Dear Sailors,

happy new year to all of you. All the best, health and happy sailing in 2025.

I just published the events 2025 which were send in. If some dates are missing please send me your dates asap. I’m happy to add those immediately.

See you all in Puerto Sherry 🙂

Best regards,

Meike

Dear sailors, friends, and supporters,

as the year comes to a close, we reflect on the incredible moments we’ve shared on the water and the camaraderie that binds us as a community. Together, we’ve celebrated achievements, embraced challenges, and kept the spirit of the Flying Dutchman alive and thriving.

We wish you a joyous holiday season filled with warmth, laughter, and cherished memories with loved ones. May your New Year be blessed with fair winds, smooth seas, and countless opportunities to sail into new adventures.

Thank you for being an essential part of our class.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from all of us at the IFDCO

Dear IFDCO-members,

Dear FD-Sailors,

as we published in October (https://www.sailifdco.com/important-ifco-update-general-committee-term-completions-and-upcoming-role-transitions/) the terms of Paul Hemker as VP Technical and Meike as General Secretary are ending at the next AGCM (Annual General Committee Meeting) in April 2025. Therefore we invite you to send in your nominations for the roles of President, General Secretary and VP Technical

Please send in our nominations till 30th of November 2024 to generalsecretary@sailifdco.net.

Currently we have the following willingness of members to serve according to the Byelaws of the IFDCO:

President: Meike Greten (GER)

General Secretary: Maarten Bausch (NED)

VP Technical: Kai Schäfers (GER)

Please keep in mind that we need one dutch person in the role of President, General Secretary or Treasurer.

If you have any questions regarding the nomination process please have a look in the Byelaws: 6.6.5 and 6.6.6.