Changes to Website/News
AGCM reports added
General Secretary's Report,
Commodores Report,
Registration, FD Bulletin, FD Shop, Dawes
Trophy reports,
Membership Proposal
(22 July 2004)
Worlds 2004 93 entries from
12 nations (20 July 2004)
Championship Report
added (20 July 2004)
Link to SGP results (13 July 2004)
Chief Measurers Report 2004 and
Webmasters Report
2004 added (8 July 2004)
Dawes Trophy results for 2003 added
(7 July 2004)
Agenda AGCM 2004
(5 July 2004)
Brazilian website has been launched at
www.classefd.com.br (3
June 2004)
Reminder last date of Worlds
Entry is 27 June (2 June 2004)
Added NoR FD Eurocup event Hungary 29/31 May 2004.
(24 May 2004)
Polish website has been
updated/re-launched (24 May 2004)
Worlds 2004- added
new link to Entry Form (13 May 2004)
New RSA website address is
www.sailfd.org.za - changed links
at top of pages (20 March 2004)
Change to
Wanted page (20 March 2004)
Official notice added to Worlds 2004 page
(16 March 2004)
FD Class Rules 2004 v3 replace earlier version - see
note on Class rules page (15 March 2004)
FD Class Rules 2004 v2 replace earlier version - see
note on Class rules page (11 March 2004)
Link to FD
Worlds 2004 website added to Worlds 2004
page [8 March 2004]
Links to ERS and Sail Measurement Guide added to
Class Rules page (4 March 2004)
New contact details for
Hon Treasurer (4 March 2004)
FD Class Rules 2004
published with a guidance note (1
March 2004)
FD Worlds 2004 - NoR
added to website and Worlds 2004 page
updated (1 March 2004)
FD British Section publishes
Early Spring 2004 Newsletter (1 March 2004)
IFDCO publishes FD
Bulletin - note added to News page (1 March 2004)
FD website is listed in
key word map of internet (20 February
2004)
Added large image of new logo (11 February
2004)
Add NoR for FD Ski Championship
- Austria (5 February 2004)
Worlds 2003
results added - includes 100+, under 26 and
Women's results (27 January 2003)
Photo of Marleen receiving new Women's Trophy
added to News page (27 January 2003)
Link to Worlds photos
added to Worlds 2003 page (27 January 2003)
General Committee Decisions - Melbourne
(25 January 2004)
Update carbon
masts page with decisions about carbon and weight (25 January 2004)
New page for
FD Worlds 2005 (25 January 2004)
Updated Worlds page (25 January 2005)
Changed
Euro Cup page 2004 events confirmed (25
January 2004)
New items on News
page - Eligibility, New Logo, FD Worlds 2005 (25 January 2004)
Changed
home page and photo to new flag (25 January 2004)
Changed photos on
News page to FD Worlds 2003 winners & close finish (25 January 2004)
New sections on
News page - Highlights index, Past News (25 January 2004)
Updated/modified
items on News page: Equipment Rules of Sailing, FD Class Rules 2004, FD
Euro Cup 2004, Fastsail, Worlds 2003, Young Sailors at Worlds, Women FD
Sailors at Worlds, Membership of IFDCO (25 January 2004)
New News page
& archived 2003 News (25 January 2004) |
FD
Bulletin
The FD Bulletin has
been printed and is being circulated to National Secretaries. Each paid
up IFDCO Member is entitled to a copy- if you do not receive a copy
contact your National Secretary.
(1 March 2004)
Masts
The Class has decided to reduce weight of masts to 8Kg and to allow
carbon from 1 March 2005. There will be a transition rule whereby total
weight of mast plus hull shall be min of 141kg until 29 February 2008.
(24 January 2004)
Eligibility
Helms and crews must be fully paid members of IFDCO to participate in
World, Continental, Euro-Cup events or to be included in the Dawes
Trophy results except that a substitute helm or crew need not be a
member if they only sail in one event during a calendar year. Note this
modifies decision made in September 2002 regarding membership - See
Membership below.
