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Regatta Reviews: Round Texel 2005 Wrapup and Results.

Added by damonAdmin on Jun 13, 2005 - 01:25 PM

Ouch! That had to hurt.Wind, waves and shallow water... the 28th Zwitserleven Round Texel Race for beachcatamarans was a tough one. The surf became a huge playground for waves with boats as their toys. It was a challenge to get to the starting line, due to the onshore wind. Many participants crashed and were washed ashore. Even top sailors. Others decided to withdraw from the race and did not try to face the elements. Only 247 teams crossed the finishline, but 120 were disqualified. Wouter Samama and Jeroen van Leeuwen, sailing on a Tornado Spi, smashed the race and world record with almost twenty minutes. Mischa Heemskerk and Sander de Boer finished about four minutes later with their Hobie Tiger, which was enough for the victory on handicap.



At 8:00 hours on Saturday morning 11 June, race director Jaap Tirion wished all sailors a safe and good race. The north-north-west wind was force 5 to 6 and the waves were high. Participants prepared themselves for a tough challenge. Spectators got ready for an unprecedented spectacle. It was like an exciting show. Xander Pols and Sven de Laaf were the first drop-outs among the favourites. Their M20 with brand new carbon sails capsized in the surf, after which the mast broke immediately. Gerard Loos, Rikkert Graat and Daan Koene followed. Mitch Booth and Herbert Dercksen had bad luck as well. Although they were able to start again, the frames inside their carbon Hobie Concept hulls were cracked, which forced them to give up. Sailors were assisting each other to save masts of capsized catamarans. For others it was too late and they needed help to rescue their equipment. Wouter Samama and Jeroen van Leeuwen were also in troubles. Samama: "I thought it would not be too difficult, but I fell off the boat and we broke the tiller and we damaged the bow. Fortunately, we could repair the damage on the water."
Heavy first leg

As usual, the helicopter gave the starting signal at 10:00 hours AM. The fleet went off reaching with a rough North Sea and strong wind. Team Samama/Van Leeuwen took the lead and was first to set spinnaker after the light house. Samama: "We hit the ground before the VC-mark and damaged our rudder. We fixed it with a rope and continued." According to Willem Geijssen, who finished third overall, this part of the race was the most exciting. "The water was so shallow that many teams capsized or their rudders went up. Gunnar Larsen damaged his bow and was out of competition for the victory. Jacco Salman broke his rudder and had to give up." The race committee did not expect the fleet to be that fast, so the participants entered the Wadden Sea a little bit too early. Remko Kenbeek and Paul Brouwer flipped over after the VC-mark. They were heading directly to Oudeschild, as Heemskerk/De Boer choose for a course closer to the shore. Repeat Team Geijssen and Van Capelle followed them. Geijssen: "We wanted to stay close to the leader of the F18’s. In case he would capsize, we could take over the first position, but it turned out to be a wrong decision. Kenbeek and Brouwer had more wind and passed us." Meanwhile, Heemskerk and De Boer extended their lead and passed the second Tornado of Eduard Zanen and Willem Houwing, who finished third. Wouter Samama and Jeroen van Leeuwen flew after 2 hours, 11 minutes and 11 seconds over the finishline. An absolute record. Samama: "I think this one will remain a while." The winners of the 1997 Round Texel Race needed 2 hours, 30 minutes and 36 seconds. Hans Bouscholte and Ruurd van Wieren were 11 seconds faster in September 2003, but that is all history now.



The battle for the second and third F18 (also on handicap) was still going on. At the Razende Bol in the south, Kenbeek and Brouwer capsized again and Geijssen/Van Capelle almost. Geijssen: "At that point I really thought that we would beat Remko, but he just got us."



