FDBULLETIN; NR 157, DECEMBER 2011

2012 Vintage Games

WHAT IS IT? AND WHY IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US!

The Vintage Yachting Games Flying The Vintage is a promotional 3 14 25 50 (Vintage) are the International Dutchman platform to show that the class Post-Olympic Yachting/ 2 10 16 48 is still active in many countries. event for former Olympic classes. The Vintage is held 2 7 10 20 every four years. 3 13 20 60 The Bid process for the 3rd edition of the Vintage Yachting The idea behind the Vintage is 3 14 25 75 Games in 2016 is announced. to Organize a four yearly high- 5.5 Metre 2 8 12 36 The announcement went to the end event in the calendars of all Organizations of Vintage Total 4 27 188 369 the former Olympic classes af- Yachting Classes, National ter their discontinuation of the Look at the list, the Flying Authorities, Sailing Press, sev- Olympics. Dutchman is really the class eral International orientated The 2012 Vintage Yachting with the best performance! We clubs and our many Games (2012 Vintage), is the have to be there to show, that friends of the Vintage Yachting second time this post-Olympic the FD is living and the class is Games. The deadline for sub- multi-class sailing event for modern with great Sailors and a mitting the proposals by the discontinued Olympic classes great family! candidate host yacht clubs is will be organized. The event Villa Monastero will used for December 31st , 2011! After will be held July 7–15, 2012, on prize giving ceremony. This that the voting will take place Lake Como Italy. villa is one of the most inter- before March 1st, 2012 and the Following loosely the Olympic esting examples of eclectic formal announcement of the tradition, Como’s project man- 2016 site will take place during ager Pietro Adamoli (right) re- the Vintage Yachting Games ceived the Vintage Yachting 2012 at Lake Como. At this Games Flag during the closing moment interest for bidding for ceremony of the 2008 Vintage the event is shown by: in Medemblik, The Germany (Chiemsee); Romania; from the mayor of Medemblik: Sweden; United Kingdom Theo van Eijk. style residence on the Lake Como. Originally built to ac- (Weymouth and Portland Na- Anticipated participation es- tional Sailing Academy). timates the following classes, commodate the cistercensian continents, contries, and monastery of Santa Maria, first So I would like to invite all FD sailors. quoted in a document dated Sailors from all over the World Conti- Coun- Yac Sai- 1208. Since 1963 the villa is an to attend (and team up with a Classes international cultural and sci- nents tries hts lors European FD-friend) at the entific centre. Every country can 2012 Vintage at Lake Como/ 2 12 20 20 enter 2 teams. But teams can Italy! mix up. One of the sailing Jan Lechler Europe crew-members must represent 2 12 20 20 his country. This makes it, for V-P Championships 12 foot example, possible for an Aus- 2 7 20 20 IFDCO tralian FD-sailor to lease a O-Jolle 1 5 20 20 European with an Euro- pean helm or crew.

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