2012 Vintage Yachting Games – Women's Europe

Boat race

Europe Female
2012 Vintage Yachting Games
Event information
Europe dinghy
Race area	Campo Bravo, Dervio, Italy
Period	July 7 to July 14
Competitors	11
Boats	11
Countries	4
Results
Gold	Germany
Silver	Denmark
Bronze	Denmark
Succession
Previous	2008
Next	2016

2012 Vintage
Europe female			Female
Europe male			Male
O-jolle			Open
Flying Dutchman			Open
Tempest			Open
Soling			Open
Dragon			Open
5.5 metre			Open

The Europe Female was an event on the 2012 Vintage Yachting Games program at Lake Como, Italy. Five out of the nine scheduled race were scheduled. 11 sailors, on 11 boats, from 4 nations entered. The event was started together with the Europe Male event. However separate scores were given.

Venue overview

Race area and Course

Of the three Campo's (Race Area's) available for the 2012 Vintage Yachting Games at Lake Como Campo Bravo was used for the Europe Female event. In general this Campo is situated in front of the city of Dervio.


For the Europe Female the Campo Bravo was available.	Course 3

For the 2012 edition of the Vintage Yachting Games three different courses were available. The Europe Female could only use course 3.

Wind conditions

The Northern part of Lake Como was reportedly a thermic wind venue. In this time of year the normal situation is that at about 13:00 the Swiss mountains are heated up and a Southern wind hits the racing areas with about 10 to 14 knots. As result of this no races were scheduled in the morning. Unfortunately during the event the temperature in Switzerland was low during the Vintage. Also was the thermal South breeze battling with the gradient wind from the North. As result the actual wind did not came above the 8 knots during the races and was instable at times.

Campo Bravo has normally a tendency to have a slightly higher wind speed than the two other Campo's this due to the fact that it is more Northern than Charlie so that the Southern thermal breeze is strengthened and that the fact that the lake narrows in front of Dervio.

Date	Race	Wind direction	Wind speed (m/s)
09-JUL	I	SW	8-12
09-JUL	II	SW	8-12
10-JUL	No races due to lack of wind
11-JUL	III	SW	8-12
11-JUL	IV	SW	8-12
12-JUL	No races due to lack of wind
13-JUL	V	SW	8-12
14-JUL	No races due to lack of wind

Races

Summary

In the Europe Female at Campo Bravo only five races could be completed. In the Europe class, Olympic from 1992 – 2004, the female and male event started as one fleet in this Vintage. Of cause they had separate results.

By the female participants, Janika PULS, Germany, got a lead of 8 points over her opponent Anne-Line LYBGSØ THOMSEN from Denmark. Anna Livbjerg also from Denmark took bronze. The fourth race was decisive.

Results

Rank	Helmswoman (Country)	Race I		Race II		Race III		Race IV		Race V		Total Points	Net points
Rank	Helmswoman (Country)	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Total Points	Net points
	Janika PULS (GER)	2	3.0	2	3.0	1	0.0	3	~~5.7~~	2	3.0	14.7	9.0
	Anne-Line LYBGSØ THOMSEN (DEN)	1	0.0	1	0.0	2	3.0	8	~~14.0~~	8	14.0	31.0	17.0
	Anna LIVBJERG (DEN)	6	~~11.7~~	4	8.0	6	11.7	1	0.0	1	0.0	31.4	19.7
4	Trine BENTZEN (DEN)	7	~~13.0~~	3	5.7	5	10.0	2	3.0	3	5.7	37.4	24.4
5	Nadine MÖLLER (GER)	3	5.7	7	~~13.0~~	3	5.7	5	10.0	7	13.0	47.4	34.4
6	Caroline VANDAME (FRA)	4	8.0	6	11.7	8	~~14.0~~	4	8.0	4	8.0	49.7	35.7
7	Séverine BLONDET (FRA)	5	10.0	5	10.0	4	8.0	7	~~13.0~~	5	10.0	51.0	38.0
8	Daniela COLOMBO (ITA)	8	~~14.0~~	8	14.0	7	13.0	6	11.7	6	11.7	64.4	50.4
9	Chiara SELLAROLI (ITA)	9	~~15.0~~	9	15.0	9	15.0	9	15.0	9	15.0	75.0	60.0
10	Gloria CAVALIERI (ITA)	~~dnc~~	~~18.0~~	dnc	18.0	dnc	18.0	dnc	18.0	dnc	18.0	90.0	72.0
10	Costanza SANDRUCCI (ITA)	~~dnc~~	~~18.0~~	dnc	18.0	dnc	18.0	dnc	18.0	dnc	18.0	90.0	72.0