Close finish

The French Nissan team Mourniac/Citeau and Repeat Team Huntelman/Van der Kamp fought for the fifth and sixth position overall. Herwin van der Kamp: "We were fast beating upwind at the southern point, but a wave knocked us off the hull. It was very exctining as we were heading towards the finishline with three boats: Mourniac/Citeau, Flier/Krijthe (NED) and us. The gap between Mourniac and us was only six seconds, but he won." Jean-Louis Flier and Chris Krijthe were disqualified, due of a early start. The same happened to Hans Bouscholte and Ruurd van Wieren, winners of the line-honours in 2004. But most of the 120 disqualifications were caused by a wrong passage of the gate at the light house in the north.



Sportive women's competition

There was another battle going on, because two F18 female teams were aiming at the Women’s Cup. Wampe van der Poel and Marieke Engelsman sailed out first, but capsized in the surf. They came back safely and did not want to go out anymore. Until they saw the other girls leaving. Van der Poel: "We decided to try again and we made it." Kathelijn de Bruijne reached the light house as first female crew. After the VC-mark the female Repeat Team flipped over and Van der Poel/Engelsman passed them. At Oudeschild both teams were knocked down by a huge gust of wind. De Bruijne took over the lead and finished as first women team, but they were also on the dsq list. De Bruijne: "We passed the mark and went back to sail through the gate, but we could not convince the jury." As a result, Van der Poel and Engelsman won the Women’s Cup, but they did not accept that. At the prize giving ceremony, they gave their Cup away to the team of De Bruijne. Van der Poel: "We do not like to win a race this way. The girls sailed correctly and we will beat them next year."



Winners’ party

The prize giving ceremony became a great celebration. All winners were honoured on stage. Champaign flew plentifully, TNG Swiss Watches were handed over and flowers were thrown into the crowd. Heemskerk and De Boer won on handicap, followed by Kenbeek/Brouwer and Geijssen/Van Capelle. All F18-teams. The Zwitserleven Round Texel 2005 event ended with a fantastic sailor’s party on the Texel Beach. There was more good news, because title sponsor Zwitserleven announced a prolongation of the sponsor contract with two more years.



  • Top five (on handicap) Zwitserleven Round Texel Race 2005:

    1. NED - F18 Heemskerk / De Boer, 2:16:35 hours

    2. NED F18 - Kenbeek / Brouwer, 2:20:57 hours

    3. NED F18 Geijssen / Van Capelle, 2:21:46 hours

    4. NED Tornado Spi Samama / Van Leeuwen, 2:11:11 hours

    5. FRA F18 Mourniac / Citeau, 2:23:13 hours




Overall Results, congratulations to everyone who finished!



