12 footers at the Vintage Yachting Games 2018 Copenhagen - Day 1
by Vincent Delany 19 Sep 2018 10:46 BST
16-22 September 2018
Hellerup Harbour on day 1 of the Vintage Yachting Games in Copehagen © Vincent Delany
It must be remembered that when the International 12 Foot Dinghies competed in the Olympic Games in 1920, they raced off Ostend on a huge course more suited to the 12 metre and 6 metre yachts. The wind and tide conditions were such that the event could not be completed within the allocated time.
In those days all the 12 footers raced with a crew of two. Today at the Royal Danish Yacht Club and Hellerup Sailing Club, the 19 competitors could decide if they would sail with a crew of one or two crew.
In race one, on 18th September the wind was blowing about 22 knots in strong sunshine and flat water, and the racing was dominated by the experienced Dutch teams.
The racing was interesting as the boats which had two crew performed better upwind, while the single-handed boats did best downwind.
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Results after day 1:
| Pos | Helm | Sail No | Boat | No. of crew |
|---|
| 1 | Wm. Bleeker | NED 869 | Trupial | 1 |
| 2 | Hans Reyers | NED 411 | Kaagbaby | 2 |
| 3 | Bert Hamminga | NED 824 | Oranjetipje | 1 |
| 4 | Pieter Bleeker | NED 888 | Bruin Blauwtje | 1 |
| 5 | Sipke Schuurmans | NED 830 | Geintzje | 2 |
| 6 | Jaap van Hasselt | FRA 588 | Papoose | 1 |
| 7 | Lambertus Hamminga | NED 831 | Eliert | 1 |
| 8 | Ed van Cortenberghe | NED 414 | Vlerk | 1 |
| 9 | George Miller | IRL 11 | Pixie | 2 |
| 10 | Rifat Edin | TUR 874 | Turkish Delight | 1 |
| 11 | Nicky Arnoldus | CAN 340 | Duikelaartje | 1 |
| 12 | Mark Delany | IRL 8 | Cora | 1 |
| 13 | Leen van Willingen | NED 848 | Proud | 1 |
| 14 | Doug Branson | GBR 49 | English Rose | 1 |
| 15 | Dirk Stolp | H 112 | Anneke | 1 |
| 16 | Elena Romana Gasenzer | GER 223 | Melodie | 1 |
| 17 | Harm Ploeger | H 278 | Pinokkio | 1 |
| 18 | Yoichi Komori | JPN 675 | Chuchubi | 1 |
| 19 | Jurri Rooyackers | NED 673 | Lotje | 1 |