NOTICE OF RACE EUROPE CASS YOUTH EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP - DENIA, ALICANTE, SPAIN - 8-14.8.2009 Dear sailors, Here comes the 2009 Youth European Championship Notice of Race. It will be held in DENIA ( ESP ) from 8 to 14 August. Denia is a perfect sailing area and the CLub is really looking forward to organize a great event. Lots of social events are also scheduled. Walking distance appartments and hotels can be found around. The Club will also accomodate all caravans and mobile homes if you book in advance. See you in Denia ! http://www.cndenia.es/ Paul Depoorter IECU. V.P.Racing

25 YEAR SAILING FOR OSTEND - 1ST-3TH MAY, 2009 - OOSTENDE, BELGIUM I feel so free to send of the International class to promote our regatta “25th Anniversary Sailing for Ostend”. Mario Colombie Europe Class Belgium. Please see Notice of Race: http://www.rnsyc.be/ostend/uploads/nor/NOR_SFO_09.pdf and Web Entry Form: http://www.rnsyc.be/ostend/en/webentry/entryform.asp?id=163 Organising Authority: E-mail: info@rnsyc.be  URL: www.rnsyc.be

PALAVSKA REGATTA LUXPLAN 2009 - NOVÉ MLÝNY LAKE, PAVLOV, CZECH REPUBLIC - 7-10TH MAY, 2009 Dears, Enclosed you can find information aboat our biggest event for Europe Class in the Czech republic. Best Regards, Zdenìk Chlup E-mail: info@palavska.com Website: www.palavska.com

2009 WORLDS IN BREST/FRANCE The website of the 2009 International Europe Class World Championship is now available at  http://europeclass-worldchampionship.srbrest.com On the site you will find all the information about the Worlds, Notice of Race, Entry Forms, Accommodation info, etc... See you in Brest !

2009 OPEN WEEK & WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 19.7-1-8.09 BREST, FRANCE AND 2009 YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS 7-14.8.09 DENIA, ALICANTE - SPAIN 2009 Open Week & World Championships (see .pdf above) 2009 Youth Championships Measurement Friday 7th and Saturday 8th August Races Monday 10th, Tuesday 11th and 12th Wednesday Lay day Thursday 13th Races Friday 14th We will advise you of the website asap

KIEL WEEK 20-28TH JUNE PRESSRELEASE Online entry now also possible for X-35 and X-41 class at Kieler Woche 2009 The first starting gun for the “X-festival” during Kieler Woche 2009 was fired. Within the annual Kieler Woche regattas sailors of the X-35 and X-41 class have now also the possibility to enter online for the X-35 World Championship and the X-41 European Championship. The online entry is very simple and completed in only a few steps: Together with the computer company b+m Informatik AG the Kieler Yacht-Club developed a regatta management programme which allows both the online entry and a simple and comfortable online payment of the entry fee. For those who still want to look into the Notice of Race can also do so online: all documents are available on the official Kieler Woche homepage. During Kieler Woche 2009 (20 - 28 June) the X-35 World Championship will take place for the second time after 2007 whereas the X-41 class will be celebrating the première of its first European Championship. Both events begin on Monday, 22 June with Check-In and measurement and will end on the following Sunday, 28 June. Further information and online entry available on www.kieler-woche.com Picture Galllery Free for editorial use image. More pictures in high resolution please find here : http://www.kieler-woche.de/__gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=619 Press contact: Hermann Hell   Fon: +49 451 898974                                       hermann.hell@svg-verlag.de Kieler Woche 2009 20 – 28 June: 19 June              Practicerace - Olympic classes 20 - 25  June      Women's Match Race – ISAF Sailing World Cup 24 - 28  June      505 - SAP European Championship 25 - 28  June      International Classes Offshore 20 June:           Senatspreis (ORC-int, OD) 20 – 21 June:   Welcome Race (ORC Club) 21 – 23 June:   Kiel-Cup (ORC-int) 20 – 23 June:   Kieler Woche Sieger (OD) 20 – 23 June:   Kaiserpokal (ORC-int overall placings of Senatspreis + Kiel-Cup) 24 – 28 June:   X-35 World Championship, measurement from 22 June on 24 – 28 June:   X-41 European Championship, measurement from 22 June on 25 – 27 June:   Silbernes Band der Kieler Woche (long distance / minimum 40ft) 26 June:                       After Work Cup (ORC, OD, YST, DH) 27 June:                       Schabernack Cup (ORC, OD, YST, DH) For further informations www.kieler-woche.de