PosStart#ClassSpiTeamElapsedCorrected
1005formule 18 SpiYesHeemskerk (NL) / Boer (NL) 2:16:352:13:54
2003formule 18 SpiYesKenbeek (NL) / Brouwer (NL) 2:20:572:18:11
3009formule 18 SpiYesGeijssen (NL) / Capelle (NL) 2:21:462:18:59
4006tornado SpiYesSamama (NL) / Leeuwen (NL) 2:11:112:19:33
5503formule 18 SpiYesMourniac (FR) / Citeau (NL) 2:23:132:20:25
6012formule 18 SpiYesHuntelman (NL) / Kamp (NL) 2:23:192:20:30
7014formule 18 SpiYesDemesmaeker (BE) / Thery (BE) 2:27:112:24:18
8029formule 18 SpiYesPlas (NL) / Mooij (NL) 2:27:452:24:51
9015formule 18 SpiYesDam (NL) / Dam (NL) 2:28:502:25:55
10415formule 18 SpiYesSchwall (DE) / Hartkopf (DE) 2:29:092:26:14
11570formule 18 SpiYesLarsen (NL) / Jongeneel (NL) 2:30:422:27:45
12467tornado SpiYesZanen (TX) / Houwing (TX) 2:19:012:27:53
13030formule 18 SpiYesPower (UK) / Lee (UK) 2:31:112:28:13
14002formule 18 SpiYesBoulogne (FR) / Kervyn (BE) 2:31:122:28:14
15053hobie 18 tiger SpiYesSchutz (DE) / Schutz (DE) 2:31:492:28:50
16021hobie 16 NoSchuitema (NL) / Boer (NL) 2:55:592:30:25
17044formule 18 SpiYesMonteny (NL) / Smeets (NL) 2:33:442:30:43
18007formule 18 SpiYesVink (NL) / Amels (NL) 2:34:122:31:11
19019spitfire SpiYesSproat (UK) / Burke (UK) 2:39:502:32:13
20032formule 18 SpiYesSimoons (NL) / Brouwer (NL) 2:35:202:32:17
21022hobie 16 NoRoukema (NL) / Reedijk (NL) 2:59:102:33:08
22267formule 18 SpiYesHololtcheff (NL) / Schoten (NL) 2:36:332:33:29
23424hobie 18 tiger SpiYesNispen (NL) / Nieuwenhuize (NL) 2:36:352:33:31
24318formule 18 SpiYesVliegenthart (NL) / Vliegenthart (NL) 2:37:312:34:26
25484tornado SpiYesHombroek (NL) / Heemskerk (NL) 2:25:162:34:32
26238formule 18 SpiYesWouda (NL) / Geuzebroek (NL) 2:38:362:35:29
27226hobie 18 tiger SpiYesBickel (DE) / Bickel (DE) 2:38:432:35:36
28431tornado SpiYesAllen (UK) / Farren (UK) 2:26:272:35:48
29204tornado SpiYesHermsen (NL) / Onland (NL) 2:26:582:36:21
30052dart 18(2) NoPrins (NL) / Putten (NL) 3:06:262:36:40
31507nacra inter 20 SpiYesOfer (IL) / Eshel (IL) 2:32:062:38:26
32272formule 20 SpiYesHorsthuis (NL) / Horsthuis (NL) 2:32:282:38:49
33047formule 18 SpiYesBinnekamp (NL) / Vliet (NL) 2:42:112:39:00
34126formule 18 SpiYesHaas (NL) / Hazenoot (NL) 2:42:172:39:06
35388hobie 16 NoSchaffer (NL) / Schaffer (NL) 3:06:242:39:19
36443tornado SpiYesSchulz (DE) / Hinnen (DE) 2:29:582:39:32
37217hobie 18 tiger SpiYesEngelsma (NL) / Tiel (NL) 2:43:352:40:23
38348formule 18 SpiYesDamen (NL) / Puijker (NL) 2:43:502:40:37
39087formule 18 SpiYesKearns (UK) / Burns (UK) 2:44:592:41:45
40475dart 18(2) NoWaal (NL) / Otjes (NL) 3:13:052:42:15
41456nacra inter 20 SpiYesHeld (NL) / Kuiper (NL) 2:35:522:42:22
42010formule 18 SpiYesPlas (NL) / Duijvestijn (NL) 2:45:592:42:44
43190tornado SpiYesHaas (NL) / Haas (NL) 2:33:012:42:47
