7th NATIONS CUP for classic yachts
Kiel-Laboe, 19. - 20. August 2004

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Invitation
 We are glad to invite you for sailing and racing in the
7th Nation's Cup for Classic Yachts 2004
19th - 21st of August 2004 at Kiel Laboe / Germany

The Cup is dedicated to the memory of Henry Rasmussen, the man, who as sailor, designer and yacht-builder set an example for the international aspect of yachting in his days.

The Nation's Cup will be embedded in the 16th "Klassiker Regatten Laboe", obviously an important and exciting event for classic yachts in Northern Europe. For years we have up to 200 yachts in the starting line.

Each Classic Yacht Association will be invited to put up teams of three yachts so that two short races on the Friday at 12:00 and 15:00 as well as one in the middle of the Veteran Regatta can be sailed for the Nation's Cup.

Associations which are in a position to send regatta crews but cannot bring any or enough yachts to Laboe may still be able to take part if arrangements are made early enough. We are in touch with German owners of Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, British, Dutch and other yachts who are ready to join with visitors from these countries so that a team from each country can have a start.

We are looking forward very much to have a good time and good racing all together, for we are united by loving our classic yachts and by the intention to keep and to show them.

Due to the high number of 5 entries in the 12 mR-class 1999 (more than ever before in the Firth of Kiel), we spontaneous decided to sail a 12 mR-Cup, which was great fun and finally won by „Flica II“.
In 2000 and 2001 we had a 6 mR-Cup, which was won by „Aida“ and "Lady Day".
Depending on the number of entries we hope again to have an extra „special cup“ beside the Nation´s Cup for 6 metres.

Freundeskreis Klassische Yachten - German Classic Yacht Club
Contact: Harald Grehl, Holtenauer Strasse 243, D 24106 Kiel, fon 0049 431 3054692, e-mail:h.grehl@web.de

preliminary programme

Thursday, 19th
arrival at Laboe

Friday, 20th
07.30 h: Breakfast
 10.00 h: Boat inspection, briefing
12.00 h: Nation's  Cup 1st and 2nd race
20.00 h: Inauguration of the 16th Klassiker-Regattas, Restoration - Award, dinner with sucking-pig (special entry needed), livemusic
 
Saturday, 21th
07.30 h: Breakfast
 09.00 h: Briefing
11.30 h: big sea-regatta incl. Nation's Cup 3rd race
20.00 h: Evening-programme, awarding of prices, livemusic and dance

Sunday, 22th
07.30 h: Breakfast and later morning pints and livemusic


Admission Nation's Cup:
National teams of 3 classic yachts each, all seaworthy classes and types allowed, built before 1968, no replicas
Note: Depending on the entries, teams consisting of less than 3 yachts may be accepted, whereas it´s possible to add one german yacht, sailed by a mainly foreign crew. So don´t hesitate to enter a “team” of 1 yacht at least - better more .....

Entries shall reach:
Harald Grehl, Holtenauer Strasse 243, D 24106 Kiel, fon 0049 431 3054692
e-mail:h.grehl@web.de

Rules and Handicap-system
ISAF- rules in force, further informations at the briefing, sailing-instructions (available from thursday-evening). The single-results of each competing yacht will be determined according to the “classic-formula” of the Freundeskreis Klassische Yachten, which refers to the yacht´s data. Where needed measurements can be taken during the boat´s inspection.

Results
Following the ´Low-point-system` each competing yacht of the Nations-Cup-Races scores. The trophy will be given to the team reaching the lowest sum of points after 3 races.

All regattas are in the responsibilty of the SVG yachting-club, Kiel  

This event is sponsored by: