[UK Cat Info] [PRESS RELEASE]SAMAMA/DE BOER BREAKS RECORD IN ZWITSERLEVEN ROUND TEXEL RACE

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PRESS RELEASE

SAMAMA/DE BOER BREAKS RECORD IN ZWITSERLEVEN ROUND TEXEL RACE=20
Tough surf claims many victims=20

Den Burg / Texel, June 11th 2005
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On Saturday June 11th 2005, Wouter Samama and Jeroen van Leeuwen (NED)
broke all records during the 28th Zwitserleven Rounde Texel Race. They
sailed their Tornado within 2 hours, 11 minutes and 11 seconds around
the island. That was about 19 minutes faster than Van Teylingen/Manuel
in the 1997 race and Bouscholte/Van Wieren at their attempt in 2003.
According to the provisional results, Mischa Heemskerk and Sander de
Boer won on handicap with their Hobie Tiger.

Many drop-outs
Participants had a tough day, due to the heavy conditions. During the
briefing at 8:00 AM hours, the north-northwest-wind wind was already
force five. The direction in combination with the high surf claimed many
victims. Boats capsized by the handful, which resulted into lots of
damage to the equipment. Among them were favorites for the victory, like
Xander Pols and Sven de Laaf with their M20. Last year=92s winners, Team
Zwitserleven Booth/Dercksen, turned over as well and cracked the inside
frames of their brand new carbon hulls. The damage was too serieus and
therefore they could not start the race. Booth: =93Of course we are
disappointed, but what happened belongs to these kind of events. It was
close to the limit.=94 Half of the 547 subscribed teams withdrew
prematurely. Finally, 247 catamarans finished. Paralympic sailor Thierry
Schmitter completed the race as well.

=93The party broke out=94
Samama and Van Leeuwen did not go through the surf undamaged, but they
were able to repair their broken tiller before the start. They started
high on the line. Samama: =93We could go over everybody and reached the
light house in first position.=94 The team hit the ground before the
VC-mark and damaged their rudder. =93We tied it. Our leg towards
Oudeschild was extremely fast, after which we saw nobody anymore. I
looked at my watch at the southern point of the island. We still had 45
minutes left to break the record and we only needed 20. As we entered
the beach, the party broke out. Super cool!=94

Five minutes later, Mischa Heemskerk and Sander de Boer crossed the
finishline as second team. De Boer: =93Remco Kenbeek and Paul Brouwer =
were
just behind us, until they capsized close before the VC-mark. At that
point, there were two Tornado=92s in front of us, but Eduard Zanen took =
in
his spinnaker earlier. We passed them, after which we tried to stay as
close as possible to Wouter and Jeroen.=94 The Nissan Hobie Pro Team won
on handicap. Eduard Zanen and Willem Houwing from Texel finished third.

=91Zwitserleven Gevoel=92 from the hammock
This morning, title sponsor Zwitserleven surprised the spectators with
hammocks on the beach. They were placed last night, to enable
enthusiasts to enjoy this year=92s spectacular race.  Semi-live images
were broadcasted on a television screen on the beach. People stayed
infromed about the interim scores with the help of Official TNG
Timekeeping System. This evening, the prize giving ceremony will start
at 21.00 hours in the party tent. =20

In addition to Zwitserleven, the event is sponsored by TNG Swiss
Watches, Repeat Sales Promotions, PWN Waterleidingbedrijf Noord-Holland,
W&H/Liebherr, Software AG, LinkinMedia, Nissan, Teso, VVV Texel, TROS,
RoT Events en de Mondriaan Onderwijsgroep.