2008 WORLD CHAMPION’S IMPRESSIONS I got my driving licence in the beginning of the year 2008 which made travelling a lot easier this year. Actually I drove our team’s boats from Madrid to Portugal. As we had only three sailors from Finland competing in the Open Week and four in the Worlds we didn’t have a proper coach for the regattas. However we had a rib on the water since the third day of the Open Week, which in the end was quite much I needed. As we didn’t have a coach for the regatta I wanted to get familiar with the weather and circumstances already before the Open Week. That’s why we were with Petter in Vila Real de Santo Antonio already five days before the Open Week. We were very lucky that the Italian team had arrived already on the previous day and thanks to Raffaele Ravaglia we could train and learn the conditions with them. I believe these trainings bore fruit on the last day of the Worlds when the conditions were a bit different. We also had nice conversations with Raffaele about the weather, current, racing, etc. I think it  was important that I could discuss with him and he gave me good tips about the conditions. My plan for the Open Week was to learn more about the weather and try to sail a bit more aggressively. It didn’t seem to be good tactic as I got an OCS already on the second start. I think I was a bit confused about the wind on the first days, as it didn’t act as I had expected. On the 3rd and 4th day I started to be more certain about the sides. In the end I managed to climb to the fourth place, which was very good considering I had taken an OCS already on the first day. The best thing about the Open Week was however that I had learnt from my many mistakes and I had got better understanding about the conditions on the race course. I managed to do the measurement things already on the same day as the Open Week ended, which was very good as we competed in the Nations Cup on the “lay day”. I think the Nations Cup was good for our team spirit and we were ready to start racing on the following day. The Worlds started with a strong breeze from the sea. The wind was a bit different we had experienced earlier and it made me a bit confused. The first race was pretty bad due to a bad start and wrong side on the first beat. Luckily I managed to get a decent result from the second race. After all I wasn’t too worried after the first day as it was still a lot better than in the Open Week! The second day looked like a normal” day when we headed to the race course. I decided to trust my instinct and not to stick with the plans made before the Worlds. I took good starts in both races and therefore I had all options open on the first beats. This made racing a lot easier compared to the first day. Trusting my instinct seemed to pay off and I had a brilliant day with both races in the top five. On the third day the wind was calmer than on the previous days. Before the first start the wind was something like 50 degrees more left than on any other day before. I could predict the wind to turn to the right as it did few hundred meters before the first mark. I took all the advantage of this and I was second at the first mark. I kept my place and finished second. The wind picked up a little bit for the next start and I managed to get a nice start from the middle of the start line. I sailed long clean lines and came 6th to the first mark. I passed a couple of boats on the reach and downwind finishing 3rd in that race. Going to the lay day I had climbed already to the second place. I had managed to get the reliability to my sailing and improved a lot from the first day. On the lay day I fixed some scratches that I had got to my boat and I checked that the bottom of the boat was clean. I also had a nap on the beach and prepared myself for the last challenging days. The fourth day was the first day since we came that we could see clouds. Anyway the clouds didn’t have any effect on the sea breeze, which built up as usually. In both races I took very good and certain starts from the middle of the start line. I could follow what the fleet was doing and I had the race under control after the first tack to the port. In the second start I lost few places during the second downwind but anyway one brilliant day for me. At shore it was really nice to see that I had taken the lead. It looked like I had put some heat on Kristian. We two were a bit separated from the rest of the fleet in the points. The fifth day was the same kind of day as the third and fourth. Actually my notes of the day were: “Normal day. Left side was better”. Once again I took the starts from the middle and made it to the first mark with four or six tacks. No problem on the downwind either and I extended my overall lead by three points. What’s more important than the points was that my both discards were the two races from the first day! Both of my discards were better than Kristian’s as well as my third worst. That meant he couldn’t match race against me on the last day. The land breeze had become stronger and stronger since the lay day but sea breeze had always beat the land breeze. Anyway now the forecasts were saying that there might be a great chance that the next day the land breeze would be so strong that the sea breeze couldn’t turn it over. It really looked like the weather was going to change for the last day so everything could still happen. As the forecast had predicted the land breeze was strong in the morning. The first start for the girls was at 1 pm. There couldn’t be any warning signal after 3 pm. Therefore my plan for the first race was to stick pretty close to Kristian so that I would have good position before the possible second race. On the race course the wind was about 10 m/s from the land. I think that Kristian hadn’t sail with the land breeze as he didn’t attend the Open Week. That’s why I was very confident before the race. I was all the time aware of the wind change but it didn’t happen during the first race. The women started first and it looked that they got a good lifter from the right hand side. I started at the Race Committee boat and turned to the right pretty quickly after the start. I tried to stay more in the middle of the race course compared to Kristian who went to the right corner. The right paid and on the first mark I was few position behind Kristian. At the gate I broke my sail as another sailor’s boom hit my sail. I decided to continue although the crack was 50 cm long. I lost a few places sailing the upwind and my troubles continued on the reach when my kicker broke! I managed to finish 19th whereas Kristian finished 8th. So I was still leading by two points. I managed to quickly change the broken sail to another one. I didn’t have time to fix the kicker properly as the warning signal came. I lifted the sail when there was only four minutes to the start and barely made it to the start line in time. I considered the situation and I realised that I had to finish right behind kristian or better and not worse than 16th. I decided to sail my own race and pay little attention to Kristian: The wind strength had dropped dramatically and I realised that the wind was probably going to turn. Anyway I started more from the right side of the start line. It was obvious that now the left side would pay and I made my decision. I let Kristian go to the right and headed to the wind on left. It worked and I was around fifteenth on the first mark while Kristian was far back. I managed to keep my position to the gate although my kicker snapped right after the upwind mark. I gained about ten places on the second upwind and lost a few on the reach as I didn’t have the kicker. On the downwinds I had to sail broad reach as I couldn’t let the sail go further than 45 degrees. To make it even more exciting both men and women came at the same time to the outer loop upwind mark and the last downwind was really a mess. It was really difficult to count the places and I wasn’t hundred per cent sure about my position in the finish. I soon realised that I was in the top ten which was enough as Kristian had retired the race. In Finland I got acknowledgement for my  achievement for instance from the President of the Republic, Tarja Halonen. She invited me to the Independence Day reception at the Presidential Palace. This year I was the only sailor who had got the honour to be there. I believe that the Europe Class is the perfect class for  younger sailors. It gives you great basis for the future Olympic classes and it’s awesome that sailors of wide range of weight can sail it even-handedly. Best regards to all Europe sailors. Teemu Rantanen