The Byelaws and Class rules are being changed to reflect this decision
which will be fully implemented from 1 January 2005. (25 January 2004)
Equipment Rules of Sailing
A major review of the FD
Class rules has been completed. Changes
have been made to bring
them into line with ISAF ERS.
The changes take effect from 1 March 2004.
(6 October 2003).
New Guidance Note (1 April 2004)
FD
Class Rules 2004
FD Class Rules 2004 published - effective 1 March 2004.
Changes re carbon masts will be included
in FD Class rules 2005. (1
March 2004).
New Logo
The new logo has been launched see
home page A customised version of the logo is
being prepared for each National Class Association and will be
distributed to the National Secretaries. More guidance and information
will be published soon.
FD Worlds 2004
The 2004 World Championships will be held at
Rostock - Warnemunde, Germany - 27 July to 3 August 2004.
See flyers (24
July 2003). NoR added to website (1 March
2004)
Link to
FD Worlds 2004 website added
to Worlds 2004 page [8 March 2004].
Official notice added to Worlds 2004 page
(16 March 2004)
FD Worlds 2005
The 2005 World Championship will be held at Lake Balaton, Hungary -
16 - 24 September 2005 (25 January 2004)
FD Euro Cup 2004
The first event in 2004 is the Vaillant Cup, Hungary
on 29 - 31 May 2004. FD Euro Cup
Rules and events. (24 January 2004)
Fastsail
Following the very
successful inaugural Symmetric Grand
Prix held at Datchet Water Sailing Club, UK on 4/5 October 2003.
The Osprey,
Fireball, 505, 470 FD, Javelin and Hornet classes have combined forces
to create the Fastsail Group
see www.fastsail.org.
The first event was a joint marketing effort at the
Dinghy Show at Alexandra Palace, London on 6/7 March 2004
(25 January 2004).
Results of SGP 2004 (13 July 2004)
Worlds 2003
The FD worlds in Melbourne on 2 - 7 January 2004 were
very successful with 56 FDs from 11 nations participating in challenging
conditions. Results and photos. (25 January
2004)
Young sailors at Worlds
20 sailors under 25 years old received a Travel Grant to attend the
Worlds in 2002. This is an encouraging increase over the 6 that qualified for
the Grant in 2001.
For a Travel Grant follow link
Women FD sailors at Worlds
Tanja with Marianne Lubbers. made FD history in 2001
in Denmark, being the first all women team to sail in a FD World
Championship.
A record number of women sailed in the FD worlds in
2002 and the first all women team Elisa Koenig & Julia Weissbach (GER) finished 35th overall.
Tanja Heijink (NED) was the first women helm sailing with Theo Rutten
(29th overall).
Marleen receives Trophy at Worlds 2003
IFDCO decided to acquire and present a trophy for the
first woman in the FD Worlds This was first presented at the FD
Worlds 2003 at Melbourne to
Marleen van
Ballegooijen
(NED) who
finished 37th overall sailing with Clovis Buijs.
Membership of IFDCO
It was agreed at the 2002 AGCM that in order to extend the promotion of
the Class and to further involve crews, all sailors who participate in
the Worlds, Continental and National Championships should be members of
IFDCO.
The
helm must under current rules be a full member of IFDCO. In some cases
crews own the boat and are also full members of IFDCO.
At present
both the helm and crew of teams entering international events should be
either a Full or Associate member of IFDCO and at least one must be a
Full member.
As from 1 January 2005, Full members will be re-designated sailing
members, the fee will be reduced to approx 20 euros and the new
eligibility rule - see above will come into force.
All FD sailors and supporters of the FD are encouraged to become
Associate (Non Sailing) members of IFDCO.
Membership fees for 2004 - Full Members- 32 euros (25 euros if paid
early), Associate Member - 16 euros.
2005 Sailing Members approx 20 Euros to be agreed - Associate (Non
Sailing) Members to be decided.
(25 January 2004) |
