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2008 International 8M World Championship Chopard: Competitor info – Issue I
(PDF download)
Dear participants in the 2008 International 8M World Championship Chopard,
Enclosed you will find the first issue of our document “Competitor Info”, which contains important information regarding several practical matters for the championship this summer. Please read carefully and distribute to your yacht’s crew. A more detailed version will be available at a later time, probably in the end of May.
Our Shore Manager, Mr. Erich Kuhle, kindly asks you to answer these questions as soon as you know the answers (I strongly recommend that you read the attached document before answering):
1) Is your yacht arriving at Hankø/Fredrikstad loaded on a trailer
or on its own keel?
2) If your yacht is coming on a trailer: does it have a single centre lifting hook?
3) Is your yacht equipped with an engine?
4) Are you bringing an extra yacht to Hankø to live in during the championship?
The attached document lists several options for mooring of yachts that are not competing in the championship, but we find it easiest to make a coordinated reservation for all the teams. Please provide us with the yacht's length, width, draft, arrival and departure dates.
Mr. Kuhle’s email is erich.kuhle@vikenfiber.no, and his phone number is +47 413 14 492. Mr. Kuhle can be contacted for all questions regarding transportation, launching, hauling, mooring and storage. Be aware that the next issue of the Competitor Info anyway will contain more details on this.
We remind you that there must be a crew present in Fredrikstad when the launching of the yachts take place Wednesday 2nd July or Thursday 3rd July.
Always keep an eye on our website (http://www.kns.no/Engelsk/Race/8mR_World_Championship/) for updates the coming weeks!
The race organizers in KNS wish you a pleasant time preparing for the championship! Don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.
Best regards,
Ivar Gilså
Information Manager
Gaston SCHMALZ ( † April 1. 2008)
It is with sadness that we have to inform you that yesterday, our friend and honoury life member Gaston Schmalz has passed away. For over 50 years he sailed his beloved 8-Metre France from the port of Cannes, usually around 11:00 you could see the graceful blue hull leave the port for a sail round the bay of Cannes. His love for the sport and openness made him introduce more young sailors to the 8-Metre Class then any other man did in Europe. It was Gaston who with his Gaulois initiated a series of 5 modern 8-Metres in 1983 and again, in 2001 at the age of 82, he commissioned another modern 8-Metre, Fleur de Lys, from his good friend Jacques Fauroux. Fleur went on to win the 8-Metre World Cup in 2002 and 2003. Having served as secretary and vice president of IEMA and having shipped his boats to 15 World Championships on both sides of the Atlantic, Gaston was elected honoury life member as well as member of the 8-Metre Hall of Fame.
With Gaston, our class has lost a true gentleman, an outstanding sportsman and a friend who was an example to us all.
The International 8 metre World Championship Chopard 2008
The Royal Norwegian Yacht Club (KNS) is pleased to welcome you to the International 8 metre World Championship.
The sailing will take place just off the Hankø¸ island in open water, where wind and sea conditions are quite predictable.
The World Championship will be a central part of celebrating the 125th anniverary of Royal Norwegian Yacht Club. Many sailors have memories of the jubilee races in 1983 with King Olav sailing his Sira. Now King Harald is following up the tradition from his father and will be a keen participant with fully refurbished Sira.
For more information please visit the event's website.
> event website
> Invitation (PDF, 10 MB)
The Centennial 8 Metre World Championship (2007)
The RNCYC is look forward to welcoming owners and supporters to the Clyde, in Scotland, to the World Championship and to celebrate the Centennial of the International Rule.
The "Notice of Race" and the "Entry Form" you can download.
- Notice of Race
- Entry Form
> event website
Dan MOLLOY ( † Dec. 10. 2006)
Passed away peacefully at home in the ar ms of his devoted wife Meghan Molloy, on Sunday, December 10, 2006, at the age of 55. Leaving behind siblings Michael, Terry, Douglas and Susan.
He will be missed by the most important person in his life, his daughter Conor. He truly lived every moment of his life to the fullest. During winters, he taught skiing every weekend in Collingwood.
His greatest passion was racing his yacht Severn at the RCYC with his good friend and boat partner Cedric Gyles. We will cherish the laughter and enthusiasm he brought to our lives.
A reception for close friends and family will be held at the RCYC on Thursday, December 14 from 2-4 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the Brain Tumor Foundation of Canada.
THE INTERNATIONAL EIGHT METRE
WORLD CUP 2006
Under the Patronage of HRH Luitpold Prinz von Bayern.
For the Lindauer Segler-Club it is a great honour to host the International Eight Metre World Cup 2006. The Cup will be held on the Lake of Constance for the first time in its history.
Together with the Town of Lindau and the Lake Constance Eight Metre Assiciation, the Lindauer Segler-Club warmly invites you to this outstanding Championship.
The Lindauer Segler-Club (LSC), founded in 1889, is located
directly on the island of Lindau and is in a long tradition with the Eight Metre - Class. Already in 1910, the first Eight Metre has been built for the LSC, and up to this days the Club owns Bayern II, one of the last original First Rule Eight Metres. Together with Zilverwiek an Elfe II three Eight Metres now are in our harbour.
The LSC, as well as the tourist centre Lindau are excellentely prepared for this important event, and will welcome you both with
an experienced race organization and a typical Bavarian hospitality.
Welcome to the International Eight Metre World Cup 2006 in Lindau!
>event website
>results
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