/// The end

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For more information about the Zwitserleven Round Texel Race, please
contact:
=95 Zwitserleven Round Texel, Edwin Lodder, Race Co-ordinator, tel. +31
(0)6-51134452 or e-mail edwin.lodder@wxs.nl <mailto:edwin.lodder@wxs.nl>

=95 Zwitserleven Round Texel, Diana Bogaards, Pr Co-ordinator, tel. +31
(0)6-51383762, or e-mail Diana@diabo.nl <mailto:Diana@diabo.nl> =20

The organization hired two photographers for the Zwitserleven Round
Texel week.  Olivier Schilling is the whole week present and is
responsible for sphere photographs. Annemiek van Kinderen will take care
of the action shot from the water on Friday and Saturday. A selection of
their images is free of rights. The included images are free of richts,
under the mention of Annemiek van Kinderen.=20

www.roundtexel.com <http://www.roundtexel.com> =20

 <http://www.diabo.nl/images/applic/newspics/golven.jpg>  Golven
<http://www.diabo.nl/images/applic/newspics/golven.jpg>
<http://www.diabo.nl/images/applic/newspics/heemskerk_deboer.jpg>
Heemskerk/De Boer
<http://www.diabo.nl/images/applic/newspics/heemskerk_deboer.jpg>
<http://www.diabo.nl/images/applic/newspics/oudeschild.jpg>  Samama/Van
Leeuwen at Oudeschild
<http://www.diabo.nl/images/applic/newspics/oudeschild.jpg>
<http://www.diabo.nl/images/applic/newspics/start.jpg>  Start
<http://www.diabo.nl/images/applic/newspics/start.jpg> =20
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width=3D"100%"><h3>PRESS RELEASE</h3><STRONG>SAMAMA/DE BOER BREAKS =
RECORD IN ZWITSERLEVEN ROUND TEXEL RACE</STRONG>
<BR><EM>Tough surf claims many victims</EM>
<BR><BR>Den Burg / Texel, June 11th 2005</td></tr><tr><td =
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</td></tr><tr><td width=3D"100%"><P>On Saturday June 11th 2005, Wouter =
Samama and Jeroen van Leeuwen (NED) broke all records during the 28th =
Zwitserleven Rounde Texel Race. They sailed their Tornado within 2 =
hours, 11 minutes and 11 seconds around the island. That was about 19 =
minutes faster than Van Teylingen/Manuel in the 1997 race and =
Bouscholte/Van Wieren at their attempt in 2003. According to the =
provisional results, Mischa Heemskerk and Sander de Boer won on handicap =
with their Hobie Tiger.</P>
<P><STRONG>Many drop-outs</STRONG><BR>Participants had a tough day, due =
to the heavy conditions. During the briefing at 8:00 AM hours, the =
north-northwest-wind wind was already force five. The direction in =
combination with the high surf claimed many victims. Boats capsized by =
the handful, which resulted into lots of damage to the equipment. Among =
them were favorites for the victory, like Xander Pols and Sven de Laaf =
with their M20. Last year=92s winners, Team Zwitserleven Booth/Dercksen, =
turned over as well and cracked the inside frames of their brand new =
carbon hulls. The damage was too serieus and therefore they could not =
start the race. Booth: =93Of course we are disappointed, but what =
happened belongs to these kind of events. It was close to the limit.=94 =
Half of the 547 subscribed teams withdrew prematurely. Finally, 247 =
catamarans finished. Paralympic sailor Thierry Schmitter completed the =
race as well.</P>
<P><STRONG>=93The party broke out=94</STRONG><BR>Samama and Van Leeuwen =
did not go through the surf undamaged, but they were able to repair =
their broken tiller before the start. They started high on the line. =
Samama: =93We could go over everybody and reached the light house in =
first position.=94 The team hit the ground before the VC-mark and =
damaged their rudder. =93We tied it. Our leg towards Oudeschild was =
extremely fast, after which we saw nobody anymore. I looked at my watch =
at the southern point of the island. We still had 45 minutes left to =
break the record and we only needed 20. As we entered the beach, the =
party broke out. Super cool!=94</P>
<P>Five minutes later, Mischa Heemskerk and Sander de Boer crossed the =
finishline as second team. De Boer: =93Remco Kenbeek and Paul Brouwer =
were just behind us, until they capsized close before the VC-mark. At =
that point, there were two Tornado=92s in front of us, but Eduard Zanen =
took in his spinnaker earlier. We passed them, after which we tried to =
stay as close as possible to Wouter and Jeroen.=94 The Nissan Hobie Pro =
Team won on handicap. Eduard Zanen and Willem Houwing from Texel =
finished third.</P>
<P><STRONG>=91Zwitserleven Gevoel=92 from the hammock</STRONG><BR>This =
morning, title sponsor Zwitserleven surprised the spectators with =
hammocks on the beach. They were placed last night, to enable =
enthusiasts to enjoy this year=92s spectacular race.  Semi-live images =
were broadcasted on a television screen on the beach. People stayed =
infromed about the interim scores with the help of Official TNG =
Timekeeping System. This evening, the prize giving ceremony will start =
at 21.00 hours in the party tent.  </P>
<P>In addition to Zwitserleven, the event is sponsored by TNG Swiss =
Watches, Repeat Sales Promotions, PWN Waterleidingbedrijf Noord-Holland, =
W&H/Liebherr, Software AG, LinkinMedia, Nissan, Teso, VVV Texel, TROS, =
RoT Events en de Mondriaan Onderwijsgroep.</P>
<P>/// The end<BR></P></td></tr><tr><td width=3D"100%"><hr =
class=3Dhr_blue>