44436formule 20 SpiYesNeve (BE) / Provo (NL) 2:37:172:43:50
45389dart 18(2) NoBoendermaker (NL) / Boendermaker (NL) 3:16:152:44:55
46180hobie 18 tiger SpiYesBes (NL) / Kruiver (NL) 2:49:122:45:53
46316tornado SpiYesDeutekom (NL) / Uyen (NL) 2:35:562:45:53
48205dart 18(2) NoGanseman (NL) / Bremer (NL) 3:17:512:46:16
49306tornado SpiYesSchrama (NL) / Schrama (TX) 2:36:332:46:33
50055nacra inter 18 SpiYesDessoy (BE) / Deltour (BE) 2:51:112:47:50
51343formule 18 SpiYesRonday (NL) / Fontein (NL) 2:51:332:48:11
52147formule 18 SpiYesKloppers (NL) / Dooper (NL) 2:51:372:48:15
53170M20 SpiYesKerstens (NL) / Smissaert (NL) 2:37:302:49:21
54504nacra inter 18 SpiYesPeel (BE) / Cauwenberghe (BE) 2:53:112:49:47
55471hobie fx one SpiYesZwitser (NL) 2:58:302:50:00
56325tornado SpiYesAmbtman (NL) / Kroon (NL) 2:40:592:51:16
57263hobie 16 NoRovers (NL) / Meijer (NL) 3:21:242:52:08
58598nacra 5.5 sl(2-mans boot) NoStege (NL) / Vennix (NL) 2:59:192:52:25
59260prindle 19 NoLabberton (NL) / Visser (NL) 2:58:342:53:22
60366hobie 18 tiger SpiYesJehenson (NL) / Rooij (NL) 2:56:522:53:24
61166nacra 580 NoMinnee (NL) / Minnee (NL) 3:03:192:54:35
62378formule 18 SpiYesVercouteren (NL) / Geuze (NL) 2:58:242:54:54
63058dart 18(2) NoTimmerman (NL) / Hoek (NL) 3:28:182:55:03
64454dart hawk SpiYesRuijgrok (NL) / Vestering (NL) 2:59:332:56:02
65581eagle 20 carbon SpiYesChomicz (PL) / Kopytowicz (PL) 2:37:142:56:40
66564formule 18 SpiYesPoel (NL) / Engelsman (NL) 3:00:162:56:44
67082nacra 6.0 SpiYesDriessen (NL) / Driessen (NL) 2:50:402:57:47
68369nacra 570 NoAkkerman (NL) / Nije  (NL) 3:10:542:58:25
69387eagle 20 S 2005 (one-off) SpiYesScieszka (DE) / Sessinghaus (NL) 2:53:072:58:28
70575hobie 16 NoZeylstra (NL) / Zwager (NL) 3:30:443:00:07
71195nacra inter 20 SpiYesBrugman (NL) / Hoop (NL) 2:53:183:00:31
72278nacra 6.0 NoLigtenberg (NL) / Nooter (NL) 3:01:313:01:31
73054nacra 5.0 NoBand (NL) / Band (NL) 3:33:083:02:10
74076dart hawk SpiYesVerkaaik (NL) / Groot (NL) 3:07:563:04:15
75342nacra 6.0 SpiYesRijn (NL) / Schouwstra (NL) 2:57:103:04:33
76430prindle 18-2 NoDijk (NL) / Dijk (NL) 3:17:313:04:36
77142nacra 4.5-2 NoKuiper (NL) / Zwanenburg (NL) 3:43:343:04:46
78155hobie 16 NoHazenoot (NL) / Dijk (NL) 3:37:473:06:08
79418hobie 16 NoOosten (NL) / Bent (NL) 3:38:013:06:20
80350formule 18 SpiYesDevanneaux (FR) / Smedt (BE) 3:11:193:07:34
81132prindle 18-2 NoKooiman (TX) / Kalis (TX) 3:23:023:09:45
82525nacra inter 20 SpiYesWinter (NL) / Bakker (NL) 3:02:443:10:21
83078hobie 16 NoKuijl (TX) / Jager (TX) 3:43:153:10:49
84320prindle 16 NoBatenburg (NL) / Hamburg (NL) 3:49:573:11:38
85244nacra inter 18 SpiYesFortuin (NL) / Wildschut (NL) 3:17:093:13:17
86489nacra 5.7 NoBoon (TX) / Graaf (TX) 3:31:343:14:06
