2008 Vintage Yachting Games – O-Jolle

O-Jolle
2008 Vintage Yachting Games

O-Jolle
Event information
Race area	Race area Orange, IJsselmeer, Netherlands
Period	September 20–27
Competitors	9
Boats	9
Countries	2
Results
Gold	Netherlands
Silver	Netherlands
Bronze	Netherlands
Succession
Next	2012

2008 Vintage
Europe Female			Female
Europe Male			Male
O-Jolle			Open
Flying Dutchman			Open
Soling			Open
Dragon			Open

The O-Jolle was an event on the 2008 Vintage Yachting Games program at the IJsselmeer, Netherlands. Six out of the seven scheduled races were completed. 9 sailors, on 9 boats, from 3 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 O-Jolle the Course Area Orange was available.	Course 2

For the 2008 edition of the Vintage Yachting Games four different courses were available. The O-Jolle could only use course 2.

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	0.25 m	Dry
21 September 2008	Sunny	23 °C	6 m/s NE	0.25 m	Dry
22 September 2008	Sunny	21 °C	10 m/s N	0.5 m	Dry
23 September 2008	Overcast	14 °C	18–14 m/s N Decreasing	0.75 m	Rain
24 September 2008	Sunny	19 °C	6–8 m/s NE	0.3 m	Dry
25 September 2008	Sunny	22 °C	6 m/s NE-E	0.1 m	Dry
26 September 2008	Sunny	22 °C	6–2 m/s NE-E Decreasing	0.1 m	Dry
27 September 2008	Sunny	24 °C	<2 m/s E	NA	Dry

Races

Summary

In the O-Jolle at race area Orange only six races could be completed.

The battle for gold was severe between Henman van Eijk en Max Blom. Almost after each race the positions reversed. In the end Max took the series wit only 0.3 point to spare. Jan Krol became third.

Results

Rank	Helmsperson (Country)	Race I		Race II		Race III		Race IV		Race V		Race VI		Total Points [1]	Total -1 [2]
		Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points
	Max BLOM  (NED)	3	5.7	1	0.0	1	0.0	2	3.0	1	0.0	3	5.7	14.4	8.7
	Herman VAN EIJK  (NED)	1	0.0	2	3.0	2	3.0	1	0.0	2	3.0	2	3.0	12.0	9.0
	Jan KROM  (NED)	2	3.0	3	5.7	3	5.7	3	5.7	3	5.7	1	0.0	25.8	20.1
4	Jan HORDIJK  (NED)	5	10.0	4	8.0	4	8.0	4	8.0	4	8.0	5	10.0	52	42
5	Theo MEUS (ICO)	4	8.0	dnf	16.0	dns	16.0	5	10.0	5	10.0	4	8.0	68	52
6	Felix HURTER  (SUI)	6	11.7	dnf	16.0	dns	16.0	6	11.7	6	11.7	6	11.7	78.8	62.8
7	Roland FRANZMANN  (GER)	dns	16.0	dns	16.0	dns	16.0	dns	16.0	dns	16.0	dns	16.0	96.0	80.0
8	Balazs HAJDU  (HUN)	dns	16.0	dns	16.0	dns	16.0	dns	16.0	dns	16.0	dns	16.0	96.0	80.0
9	Stefan DE VRIES  (NED)	dns	16.0	dns	16.0	dns	16.0	dns	16.0	dns	16.0	dns	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

Graph showing the daily standings in the O-Jolle during the 2008 Vintage Yachting Games

Victors

Medalist 2008 Vintage Yachting Games: O-Jolle

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  Max Blom
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  Herman van Eijk
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  Jan Krom

References

1. The 2008 Bonus scoring system was used.
2. Total after applying discard.

• Vintage Yachting Games Organization. "Results 2008 Vintage Yachting Games: O-Jolle". Vintage Yachting Games Organization. Retrieved 2012-08-18.