INTERNATIONAL ALOIS ROLAND TROPHY 2009 AND 22ND INTERNATIONAL VETERAN CUP - 22-29.8.2009 - LAC DE LA PLATE TAILLE, BELGIUM International Aloïs Roland Trophy 2009 L'asbl « Europe Sailing Promotion », la classe Europe Belge et le club SNEH Ont le plaisir de vous inviter à participer à la  4ième édition de l' « Aloïs Roland Trophy » . Cette régate, qui accueille cette année les Europe, les Spirou et les Finn aura lieu les 22 et 23 août 2009 aux lacs de l'Eau d'Heure (Lac de la Plate Taille). Comme pour les années précédentes, le camping sur le site sera  Gratuit !! L'avis de course vous sera communiqué dans les prochains jours. Cette année l'Aloïs Roland Trophy sera suivi (sur le même plan d'eau) par la coupe vétérans 2009. (2 régates, même organisation, possibilité de rester sur place (camping gratuit) animations et entrainements possibles. Le site de la régate : informations et inscriptions en ligne www.aloisrolandtrophy.be  ------------------------------- The association « Europe Sailing Promotion » the Europe class Belgium and the club SNEH Have the pleasure to invite you to the 4th edition of the race « Alois Roland Trophy » The race will have the classes of Europe, spirou and Finn participating and will take place August 22 and 23 on the lake  l'eau d'heure (Lac de la Plate Taille) Similar to previous years camping on the site will be free!!! The notice of Race will be communicated shortly This year the Alois roland Trophy will be followed (same lake) by the Europe veterans cup 2009. Both races are organized by the same instances and there is the possibility to stay (free camping) on the site during and between the regata's. Possibility for touristic excursions as well as training possibility on the lake In formation on the race and the subscriptioncan be found on www.aloisrolandtrophy.be 22nd « International Veteran cup » L'asbl « Europe Sailing Promotion », la classe Europe Belge et le club SNEH Ont le plaisir de vous inviter à participer à au 22ième «  International Veteran Cup ». Qui se déroulera après l' « Aloïs Roland Trophy »  du mercredi 26 au samedi 29 août 2009 au même endroit : Lacs de l'Eau d'Heure (lac de la Plate Taille) en face du clubhouse du club SNEH. Le camping sur le site est Gratuit et possible toute la semaine (si vous participez aux 2 régates) entre les deux événements vous aurez surement la possibilité de visiter cette belle région( animations et entrainements possibles). Nous prévoyons aussi une réduction de prix pour participation aux deux événements !! Plus de détails dans l'avis de course qui vous sera communiqué dans les jours qui viennent. Pour les autres hébergements que le camping voir notre site www.aloisrolandtrophy.be --------------------------------------------- The association « Europe Sailing Promotion » the Europe class Belgium and the club SNEH Have the pleasure to invite you to the  22nd « International Veteran cup » The veteran's cup will take place just after the « Alois Roland Trophy » from Wednesday August 26 through Saterday August 29 on the lake  l'Eau d'Heure (Lac de la Plate Taille) on the site of the lake opposite to the SNEH clubhouse. Camping on the site is free for the duration of the whole week when participating to both races. Plenty of opportunity for touristic excursions as well as training possibility on the lake before and between the races There is a reduction on the inscription fee when entering both events More details in the notice of Race which will be communicated shortly For references  of overnight stay possibilities please check our webside :  www.aloisrolandtrophy.be A très bientôt Th. De Blieck Europe Sailing Promotion

EUROPE CLASS PERNAMBUCAN CHAMPIONSHIP 2008, BRAZIL CLASSIFICAÇÃO Bitmap CAMPEONATO PERNAMBUCANO DA CLASSE EUROPA - 2008                 CABANGA IATE CLUBE DE PERNAMBUCO - CICP   1ª Etapa - jan/08 VELA NOME Categ. Clube   1 2 3 Total           Obs. Pts.   Obs. Pts.     1 BRA 711 LEONARDO ALMEIDA Senior CICP     1   1   1   3 2 BRA 911 PAULA NOVELINO Feminino CICP     2   2   2   6 3 BRA 111 ANDRÉ VERONA Senior CICP     3   3   4   10 4 BRA 18 GILVAN REZENDE Senior CICP     4   4   3   11 CLASSIFICAÇÃO CAMPEONATO PERNAMBUCANO DA CLASSE EUROPA - 2008 1, 0, 11, 41, 2, 1, 14, 21 Bitmap                 CABANGA IATE CLUBE DE PERNAMBUCO - CICP   2ª Etapa - out/08 VELA NOME Categ. Clube   1 2 3 Total           Obs. Pts.   Obs. Pts.     1 BRA 711 LEONARDO ALMEIDA Senior CICP     1   1   1   3 2 BRA 18 GILVAN REZENDE Senior CICP     3   2   2   7 3 BRA 111 ANDRÉ VERONA Senior CICP     2   3   3   8 4 BRA 237 MARCOS SUNDFELD Senior CICP     4   4   4   11 CLASSIFICAÇÃO CAMPEONATO PERNAMBUCANO DA CLASSE EUROPA - 2008 1, 0, 22, 41, 2, 1, 25, 21 Bitmap                 CABANGA IATE CLUBE DE PERNAMBUCO - CICP                 CABANGA IATE CLUBE DE PERNAMBUCO - CICP   3ª Etapa - nov/08   VELA NOME Categ. Clube   1 2 3 Total           Obs. Pts.   Obs. Pts.     1 BRA 711 LEONARDO ALMEIDA Senior CICP     1   1   1   3 2 BRA 18 GILVAN REZENDE Senior CICP     2   2   3   7 3 BRA 111 ANDRÉ VERONA Senior CICP     3   3   2   8 4 BRA 237 MARCOS SUNDFELD Senior CICP     4   4   4   12 5 BRA 219 ALEX VALENTIM Senior ICP     5   5   5   15 CLASSIFICAÇÃO CAMPEONATO PERNAMBUCANO DA CLASSE EUROPA - 2008 1, 0, 34, 41, 2, 1, 37, 21 Bitmap                 CABANGA IATE CLUBE DE PERNAMBUCO - CICP                 CABANGA IATE CLUBE DE PERNAMBUCO - CICP   4ª Etapa - dez/08   VELA NOME Categ. Clube   1 2 3 Total           Obs. Pts.   Obs. Pts.     1 BRA 711 LEONARDO ALMEIDA Senior CICP     1   1   1   3 2 BRA 911 PAULA NOVELINO Feminino CICP     5   2   2   9 3 BRA 18 GILVAN REZENDE Senior CICP     3   3   4   10 4 BRA 111 ANDRÉ VERONA Senior CICP     4   4   3   11 5 BRA 219 ALEX VALENTIM Senior ICP     2   6   5   13 6 BRA 237 MARCOS SUNDFELD Senior CICP     6   5   6   17 CLASSIFICAÇÃO CAMPEONATO PERNAMBUCANO DA CLASSE EUROPA - 2008     Bitmap                 CABANGA IATE CLUBE DE PERNAMBUCO - CICP                 CABANGA IATE CLUBE DE PERNAMBUCO - CICP     TOTAL     NOME Categ. Clube   1 2 3 4 Total VELA             Obs. Pts.   Obs. Pts. Obs. Pts.     1 BRA 711 LEONARDO ALMEIDA Senior CICP     1   1   1   1   3 2 BRA 18 GILVAN REZENDE Senior CICP     4   2   2   3   7 3 BRA 911 PAULA NOVELINO Feminino CICP     2 dnc 5 dnc 6   2   9 4 BRA 111 ANDRÉ VERONA Senior CICP     3   3   3   4   9 5 BRA 237 MARCOS SUNDFELD Senior CICP dnc 5   4   4   6   13 6 BRA 219 ALEX VALENTIM Senior ICP   dnc 5 dnc 5   5   5   15

