# 2008 Vintage Yachting Games – Flying Dutchman

2008 Vintage :
| Europe Female | Female |
| Europe Male | Male |
| O-Jolle | Open |
| Flying Dutchman | Open |
| Soling | Open |
| Dragon | Open |
The Flying Dutchman was an event on the 2008 Vintage Yachting Games program at the IJsselmeer, Netherlands. Six out of the seven scheduled race were completed. 28 sailors, on 14 boats, from 10 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 Flying Dutchman Course Area Yellowe was available. | Course 3 |
For the 2008 edition of the Vintage Yachting Games four different courses were available. The Flying Dutchman could only use 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 | 23°C | 6–8 m/s NE | 0.25m | Dry |
| 21 September 2008 | Sunny | 23°C | 6 m/s NE | 0.25m | Dry |
| 22 September 2008 | Sunny | 21°C | 10 m/s N | 0.5m | Dry |
| 23 September 2008 | Overcast | 14°C | 18–14 m/s N Decreasing | 0.75m | Rain |
| 24 September 2008 | Sunny | 19°C | 6–8 m/s NE | 0.3m | Dry |
| 25 September 2008 | Sunny | 22°C | 6 m/s NE-E | 0.1m | Dry |
| 26 September 2008 | Sunny | 22°C | 6–2 m/s NE-E Decreasing | 0.1m | Dry |
| 27 September 2008 | Sunny | 24°C | <2 m/s E | NA | Dry |

## Races
### Summary

In the Flying Dutchman at race area Yellow only six races could be completed.
In the Flying Dutchman it was a massive victory for the team of Szabolcs Majthenyi, at the helm, and Andras Domokos representing Hungary. With only first places! Silver was for the German team of Kilian Koenig and Johannes Brack. In third place came the second German team of Kai Schäfers and Marcus Landgrebe.

### Results

| Rank | Helmsperson (Country) | Race I | Race I | Race II | Race II | Race III | Race III | Race IV | Race IV | Race V | Race V | Race VI | Race VI | Total Points | Total -1 |
| Rank | Helmsperson (Country) | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Total Points | Total -1 |
| | Szabolcs MAJTHENYI Andras DOMOKOS (HUN) | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| | Kilian KOENIG Johannes BRACK (GER) | 7 | 13.0 | 3 | 5.7 | 3 | 5.7 | 4 | 8.0 | 7 | 13.0 | 2 | 3.0 | 48.4 | 35.4 |
| | Kai SCHÄFERS Marcus LANDGREBE (GER) | 4 | 8.0 | 2 | 3.0 | 6 | 11.7 | 2 | 3.0 | 6 | 11.7 | 7 | 13.0 | 50.4 | 37.4 |
| 4 | Henry KONING Rob TAAL (AHO) | 3 | 5.7 | 8 | 14.0 | 2 | 3.0 | 6 | 11.7 | 10 | 16.0 | 2 | 3.0 | 58.4 | 42.4 |
| 5 | Christoph AICHHOLZER Philipp ZINGERLE (AUT) | 6 | 11.7 | 5 | 10.0 | 5 | 10.0 | 4 | 8.0 | 3 | 5.7 | 5 | 10.0 | 55.4 | 43.7 |
| 6 | Enno KRAMER Ard GEELKERKEN (NED) | 2 | 3.0 | dnc | 21.0 | 4 | 8.0 | ocs | 21.0 | 2 | 3.0 | 9 | 15.0 | 71.0 | 50.0 |
| 7 | Silvia AICHHOLZER Christoph ZINGERLE (AUT) | 5 | 10.0 | dsq | 21.0 | 8 | 14.0 | 8 | 14.0 | 8 | 14.0 | 3 | 5.7 | 78.7 | 57.7 |
| 8 | Fred SCHAAF Casper SCHAAF (NED) | 9 | 15.0 | 4 | 8.0 | 7 | 13.0 | ocs | 21.0 | 5 | 10.0 | 6 | 11.7 | 78.7 | 57.7 |
| 9 | Alberto BARENGHI Roberto BENEDETTI (ITA) | 8 | 14.0 | rdg | 13.7 | rdg | 13.7 | 5 | 10.0 | 7 | 13.0 | 12 | 18.0 | 82.4 | 64.4 |
| 10 | Petr STORCH Zbynìk ZANKER (CZE) | 11 | 17.0 | 6 | 11.7 | 10 | 16.0 | 3 | 5.7 | 12 | 18.0 | 10 | 16.0 | 84.4 | 66.4 |
| 11 | Erika GEELKERKEN Harald BERNING (ICO) | 10 | 16.0 | 7 | 13.0 | 9 | 15.0 | 9 | 15.0 | 9 | 15.0 | 8 | 14.0 | 86.0 | 72.0 |
| 12 | Mihai BUTUCARU Liviu DOARA (ROU) | 12 | 18.0 | 9 | 15.0 | dnc | 21.0 | 10 | 16.0 | 11 | 17.0 | 11 | 17.0 | 104.0 | 83.0 |
| 13 | Álvaro ECHEVARRÍA Àlvaro GARCIMARTÍN GARCÍA (ESP) | dnc | 21.0 | dnc | 21.0 | dnc | 21.0 | dnc | 21.0 | dnc | 21.0 | dnc | 21.0 | 126.0 | 105.0 |
| 13 | Carlos BELTRI Juan Pablo DE DIEGO (ESP) | dnc | 21.0 | dnc | 21.0 | dnc | 21.0 | dnc | 21.0 | dnc | 21.0 | dnc | 21.0 | 126.0 | 105.0 |
* 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.

### Victors

* Szabolcs Majthenyi (r) Andras Domokos
* Kilian Koenig (r) Johannes Brack
* Kai Schäfers (l) Marcus Landgrebe