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F.I.S.L.Y. NEWSLETTER 13 FEDERATION INTERNATIONALE de SAND et LAND YACHTING edition World & European Championship Landyachting Sankt Peter Ording (Germany) 2004 1 F.I.S.L.Y. President’s word It’s an honour to present you the 13th edition Thanks to partnerships to make EC’s and of Fisly News. Since the creation of Fisly- WD’s possible, we can raise the necessary news in 1990, communication and information resources, manage and motivate volunteers. about landsailing has developed very fast. In the year 2000, FISLY made for the first Mainly since the start up of more than 100 time a long-term commitment with websites, you can find the information you JUNGHANS as a main sponsor for EC’s and want. Our own Fisly-website made it possible WC’s till 2004. Their support has contributed to make contact with many other sites. But a lot to the realisation of our top events and one issue is very important: update of the also to the development of our website. By information on the websites. this way we thank the management of We specially thank Geert Debeerst, the Fisly JUNGHANS for the trust and involvement in webmaster, for the work he has done and is landyachting. still doing. Today we are at the eve of the 8th World But today the main concern has to be Championship landyachting and the 41st SECURITY in the practice of our sport. We European Championship in Germany. By the have to focus on the security of the time this newsletter is in your hands, the class landsailors and other users of beaches and 8 kitebuggy will have had already their lakes. championships on the same beautiful beach We can improve security in different ways. of Sankt Peter Ording. One is to respect the racing rules and apply them in a spirit of sportsmanship. Security We want to thank the organisers for their has to prevail in the competition: we have to efforts and their hospitality, but also the adapt a defensive sailing attitude together regional government and the participating with a rigorous respect of the priority rules. towns for their financial and logistic support. (keep sufficient distance between yachts!) Finally we thank the commercial sponsors for Another issue is to have more attention for an their efforts, because without them such an ergonomic position of the pilot in the yacht event can’t be organised. and sufficient structural components in yacht construction to protect the sailor in an Anyhow most important are the landsailors. accident. We hope you enjoy a sportive championship Security is high on the agenda of FISLY. and wish that the best of you will win in the FISLY has installed a security committee to spirit of the Olympic idea. formulate recommendations and proposals to Fair winds ! improve security. Eric Engelbrecht, B1 PRESIDENT: Eric ENGELBRECHT, Groene Biezenlaan 57, B-8660 De Panne, Belgium tel.&fax +32 (0)58 411545, tel. +32 (0)92404750 (office), fax. +32 (0)58411545 (home) [email protected] or [email protected] SECRETARY: Han LAGERWEY, Zuiderplantsoen 2, NL-3454 ES De Meern, The Netherlands tel. +31 (0)306666851, fax. +31 (0)204074875, [email protected] (till 19/09/04) TREASURER: Philippe Schapman, p/a FFCV, tel. +33 (0)145587575, [email protected] (till 19/09/04) FISLY COUNCIL MEMBERS (Representatives of the Full-Members) : Germany: Thomas Leithoff, Hans Werner Eickstädt, Christian Düber / Belgium: Eric Engelbrecht, Jan Leye, Pierre Nyssens / France : Jean Paul Darras / Netherlands : Floor Lagerweij, Hans Blanken / Great Britain: Robert Cohen, Chris Wright / New Zealand: Mervyn Hurley / United States: Bob Dill 2 FISLY MEMBERS CM = Corresponding member / FM = Full member ARGENTINA (AR) CM Fisly Rep. : Oscar CORIA and Pablo REYES, La Prinsa 784 B, Pueyrredon, 9000 Commodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Arg., tel home: +54 297 4451010 tel&fax work: +54 297 4474683 or +54 297 4445502, [email protected] FAC (Federacion Argentina carrovelisma) President: Horacio Crespo, Vice-pr.: Roberto Scavo AUSTRALIA (KA) CM President Australian Land Sailing Association : Martin R. BELL, 3, Acorn Court, Morphett Vale, South Australia 5162, tel. +61 8 3848111 (office), tel. +61 8 3813731, fax +61 8 2341742 (office), [email protected] Secretary : Barry DIXON, 2, Rawe Court, Redwood Park, South Australia 5097, tel. +61 8 2979255 (office), tel. +61 8 2649959 Fisly Rep. : Bob DYER, 9, Kilpa Street, Woomera, South Australia 5720, tel. +61 86 737643 BELGIUM (B) FM President : Jan LEYE, Pannelaan 23, 8670 St. Idesbald. [email protected] FISLY Representatives : Eric ENGELBRECHT, Groene Biezenlaan 57, B-8660 De Panne, Belgium, tel.& fax +32 58 411545 Jan LEYE and Pierre NYSSENS, Av. du cor de chasse 19, B-1410 Waterloo, Belgium, tel.