16.0 | dnc | 16.0 | dnc | 16.0 | 96.0 | 80.0 | |||
- dnc = did not compete
- dns = did not start
- dnf = did not finish
- dsq = disqualified
- ocs = on course side
- ret = retired after finish
- Crossed out results did not count for the total result.
Daily standings
Victors
- Medalist 2008 Vintage Yachting Games: Europe Female
Thomas Ribeaud
Marc Paris Gilbert
Arne Berg
References
- The 2008 Bonus scoring system was used.
- Total after applying discard.
- Vintage Yachting Games Organization. "Results 2008 Vintage Yachting Games: Europe Male". Vintage Yachting Games Organization. Retrieved 2012-08-18.