Vega
One Design Association
(VODA)
   
VODA, you have all read or heard about it
but what is it?
VODA stands for Vega One Design Association. It was founded
in 1974 and is the governing body of Vega Racing. Every two years VODA puts on
an International Friendly Regatta and invites one of the six European Clubs to
be the host nation. The last IFR was in Holland and the next one will be in
Denmark in 2002. VAGB hosted the 1998 IFR on The Medway.
The first President of VODA was Lars Lemby of Sweden and the
first Secretary was Jan Vis of Holland. Together they guided Vega Racing through
seventeen regattas and twenty-three years until Lars retired in 1997 and Jan Vis
sadly passed away in 1999. The President is Walther Nerving of Denmark and the
Secretary is Elly van Soest of Holland. At every Regatta, which lasts about five
days, there is a VODA Meeting where all participating nations can vote on any
changes to Vega Rules. The number of votes per nation is dependant on the number
of members in its club (every 50 members = 1 Vote). VAGB has three votes.
Each club has a VODA Representative (see below).
The regattas are known as the "Olympics" of the
Vegas. The Vegas race on equal terms in either of two calsses, Racing or
Cruising. The host nation decides how many races there are for each class and
they administer the racing, under international rules but incorporating any
specific Vega Rules. There has been a proposal for Rule Changes which will
be discussed at the next IFR Meeting (Arhuis - July 2002). To download the PDF
file please click below.
PROPOSAL
Date: 19-06-2001
Joop Wagenmakers
Subject: Regrouping for Racing
1. Introduction
Racing makes only sense, if submitted to a well defined set of rules. Such set is the VEGA Class Rules; these may be revised at the occasion of a VODA-meeting. As all our Albin VEGA's do not meet the present VEGA Class Rules and many of their crews still like racing very much, the Dutch racing group has thought about how to deal with that. Their proposal is to create a third racing category apart from the existing Racing Class and Cruising Class, to be called Touring Class. These classes are defined as follows.
2. Classes
Racing Class. The VEGA Class Rules are met in all respects.
Cruising Class. The VEGA Class Rules are met in all respects. Spinnaker not allowed.
Touring Class. The VEGA Rules are not met. Spinnaker not allowed.
3. Some remarks
In the Touring Class we may find unmeasured boats and boats obviously deviating from VEGA Class Ruses (hull, rudder, sails, spars, engine weight, ?.
Particularly during I.F.R.'s with their vast fleet, introduction of said Touring Class is a must in order to be able to race honestly. Whereas a couple of years ago deviating boats were rare, nowadays their percentage is climbing, not only due to worn out engines, but equally due to additions or design changes.
4.. Procedure
It will be proposed by the Kring van VEGA Zeilers to put the above proposal of 3 classes on the agenda of the VODA-meeting of July 2002.


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