& fax +32 2 3547591, [email protected] BRASIL (BRA) CM FEDERAÇÃO BRASILEIRA DE CARRO A VELA President : Rudi WIESBAUER, Rua Manuel Leao 95/06, 91760-560 Porto Alegre, Brasil, Tel: +555 12483351, fax: +555 12213461, [email protected] FISLY Representative: Carlos Maya Simões, 1217 Rue Visconde Do Hepval, CEP-91760 730 Porto Alegre, Brasil, [email protected] Commodore : Lodovico A. BRUNETTI, Rue Farrapos 79, 04638-100, Sao Paulo, Brasil. Tel: +55 11 5439834 (office) - fax : +55 11 5319202 Jorge Bercht, R. Visc.do Herval 1217, CEP 90151 131, Porto Alegre, Brasil Tel: +55-512170564 Fax: +55-512193819 Email: [email protected] DANMARK (D) CM Romo Strandsejler Club : Preben NIELSEN, Buskhojvej 33, 6330 Padborg, Danmark, Tel. +45 74673156 Fax. +45 74673256, [email protected] Anders BOSSEN, Strandmeden 3, 6280 Hojer + Eigil MICHELSEN, Stormenvej 20, 6792 Romo, Danmark DJIBOUTI CM Ali LIAQUAT, BP 3451, R.D.D. Djibouti, Djibouti, tel/fax: +32 2 7723464, tel: +253 354695 Email: [email protected] FRANCE (F) FM President: Benoit Biton, tel. +33 (0)145587575, [email protected] FISLY Representatives : Benoit Biton, Bernard Faucon, Jean-Paul DARRAS : 27 Av. des Cèdres, Domaine de la Ronce, F-92410 Ville D’Avray, Tel: +33 607896271,[email protected] 3 GERMANY (G) FM FISLY Representatives : Hans Werner EICKSTADT, tel. +49 4027076236, [email protected] Christian DUBER, Lauenburger Str 76, D-21502 Geesthacht, tel. +49 4152835633, [email protected] / Thomas LEITHOFF, Leibnizstrasse 74, D10625 Berlin, Tel. +49 303121980, [email protected] UNITED KINGDOM (K) FM Glenn Whittingham, 107 Burman Road, Shirley,Solihull, West Midlands B90 2BQ, England +447903328780, email:[email protected] FISLY Repr. : Chris Wright, 8 Winnow Lane, Boston Spa, Wetherby, Yorkshire, LS23 6PA, tel. +441937844769, [email protected] Robert Coburn, 286 Eccleshall Road, Stafford, ST16 1JL, tel. 44 1785255501 E-mail: [email protected] IRELAND (IR) CM President : Irvine CAMPBELL, T50 Craig Road, downpatrick, Co Down N. Ireland BT30 9BG, tel. +44 1 396830855, fax. +44 1 396830976 FISLY Rep. : John MAGOWAN, 100 Princetown Rd, Bangor, Co Down N. Ireland BY20 3TG, Gr. Britain NETHERLANDS (H) FM President : Add Pley Fisly Representatives: (2005) Laszlo Westra, Floor Lagerweij, Hans BLANKEN, Dorpsstraat 83, NL-8896- JD, Terschelling-Hoorn, Netherlands, tel. +31 562449322 ; [email protected] NEW ZEALAND (NZ) FM New Zealand Land Yacht Association Inc. President & Fisly Representative: Mervyn Hurley, 4 Widdison Place, The Landing, Albany, Auckland 1331, New Zealand, tel: +64 9 4435737(day) +64 9 4152331 (evening), fax: +64 9 4436282, Mob: +64 21 759189, email: [email protected] UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US) FM President NALSA North American Land Sailing Association : Bob Dill, 21 Marian St Burlington VT 05401, USA, [email protected] Secretary : Curtis OBI, 435 43rd. Avenue 301, San Francisco, California 94121, USA., [email protected] Treasurer : Mark Harris, 2027 Valencia, Sparks NV 89434, USA, [email protected] Fisly Representative: Bob Dill 4 HOLLAND Land Yachting in The Netherlands neighbouring countries participated. Still, the Zeeland beaches are far away from being com- The French have Le Bercq (and many other petetive to the superb beaches of the northern places), the Belgians have De Panne, the Ger- islands. mans St Peter Ordning, and poor us, Dutch- men what do we have ? Of course, the Island Most of you will be aware of the increased of Terschelling with its most beautifull beaches. number of serious accidents, the last couple of Actually all the northern islands, also Ameland years. England a few years ago, Terschelling in and Schiermonnikoog have similar beaches 2002, St Peter Ordning earlier this year, and very suitable for landyachting. Hundreds of me- now a serious accident during the Dutch Open ters wide and tenths of kilometers in length. But 2004. Reiner Seibel from Germany capsized in only Terschelling is easily accessible and, very his Class 3 vehicle. His car turned over, the important, the island is governed by a body of roll-bar broke down and Reiner got stuck in be- ‘Burgemeester and Wethouders’ that looks with tween car and sand. He broke a low number a favourable eye to the sport of landyachting, vertebra and will be partly paralysed for the ’strandzeilen’ as we call it. rest of his life. We all deeply sympathise with Reiner, his wife and family and wish him all the St Peter Ordning is one of the traditional places strength he will need to adjust his life. we love all to go sailing. In September, a beau- tifull time of the year. The summer is still there, The question of safety is raised, again. Should and the tourists are gone. I’m sure it will be the condition of the cars be checked before the great.: regatta’s ? Is there anyway more we can do to Next year, 2005 it is again our (de Nederlandse further minimize the risks ? Strandzeilfederatie) turn to organize the Euro- The conditions in Ouddorp during that day pean Championships.