12TH INTERNATIONAL CHRISTMAS REGATTA - CANNES, FRANCE - 26-30.12.08 The Club Nautique de la Croisette in conjonction with the French Sailing Federation and the French Europe Class takes pleasure to invite you to attend the 12th International Christmas Regatta. This regatta will take place on December 2008 : 26th  27th . 28th , 29th  and 30th .

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International Gran Prix Vila de Blanes. 2 - 5 January 2009 This is will be second year that the Event is organized by the prestigious sailing club in Blanes, ESP. As it will be a selection trial for the Spanish Team, there should be at least 60 to 70 spanish boats participating. It will be a great event ! If you want more information, please visit http://subirago.esportcatala.com/

RESULTS 20ST VETERAN CUP EUROPE CLASS - QUIBERON, FRANCE - 22-31.8.2008 2008 VETERAN CUP in Base Nautique - Quiberon - France 44 sailors have registered and underneath Top Ten results after 4 races: 1.    5608      Jean-Luc Labonne                5.00 2.   5440       Jean-Paul Terret                   8.00 3.   5548       Patrick Chevalier                12.00 4.   5643       Séverine Blondet                13.00 5.   5618       Jean-Ariel Bronstein           13.00 6.   5644       Vincent Pham                     14.00 7.   1281       Anja Fiedler                       17.00 8.   500        Pablo Manuel Fernandez     17.00 9.   5475      Jean-François Guillaumin     19.00 10. 5457      Phillipe Rucheton                 31.00 All the information at: http://basenautique.asnq.free.fr/regates/2008/europe/21cveteeurope_s.htm

2008 EUROPEAN YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS Women: No Numero Nome Punti 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 DEN 1727 VIBORG ANDREASEN ANETTE 15,0 1 1 3 2 2 (dns) 2 1 3 (4) 2 DEN 40 SHÜTT ANNE - JULIE 30,0 (8) (17) 2 8 6 1 1 4 5 3 3 SWE 5 OLJELUND EMMA 41,0 6 (43) 5 4 4 2 4 8 (32) 8 Women details: http://www.aval-cdv.it/web_cval/2008/08_Class/11_1.htm Men: No Numero Nome Punti 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 DEN 36 TIMSHEL PASCAL 54,0 10 2 (ocs) 3 (dsq) 2 11 45 12 2 2 DEN 1643 FRURGAARD MARTIN 74,0 1 13 17 9 19 12 (25) 2 1 (49) 3 SWE 69 CARLSON PHILIP 93,0 16 20 7 (63) 8 13 4 12 (37) 13  Men details: http://www.aval-cdv.it/web_cval/2008/08_Class/11.htm

Results after 10 races from the Youth European Championship for the Europe Class Women 67 entries after 10 races and top ten sailors: No Numero Nome Punti 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 DEN 1727 VIBORG ANDREASEN ANETTE 15,0 1 1 3 2 2 (dns) 2 1 3 (4) 2 DEN 40 SHÜTT ANNE - JULIE 30,0 (8) (17) 2 8 6 1 1 4 5 3 3 SWE 5 OLJELUND EMMA 41,0 6 (43) 5 4 4 2 4 8 (32) 8 4 DEN 1728 POULSEN SARAH 46,0 (36) (21) 4 3 1 6 3 7 20 2 5 ITA 1185 PELLEGRINI CARLOTTA 72,0 21 18 6 5 8 3 (37) 2 (66) 9 6 SWE 24 GROSS JULIA 86,0 2 (28) 11 22 (39) 14 9 14 1 13 7 DEN 1714 RINDOM ANNE MARIE 90,0 (12) 8 1 1 3 4 (dns) dne 4 1 8 NOR 376 CLAUSEN MAREN 90,0 4 5 13 (19) 11 9 10 19 19 (34) 9 DEN 19 LYHNING NISSEN NICOLINE 94,0 (45) 14 9 7 9 16 6 (dns) 26 7 10 SWE 28 ERICKSSON HANNA 100,0 3 11 (22) 11 15 21 13 9 (49) 17 Details from http://www.aval-cdv.it/web_cval/2008/08_Class/11_1.htm Men 88 entries after 10 races and top ten sailors: No Numero Nome Punti 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 DEN 36 TIMSHEL PASCAL 54,0 10 2 (ocs) 3 (dsq) 2 11 45 12 2 2 DEN 1643 FRURGAARD MARTIN 74,0 1 13 17 9 19 12 (25) 2 1 (49) 3 SWE 69 CARLSON PHILIP 93,0 16 20 7 (63) 8 13 4 12 (37) 13 4 ESP 636 CODINA SERRA DANI 100,0 (37) 3 5 21 10 5 30 (31) 20 6 5 SWE 3528 HANSSON CARL 105,0 3 (34) 14 5 4 10 (31) 24 26 19 6 SWE 10 STROMBECK CARL 110,0 6 1 29 10 (37) 27 17 7 13 (39) 7 NED 726 SIMONS DIMITRI 111,0 2 (59) 12 15 (48) 15 23 13 17 14 8 DEN 23 DATH ASGER 113,0 23 (55) 11 14 11 3 3 47 (57) 1 9 DEN 92 THOMASEN CHRISTIA 114,0 8 37 (ocs) 2 26 1 14 (49) 6 20 10 DEN 1687 FRIIS NIELSEN PHILIP 117,0 22 23 2 12 13 (50) 18 20 (47) 7 Details from http://www.aval-cdv.it/web_cval/2008/08_Class/11.htm

The Youth European Championship for the Europe Class will be held from August 3rd to 10th 2008 in Gravedona, Como lake (Italy). SCHEDULE DATE TIME DESCRIPTION Sundey 3rd of August From 9 to 20 hrs Registration of competitors Measurement Monday 4th of August From 9 to 18 hrs 18 hrs 19 hrs Registration of competitors Measurement End of Registration. Opening Ceremony Tuesday 5th to Sunday 10th August 13 hrs Warning signal first race of the day Sunday, 10th of August 18 hrs Prizes presentation and closing ceremony There will be no warning signal after 16.00 on August 10th.

