| Flying Dutchman 2008 Vintage Yachting Games | |
| Race Area: | Race area Yellow, IJsselmeer, Netherlands |
| Period: | 20–27 September |
| Competitors: | 28 |
| Boats: | 14 |
| Countries: | 10 |
| Gold: |  Hungary |
| Silver: | Germany |
| Bronze: | Germany |
| Next: | 2012 |
The Flying Dutchman was an event on the 2008 Vintage Yachting Games program at the IJsselmeer, Netherlands. Six out of the seven scheduled race were completed. 28 sailors, on 14 boats, from 10 nations entered.
Approximately 2 nautical miles of the coast of Medemblik two course areas (orange and yellow) were used for the 2008 edition of the Vintage Yachting Games.
For the 2008 edition of the Vintage Yachting Games four different courses were available. The Flying Dutchman could only use course 3.During the 2008 Vintage Yachting Games the sailors experienced the following weather conditions:
| Date | General | Temperature | Wind | Waves | Precipitation |
| 20 September 2008 | Sunny | 23°C | 6–8 m/s NE | 0.25m | Dry |
| 21 September 2008 | Sunny | 23°C | 6 m/s NE | 0.25m | Dry |
| 22 September 2008 | Sunny | 21°C | 10 m/s N | 0.5m | Dry |
| 23 September 2008 | Overcast | 14°C | 18–14 m/s N Decreasing | 0.75m | Rain |
| 24 September 2008 | Sunny | 19°C | 6–8 m/s NE | 0.3m | Dry |
| 25 September 2008 | Sunny | 22°C | 6 m/s NE-E | 0.1m | Dry |
| 26 September 2008 | Sunny | 22°C | 6–2 m/s NE-E Decreasing | 0.1m | Dry |
| 27 September 2008 | Sunny | 24°C | <2 m/s E | NA | Dry |
In the Flying Dutchman at race area Yellow only six races could be completed.
In the Flying Dutchman it was a massive victory for the team of Szabolcs Majthenyi, at the helm, and Andras Domokos representing Hungary. With only first places!Silver was for the German team of Kilian Koenig and Johannes Brack. In third place came the second German team of Kai Schäfers and Marcus Landgrebe.
Rank | Helmsperson (Country) | Race I | Race II | Race III | Race IV | Race V | Race VI | Total Points [1] | Total -1 [2] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | ||||
| 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| 3 | 5.7 | 3 | 5.7 | 4 | 8.0 | 7 | 13.0 | 2 | 3.0 | 48.4 | 35.4 | ||||
| 4 | 8.0 | 2 | 3.0 | 6 | 11.7 | 2 | 3.0 | 6 | 11.7 | 50.4 | 37.4 | ||||
| 4 | 3 | 5.7 | 8 | 14.0 | 2 | 3.0 | 6 | 11.7 | 2 | 3.0 | 58.4 | 42.4 | |||
| 5 | 5 | 10.0 | 5 | 10.0 | 4 | 8.0 | 3 | 5.7 | 5 | 10.0 | 55.4 | 43.7 | |||
| 6 | 2 | 3.0 | 4 | 8.0 | ocs | 21.0 | 2 | 3.0 | 9 | 15.0 | 71.0 | 50.0 | |||
| 7 | 5 | 10.0 | 8 | 14.0 | 8 | 14.0 | 8 | 14.0 | 3 | 5.7 | 78.7 | 57.7 | |||
| 8 | 9 | 15.0 | 4 | 8.0 | 7 | 13.0 | 5 | 10.0 | 6 | 11.7 | 78.7 | 57.7 | |||
| 9 | 8 | 14.0 | rdg | 13.7 | rdg | 13.7 | 5 | 10.0 | 7 | 13.0 | 82.4 | 64.4 | |||
| 10 | 11 | 17.0 | 6 | 11.7 | 10 | 16.0 | 3 | 5.7 | 10 | 16.0 | 84.4 | 66.4 | |||
| 11 | Erika GEELKERKEN Harald BERNING (ICO) | 7 | 13.0 | 9 | 15.0 | 9 | 15.0 | 9 | 15.0 | 8 | 14.0 | 86.0 | 72.0 | ||
| 12 | 12 | 18.0 | 9 | 15.0 | 10 | 16.0 | 11 | 17.0 | 11 | 17.0 | 104.0 | 83.0 | |||
| 13 | dnc | 21.0 | dnc | 21.0 | dnc | 21.0 | dnc | 21.0 | dnc | 21.0 | 126.0 | 105.0 | |||
| dnc | 21.0 | dnc | 21.0 | dnc | 21.0 | dnc | 21.0 | dnc | 21.0 | 126.0 | 105.0 | ||||