Volvo Eurocup Yngling

Open and youth events sailed at Medemblik

The first edition of Volvo Eurocup Yngling was sailed at Medemblik 26-29 July.

The event is established as part of the strategy of the Yngling Club Holland to give youngsters the opportunity to sail Ynglings at lowcosts and offer them to opportunity to compete with the best Yngling sailors in the world.

In this years edition the fleet was spilt in an Open fleet and in aYoungster fleet below 24 years. They sailed the IYA European Youth Cup and the winner would be awarded with the Jørgen Ring Perpetual Trophy.

Jørgen is honoured in this way for his tremendous contribution for Youth sailing in general and Youth sailing in Ynglings in particular. Jørgen is for more then 30 years active in the younsterdepartment of the Royal Danish Yacht Club and was at the basis of many Olympic careers. Jørgen himself is a devoted Yngling sailor since the start of the Class and is always sailing with a younstercrew.

In four days 10 races haven been sailed in all kinds of wethertypes and were well conducted by the Yacht Club Workum who were able to time the races on the second and third day in a way that there was just enough wind to sail the scheduled races.

The races were started in one fleet and the overall result showed that the youngsters are almost on the edge of beating the senior teams.

In the end In the Open fleet it were the Women teams of the Netherlands , Janneke Hin and Mandy Mulder (1,2) and from South Africa (Dominique Provoyeur) 3rd to take the medals just in front of the first mixed crew of Huub de Haer, Anna Bertling, Bouke Lubach at place 4.

In the IYA European Youth Cup the Dutch team of Hidde Jan Haven (M) continuated his last years title, followed by the Danish team of Mikkel Palludan (M)

The mixed crew of Dutch Annora Stavenuiter (below) took the bronze with only 2 points distance to Mikkel Palludan.

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