WILD CARDS FOR VINTAGE YACHTING GAMES I.E.C.U. has the right to issue 1 Wild Card ( subject to the payment of the entry fee ) for men and 1 more for women. If you want to participate on the Vintage Games and you are not a part of your National Team, please contact IECU and send us your latest best results in International Events. We need to get the email BEFORE JULY 30th. If more that 1 sailor applies for the Wild Card, the IECU Executive Committee will make a decision on July 31st taking into consideration these results. ------------ All the best, Paul

2008 WORLD CHAMPIONS Women: Pl Sail # Skipper Tot 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 SWE3619 JOSEFIN OLSSON 17 1 2 2 1 1 3 2 (4) (55\OCS) 2 1 2 2 DEN1714 ANNE-MARIE RINDOM 18 2 1 1 3 2 1 3 3 1 1 (16) (6) 3 DEN1727 ANETTE VIBORG ANDERSEN 36 3 (55\OCS) 13 2 3 2 1 2 2 3 5 (18) SEE ALL DETAILS WWW.REGATTAONLINE.SPORTTOOLS.ORG

Men: Pl Sail # Skipper Tot 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 FIN811 TEEMU RANTANEN 52 (23) 13 4 3 2 3 3 6 2 6 (19) 10 2 NOR802 KRISTIAN SKARSETH 59 5 1 (25) 6 5 4 15 2 1 12 8 (78\DNC) 3 SWE13 CHARLIE EKBERG 86 2 10 1 (42) 12 8 (20) 12 16 8 16 1 SEE ALL DETAILS WWW.REGATTAONLINE.SPORTTOOLS.ORG

Melhores Cumprimentos Associação Naval do Guadiana

2/2008

LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT Dear Sailors and Friends ! After many years as V.P. Promotion in the Europe Class, Mick has decided that the time has come to stop. I will here say thank you very very much for your great work for the Class. Even if we have not seen your face very often, you have been using more of your time for the Class than anyone can expect. Thanks a lot for all the help. But dear members, at the AGM this summer we have to elect a new V.P. Promotion & Publicity. I will ask everyone who would like to "give a hand" for IECU to contact a IECU Board Member as soon as possible. Soon the major events will take place. I am looking forward to meet the sailors. I wish good winds to you all. Best regards. Jan Abrahamsen President IECU

FROM THE EDITOR Hello Friends, I am looking for somebody to carry on, fourteen years have gone by since Gustav Dahlberg asked me to help in La Rochelle. I wish to thank the nomination I received but everything has to have an end and it's time for it. I am sure that there will be somewhere a Europe lover, or various, to take over that  responsibility. I tell you, it's very interesting and pleasant to be in regular contact with people of other countries (even by mail contact a friendly relationship link always develops). By the way, I would like to thank again warmly all of you who have been my support during all these years, some of you have been my inconditionnal collaborators! You were there to make us feel the atmosphere in your country sending news of your activities. I won't forget either to thank our regular advertisers who always have been by our side. So, if you are ready for it, please take contact with me; I'll help and put you in the wave as much as I can. I wish you a great sailing summer, enjoy your exceptionnal boat! All the best for the future. Mick Mainemare

FROM THE USA We're looking forward to a fun summer or racing in the U.S. Our fleet has some new members, and this year we will be racing at a new venue, Lake Washington. The schedule is as follows: VANCOUVER LAKE REGATTA, June 6-7 Vancouver Lake Sailing Club, Vancouver, WA Sounds like a great event-going for 39 years. http://www.vlsc.org/regatta.htm AL MORRIS REGATTA, August 9-10 Yale Lake, Cougar, WA Willamette Sailing Club Usually the best regatta of the season ! LAKE WASHINGTON FALL REGATTA, September 13 Lake Washington, Seattle, WA Corinthian Yacht Club http://www.cycseattle.org/racebook2008/index.html Susannah Carr President - USA Europe Class Association

FROM BELGIUM Come and beat us... if you can :-) The Open Belgian National Championship is being held during the weekend of September 13th and 14th in Nieuwpoort. We are looking forward to welcoming sailors from your country to come and support us at this great event  - possibly even taking home the title - although Christophe De Blieck among the other Belgians is hoping to make that as difficult as possible. So far this year Christophe has won the French Nationals in Maubisson and the overall United 4 championship in The Netherlands. In July together with the other Belgians, we will be visiting Lancing Sailing club to take part in the UK Nationals. So with this challenge, we would like to welcome you to Nieuwpoort!! If that is not reason enough for you to take part in our championships at this great seaside location, then let us give you some more information to help encourage you to add this event to your calendar this season. Sailing in Nieuwpoort is not only fun - it's a great challenge to sail on "that" tide and "those" superb waves! We are counting on a very high level of competition - perhaps not in numbers, but definitely in the standard of the competitors An experienced race committee will guarantee good organisation on the water Nieuwpoort is very easy to reach via a clear motorway network We are offering you every assistance in searching for accomodation - camping is possible at the sailing club. Saturday night is social night... While you are sailing let family and friends take advantage of visiting Bruges and Ghent, both beautiful culture filled cities. See you in Nieuwpoort ! Mario Colombie President International Europe Class Belgium

THE EUROPE CLASS AT THE OLYMPICS ISAF has received applications from different Classes, also from the EUROPE CLASS, to be elected as the Single Handed Dinghy for the 2012 Olympic Games. In their Annual General Meeting in Madrid (ESP, November 2008) ISAF will choose the boats for the Games. Now we need that the National Europe Class Unions do their work and ask their National Authorities - Federations - to support our application and make a "Submission" to ISAF's Meeting asking that the Europe will be back at the Olympics. Without the National Authorities support, the election will be very hard to win against the Radial so please make sure that your Federation works in our favour.