</td></tr><tr><td width=3D"100%"><P>For more information about the =
Zwitserleven Round Texel Race, please contact:<BR>=95 Zwitserleven Round =
Texel, Edwin Lodder, Race Co-ordinator, tel. +31 (0)6-51134452 or e-mail =
<A href=3Dmailto:edwin.lodder@wxs.nl>edwin.lodder@wxs.nl</A><BR>=95 =
Zwitserleven Round Texel, Diana Bogaards, Pr Co-ordinator, tel. +31 =
(0)6-51383762, or e-mail <A =
href=3Dmailto:Diana@diabo.nl>Diana@diabo.nl</A> </P>
<P>The organization hired two photographers for the Zwitserleven Round =
Texel week.  Olivier Schilling is the whole week present and is =
responsible for sphere photographs. Annemiek van Kinderen will take care =
of the action shot from the water on Friday and Saturday. A selection of =
their images is free of rights. The included images are free of richts, =
under the mention of Annemiek van Kinderen. </P>
<P><A href=3Dhttp://www.roundtexel.com>www.roundtexel.com</A> </P>
<br><a href=3Dhttp://www.diabo.nl/images/applic/newspics/golven.jpg =
target=3D_blank><img =
src=3Dhttp://www.diabo.nl/images/applic/icon/icon_pics.jpg =
border=3D0></a>  <a =
href=3Dhttp://www.diabo.nl/images/applic/newspics/golven.jpg =
target=3D_blank>Golven</a>
<a =
href=3Dhttp://www.diabo.nl/images/applic/newspics/heemskerk_deboer.jpg =
target=3D_blank><img =
src=3Dhttp://www.diabo.nl/images/applic/icon/icon_pics.jpg =
border=3D0></a>  <a =
href=3Dhttp://www.diabo.nl/images/applic/newspics/heemskerk_deboer.jpg =
target=3D_blank>Heemskerk/De Boer</a>
<a href=3Dhttp://www.diabo.nl/images/applic/newspics/oudeschild.jpg =
target=3D_blank><img =
src=3Dhttp://www.diabo.nl/images/applic/icon/icon_pics.jpg =
border=3D0></a>  <a =
href=3Dhttp://www.diabo.nl/images/applic/newspics/oudeschild.jpg =
target=3D_blank>Samama/Van Leeuwen at Oudeschild</a>
<a href=3Dhttp://www.diabo.nl/images/applic/newspics/start.jpg =
target=3D_blank><img =
src=3Dhttp://www.diabo.nl/images/applic/icon/icon_pics.jpg =
border=3D0></a>  <a =
href=3Dhttp://www.diabo.nl/images/applic/newspics/start.jpg =
target=3D_blank>Start</a>

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