87157nacra 570 NoValk (NL) / Valk (NL) 3:27:503:14:14
88345formule 20 SpiYesSlippens (NL) / Schut (NL) 3:07:053:14:53
89460hobie 16 NoWildenberg (NL) / Kattenberg (NL) 3:48:293:15:17
90188hobie 16 NoPeetoom (NL) / Peetoom (NL) 3:49:193:16:00
91527hobie 16 NoZwetselaar (NL) / Canzler (DE) 3:49:213:16:02
92341hobie 18 tiger SpiYesRaaphorst (NL) / Bartelink (NL) 3:20:233:16:27
93213hobie 18 tiger SpiYesSmit (NL) / Bangma (NL) 3:22:473:18:48
94269nacra inter 18 SpiYesDalen (NL) / Dalen (NL) 3:23:363:19:36
95279topcat k1 big jib NoDenissen-Visscher (NL) / Visscher (NL) 3:33:523:19:53
96277hobie 18 tiger NoEck (NL) / Dirkzwager (NL) 3:32:103:20:09
97499hobie 18 form(2-mans boot) SpiYesWentink (NL) / Schraal (NL) 3:22:153:20:15
98470nacra inter 18 SpiYesWolf (BE) / Slap (BE) 3:24:213:20:21
99289hobie 18 SpiYesEilers (NL) / Bouman (NL) 3:38:373:26:15
100100nacra 5.5 sl(2-mans boot) NoPoels (NL) / Delft (NL) 3:34:563:26:40
101209nacra 5.5 sl(2-mans boot) NoKars (NL) / Regout (NL) 3:35:153:26:58
102211nacra inter 18 NoMonseurs (NL) / Sanders (NL) 3:39:373:27:11
103515nacra inter 18 SpiYesKessels (NL) / Veenman (NL) 3:32:183:28:08
104210prindle 18 NoLochtenberg (NL) / Lochtenberg (NL) 3:55:183:28:14
105380nacra inter 20 SpiYesHemmen (NL) / Hemmen (NL) 3:20:043:28:24
106557hobie 16 NoKaijser Bots  (NL) / Kaijser Bots (NL) 4:04:363:29:04
107547hobie 18 NoLoos (TX) / Blok (TX) 3:47:553:29:06
108398nacra inter 17 SpiYesAkkeren (NL) 3:50:233:29:26
109174nacra inter 18 SpiYesGoris (NL) / Goris (NL) 3:33:403:29:29
110480nacra 5.5 sl(2-mans boot) NoBakx (NL) / Haster (NL) 3:39:123:30:46
111093formule 18 SpiYesWiersema (NL) / Krijnen (NL) 3:35:053:30:52
112265hobie fx one SpiYesRijn (NL) / Embden (NL) 3:41:423:31:09
113232nacra 6.0 NoKreetz (NL) / Boot (NL) 3:31:453:31:45
114437nacra 5.5 sl(2-mans boot) SpiYesBoering (NL) / Treels (NL) 3:36:153:34:07
115288prindle 19 SpiYesMeermans (NL) / Brommer (NL) 3:34:373:36:47
116451nacra 5.5 sl(2-mans boot) NoHackbart (DE) / Denker (DE) 3:45:343:36:53
117088nacra 570 SpiYesLuijendijk (NL) / Eleveld (NL) 3:46:583:40:21
118412tornado SpiYesWillems (NL) / Lopies (NL) 3:27:363:40:51
119395hobie 18 SpiYesFunken (DE) / Kuipers (DE) 3:54:183:41:02
120151hobie 18 tiger SpiYesBerghuis (NL) / Poppe (NL) 3:47:243:42:56
121367nacra 570 NoZeeuw Van Der Laan (NL) / Albersen (NL) 3:59:153:43:36
122382nacra inter 20 SpiYesJoustra (NL) / Joustra  (NL) 3:35:063:44:04
123156hobie 21 form. NoHorst (NL) / Dam (NL) 3:38:293:47:35
124113nacra inter 20 NoDiem (NL) / Diem (NL) 3:54:003:54:00
125116prindle 19 NoSchulte (DE) / Geissler (DE) 4:03:353:56:29


Footnote: Congratulations to all who finished! Only 125 official finishers out of 557 entries.
 
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