TAKE NOTE Don't miss the 2008 NATIONS CUP which will take place during the measurements of the Worlds in Vilareal de San Antonio  (POR).

FROM UK The Europe season in the UK has had a few problems with the weather. Our first event at Burghfield Sailing Club was abandoned because the snow stopped people from travelling (does that happen in the Scandinavian countries?), so we have a picture of the real winner! We have some new Europe sailors in the UK this year, and some who are coming back to Europes after a long gap in another class. Also there will be a UK sailor at the Youth Europeans in Italy. This will be the first for many years, so I'm sure he will be made very welcome and he will have a good time. We are looking forward to the UK Open Championships at Lancing on 26 and 27 July. We have had enquiries from Belgium and Holland so we hope to have some strong competition from overseas. Our Northern Championship at South Shields was won by Gareth Williams, and we have just had our Southern Championship at the Weymouth & Portland Sailing Academy, home of the 2012 Olympic regatta. Report of the UK Europe Southern Championship at the WPNSA Regatta It was the Europe Southern Championships, as well as the National Championships for the Moths, Wanderers and Devon Yawls, and just another Open for the Bytes, Isos, Laser 4000s, Buzzes and 14s! That made over 120 boats, not counting the 30-strong Scorpion fleet at Castle Cove, and assorted Oppies, Picos etc doing there own thing. So it was a busy weekend in Portland Harbour, and fortunately there was enough wind for everyone all the time on the Saturday and most of the time on the Sunday as well. Given the breezy outlook, Gareth Williams was showing signs of confidence at the pre-race briefing, until Chris Gill made his usual last-minute appearance in the dinghy park! Launching took a while as we waited for thirty-odd foiling Moths to get away.  Once on the water the duel between Gareth and Chris began in earnest and lasted for the day, each searching for a little bit extra, so small was the margin between them. In race one Chris touched the windward mark to let Gareth through, Gareth got the better of the runs in the windy race two, but Chris pulled out something extra in the last race of the day. Richard Eagleton was third in each one, close in the last race but a whole leg adrift in the other two. Katie Mapplebeck and Chris Wilkinson and Natalie Campbell took turns at fourth place, but there was a lot of swimming done in race two, and some non-appearances in race three. So the day ended 2-1 to a very chuffed Gareth! Sunday was an earlier start, our turn to be first at the launching ramp! The wind was in the north so some shifts were to be expected. Richard and Chris Wilkinson got the best shift of the day when having been spat out of the back of the start they both tacked to the right and got lifted almost up to the windward mark, all according to their pre-race strategy. Katie briefly threatened Richard's domination of third spot, and Brett Hill, new kid on the block, almost snatched a fourth place in race four, while Jane Stevens never quite got to grips with the downwind legs. Meanwhile at the front of the fleet Gareth's cheery grin slipped slightly as Chris Gill found its touch, going faster and faster (or was Gareth going slower?) as the wind eased to score three firsts for the day. Friday's training day, coached by Dave Cockerell and funded largely by the RYA support for  class associations was a great success for those that attended. Dave being a former expert Europe sailor had some good ideas about sail trim and mast rake, as well as bringing all his coaching skills as the national Topper coach. We all enjoyed the day, so did Dave, and if we had a spare boat he would have loved to join in! Southern Championship results 1. Chris Gill                                6 2. Gareth Williams                    8 3. Richard Eagleton                15 4. Katie Mapplebeck               22 5. Natalie Campbell Adams   25 Richard Eagleton President - International Europe Class UK

FROM ARGENTINE I'm still President of the Europe Class here in Argentine and as well coach for the Europes. We decentralize the Class and now we have three points spread out in our country: Federal Capital Mar del Plata and Bahia Blanca. In the Federal Capital, we all meet in the "Centro Naval" to sail alltogether in a fleet. Alfredo Bafio Trench President - Asociacion Argentina Clase Europa On 15th June we have sailed to the Yacht Club Argentino because the following week-end 21-22 June is taken place the Corbeta Patagon Regatta. Our class unfortunately is tiny we are like 40 boats all over Argentina, and only 10 in Buenos Aires city, however the class is permanently growing! The children of Optimist are really interested in buying a Europe! I have started since December 2007 and really..... this is the boat. Martin Jacoby PR contact - Asociacion Argentina Clase Europa

We have the pleasure to communicate that the Argentine Europe Sailors have a new web: http://claseeuropa.com.ar/ Congratulations. Good to have a link and find out more about our Argentinian friends. Thank you. Mick

FROM NORWAY The Europe remains the primary dinghy for 15-19 old sailors in Norway. After a brief set-back following the loss of Olympic status, the Europe has regained its status as the only real alternative for ambitious young sailors in Norway. The main reasons for its popularity is its appeal to sailors over a wide weight range, the fact that girls and boys can compete on an equal footing, and that it remains - by far - the most competitive junior dinghy class in Scandinavia. This does not mean that the fight to remain a large and viable class is over. To the contrary, there are strong forces (among them, the Norwegian National Sailing Association) who want Norway to "follow the world" and to adopt the Laser Radial as a youth class. Our feeling is that the Europe will remain the preferred dinghy as long as Scandinavia, where our 15-19 years old do 95% of their sailing, stick together in their strategy for youth development. The Norwegian Europe  annual regatta program consists of a series of local regattas, the National Championship and five national ranking regattas where the sailors are ranked toward possible participation in the three main international events: the World Championship, the Junior European Championship and the Nordic Junior Championship. The total number of ranked sailors averages about 100 so there is strong competition to qualify. This year, the national ranking will be completed with a two-day regatta at Hanko on May 24-25, and the full results will be reported on our WEB site: http://www.europajolle.no/ in the subsection Ranking/Resultater. We look forward to seeing you all this summer at the Championships! Atle Lorhmann PR Contact, Europe Class Norway

Dear sailors. One of the most beautiful lakes in Europe will host the 2008 Youth Europeans Championship from 3 to 10 August. Gravedona, in Lake Como, will be our Host and we hope to see a lot of young sailors at this event. For more information, please visit the Sailing Club website  www.aval-cdv.it Some information about the city in http://www.aval-cdv.it/Web_Grav/Gra_Frame.htm The Notice of Race is available at http://www.aval-cdv.it/web_cval/2008/08_Bandi/11_Europa.pdf See you there !

Paul

2008 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP AND OPEN WEEK Associaçao Naval do Guadiana - Vila Real de Santo António Algarve - Portugal June 30th - July 12th You will find Notice of Race and all the information at the regatta website: www.anguadiana.no.sapo.pt Contact by e-mail: anguadiana@mail.telepac.pt

NOTICE OF RACE III INTERNATIONAL TROPHY FLUVIA LA GOLA - GIRONA, SPAIN - 14-15.6.2008 III INTERNATIONAL TROPHY FLUVIÀ LA GOLA           EUROPE CLASS 2008 JUNE 14-15, 2008 Sant Pere Pescador - GIRONA ( SPAIN) www.fluvia-gola.com NOTICE   OF  RACE The  III International trophy Fluvià la Gola 2008 will be held  on waters of Sant Pere Pescador in Rosas Bay (Girona), organised by the CLUB VELA FLUVIA with the collaboration of the  FEDERACIÓ CATALANA DE VELA 1 Rules.              The event will be governed by: -          The rules as defined in the ISAF Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS 2005-2008) -          Sailing instruction, class rules and  this notice  of race. -          In case of conflict between the Notice of Race and the Sailing Instructions, the Sailing instructions will prevail 2 Classes:                 The III International Trophy Fluvià la Gola is reserved for Europe Class 3 Races.                 6 races are scheduled, 1 race make the regatta valid.                 Warning signal to the first start June 14, 2008   12.00. pm. Warning signal to last race of the regatta will not be done after 16.00. pm. On June 15 , 2008 4 Entry.                 Entries can be made on-line through the  www.fluvia-gola.com, or                 using the entry form attached  before June 6, 2008 to:                                 CLUB  VELA FLUVIA                                 17470 Sant Pere Pescador                                 Spain                                 info@gola-fluvia.com The  Organising Committee has the right to accept  entries received after the entry deadline.                 Registration in the regatta office on June, 14 2008,  09.00.-11.00 h. The following documents are needed: Federation Licence valid for 2008, National Class membership 5 Prizes There will be prizes for the first three boats in each category, and the list will be hung on the Official Notice Board before 11 am of the June 14th 6 Social Events and more information                 The information on social events will be posted on the Official Notice Board and                 www.fluvia-gola.com 7 Accommodation                 Information : www.santpere.org

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FROM THE PRESIDENT Dear Sailors and Friends, The last years there has been no ice in the harbours in Denmark, and it has been possible to sail the whole year. But in the middle of winter it is rather dark at daytime. The worst days it is not getting really light. That is in one way wonderful, because when it is springtime, it gets light at daytime and the temperature rises 10 degrees. One can hardly wait to come out sailing. The feeling is the same if it is a keelboat or a dinghy. It is very clear that the Europe now is sailed much in Europe, and very little outside Europe, and the average age of the sailors has gone down. I hope you all do what is possible to move the Optimist sailors into our great class when they have finished the Optimist. I believe the best way to do it is if you are willing to let them try your loved boat. The Europe is a strong boat, it will survive. I think this is a great help to let other join the class. You will have much more fun in your clubs the more Europe sailors you are. If you meet someone that shows interest I think it is a splendid idea if you help the new one to find good equipment. To have “wrong” equipment can easily kill the interest. It is much more fun if it fits you. You can handle the material and go “fast”. I hope a lot of you will show up to all the major events, including the Vintage Games in Holland. I wish a lot of fun and good winds for you all this season. Best regards. Jan Abrahamsen President IECU

FROM BELGIUM 2008 had a good start for the Europe sailors in Belgium. In the first place we have welcomed young people who came out of Optimist, Splash and Spirou classes. They choose the Europe because of the technical nature of the dinghy, the high level of competition, support and training, but most of all for the great atmosphere in the class. The squad of sailors, most of all young sailors, have trained the whole winter every Sunday. This group is enjoying the training and preparing themselves for the YEC ; Belgium hopes to be there with 7 sailors. Also the organization of the Worlds can count on good and ambitious Belgian participants. On the Belgian calendar there are a few regattas which are fantastic for foreign sailors to attend: Brouwersdam (Grevelingen lake, 12th and 13th April), Sailing for Ostend in Ostend (10th and 11th May), Nieuwpoortweek (for those who don’t go to the Worlds (June 28th to July 2nd), Aloïs Roland Trophy (Platte Taille, 22nd to 24th August), Open Belgian Championship on the North Sea (Nieuwpoort 13th and 14th September). Directly after the Sailing for Ostend Regatta (12th May) and just before the Aloïs Roland Trophy (19th to 21st August) we are organizing two training sessions under supervision of top trainers. Any foreign sailors who are interested can come and enjoy this training with us (Please let us know as soon as possible as places will be limited). More info on www.europeclass.be or by e-mail info@europeclass.be Mario Colombie Belgian Europe Class

FROM THE UK Europes at the Dinghy Show The Dinghy Sailing Show in London is always on the first weekend of March, and is one of the biggest shows in the world devoted entirely to dinghy sailing. It is a feature of the scene in the UK that we have many more active dinghy classes than in most other countries. There are more than a hundred different dinghy classes on show including, of course, the Europe! How do we make our boat stand out amongst so many? We know that the Europe is the best boat, but how do we persuade people that they should sail the Europe and not one of the many other classes they have to choose from? Of course we do not have the commercial backing of some of the competition, so we have to make the most of our enthusiasm and love for the boat.

One thing we love to do is to let a Laser sailor pick up a Europe dagger board, and they are always amazed at how light it is. Then we say the whole point of the Europe is the sensitivity and responsiveness. Not like some boats! Let’s hope they believe us. This year we are holding a special event at Burghfield, one of the clubs where Europes are sailed, to invite people to have a trial in a Europe, just to see how good the boat is. I expect we will see some swimming as well as some sailing! 2008 UK Programme We always hope that some Europe sailors will cross the sea to visit us. There has been an enquiry from Holland about coming to the UK Open National Championship. This is on Saturday and Sunday 26th and 27th July, with a day’s training on offer on Friday 25th. The venue is Lancing Sailing Club, a small and very friendly club on the south coast of England near Brighton. The racing is on the open sea in front of the club, and we will launch straight off the beach. You can see pictures of the club at                                                  www.lancingsc.co.uk/europe.html There is a Notice of Race and Entry Form, and soon there will be up-to-date information on camping and accommodation. All visitors will be made very welcome – don’t forget it is the UK Open as well as the UK National Championships! We also have an event at Weymouth (WPNSA), the venue for the 2012 Olympic Sailing. This is on 7th and 8th June, and all Europe sailors are very welcome.

The Future When the UK sailors come to the World Championships people sometimes say “Why not have the Worlds in the UK? It is a nice idea, but it would be a very ambitious thing for the small UK Europe Association to undertake. However we have heard that the WPNSA at Weymouth would be prepared in some future year (not 2012!) to host the event and help with the organisation. So maybe there is a possibility, one day. Meanwhile, unfortunately there may be no UK Europe sailors at the 2008 World Championships, because of work and other commitments of our best sailors. So we need to know the venue and dates for 2009 as soon as possible! But we wish the class a successful event in Portugal 2008. Richard Eagleton Chairman IECA (UK)

FROM NEW ZEALAND Our summer sailing season closes down about mid April, except for the keen folk who carry on all winter. This season the 3 provincial championship regattas were held mainly in the 7-13 knot wind range in beautiful sailing conditions much to the disgust of the heavy weather experts. However, to their joy, the final regatta on the 23-24th February which was the NZ national championships was sailed in everything from 7 knots to 40 knots, I hasten to add lest you think we are expert sailors in NZ, the 40 knots thankfully was a one off one minute wonder. The forecast all weekend was for 30 knot winds, but we managed 2 races in the 18-25 knot range on Saturday before weather packed up. On Sunday we sailed 5 back to back races in surprisingly manageable wind strength of shifty, gusty conditions with a 2m swell running. On the last race a spume filled corridor of wind roared through the fleet flattening several who were unlucky enough to be in its path. Of all the classes I have sailed, I think the Europe is the most forgiving in those sorts of conditions. This Champ was a first for several of the sailors, many said they had never sailed so fast on reaches or runs before, and many of the harbour or lake sailors had never experienced swells that big. It was also, (much to my amusement); a first for one of our sailors who while capsized discovered that not only had his venture bailer been efficiently sucking out water but also a long length of mainsheet. It was no small feat to poke it back against the flap in high wind and seas, somewhat similar to pulling your arm out of a shark’s mouth. While browsing the IECU news, it is noticeable that many countries are looking to the very young sailors for growth; over here we have found a niche in the seemingly very old. Whereas Europes overseas seem to be a stepping stone from Optimists to other classes, in NZ they are a stepping stone to radio controlled model yachting. Of course, I am exaggerating but we have found that the class suits women and men approaching middle age and this also gives some stability within the class. Our age range is from 16 to 64, with the biggest group in the 30-50 age. Our NZ representative in the last two Olympics, Sarah Dunn (formerly Macky) and husband Cameron, are expecting their first child mid March. Although Sarah no longer sails Europes, she has been our lifeline in regularly passing on her knowledge of all aspects of Europe sailing to us newcomers, knowledge that probably would have been lost forever in NZ because of our isolation. We are grateful for Sarah and Cameron for sharing their knowledge amidst the hectic schedule of Cameron’s professional sailors life. We wish our fellows sailors around the world fair winds and lots of fun as your seasons either are close to the end or close to starting. NZ CHAMPIONSHIPS 2008 Pigeon Bay Boating Club – 23/24 February 1.             Tom Arthur                             9 2.             Ben Carrick                            13 3.             Tim Scott                                20 4.             Paul James                             21 5.             Ross Mc Gregor    23 Up to 16 sailors. Tom Arthur on behalf of the NZ fleet

FROM BRAZIL Here we have been training a lot, but no competition since January 20th. We are now training with a coach, so we’re enjoying it a lot before we start to race again. The January 20th race was part of a championship that will last the whole year. Soon the championships results will be in our web: www.classeeurope.tk Leo Almeida

FROM ARGENTINE SEMANA DE MAR DEL PLATA 2008 From 7th to 10th of that last February, took place in the Mar del Plata Balneary, situated in the South of the Buenos Aires Province, The Semana de Mar de Plata Championship organized by the Argentine Yacht Club. We had to face very strong winds. The first day of regatta we sailed two races with an East wind and a very nice wave. The second day we sailed inside the harbour, with windgusts over 30 knots. The third day we sailed three races at sea and the fourth day out of the harbour but in front of the beach, very near the coast, and we had three types of waves, the wind one, the sea  one and the bounce of the coast ; all of us went out for the first race but for the second one only could finish Ronnie and I ; a young fellow from the Misiones province, Juan Tesone, tried to finish the second race, the wind was blowing 30 knots already, but he couldn’t go on in spite of his courage, congratulations Juan. Then in the third race only Ronnie and I were there, like a match race, finally I won the championship after a big fight with Ronnie, from the local club, and Mariano Nazarov, who sailed a good championship, finished third. It has been a very hard championship where, most of all, the physical state of each sailor and the control of the boat were put to the test. I wish you the best winds from Argentine: RESULTS AFTER 10 RACES 1.             Alfredo Bafico Trench        10 2.             Ronnie Jenkins                  12 3.             Mariano A. Nasarov           28 4.             Constanza Vazquez           51 5.             Juan Tesone                     64 Up to 14 sailors. Alfredo Bafico Trench

TECHNICAL CORNER We kindly ask you to take contact with us if you have any ideas to suggest or problems to resolve. Niki Nocke IECU Class Measurer