[UK Cat Info] [PRESS ARTICLE ZWITSERLEVEN ROUND TEXEL RACE 2005]
Diana Bogaards
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SAMAMA/VAN LEEUWEN SMASH RECORD WITH ALMOST 20 MINUTES=20
Spectacular 28th Zwitserleven Round Texel Race
Den Burg / Texel, June 12 2005
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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: =93I 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.=94=20
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: =93We hit the ground before the VC-mark and
damaged our rudder. We fixed it with a rope and continued.=94 According =
to
Willem Geijssen, who finished third overall, this part of the race was
the most exciting. =93The 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.=94 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: =93We wanted to stay close to the leader of the F18=92s. 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.=94 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: =93I think
this one will remain a while.=94 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.=20
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: =93At that point I =
really
thought that we would beat Remko, but he just got us.=94=20
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: =93We 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.=94 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. =20
Sportive women's competition=20
There was another battle going on, because two F18 female teams were
aiming at the Women=92s 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: =93We decided to try again and we made it.=94 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: =93We passed the mark and went =
back
to sail through the gate, but we could not convince the jury.=94 As a
result, Van der Poel and Engelsman won the Women=92s 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: =93We do not like to win a race =
this
way. The girls sailed correctly and we will beat them next year.=94=20
Winners=92 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=92s 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 =96 Heemskerk / De Boer, 2:16:35 hours
2. NED =96 F18 - Kenbeek / Brouwer, 2:20:57 hours
3. NED =96 F18 =96 Geijssen / Van Capelle, 2:21:46 hours
4. NED =96 Tornado Spi =96 Samama / Van Leeuwen, 2:11:11 hours
5. FRA =96 F18 =96 Mourniac / Citeau, 2:23:13 hours
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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 Oliver Schilling.=20
www.roundtexel.com (also for the complete results)
<http://www.roundtexel.com> =20
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<http://www.diabo.nl/images/applic/newspics/prijsuitreiking.jpg> Prize
giving <http://www.diabo.nl/images/applic/newspics/prijsuitreiking.jpg>=20
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width=3D"100%"><h3>PRESS ARTICLE</h3><STRONG>SAMAMA/VAN LEEUWEN SMASH =
RECORD WITH ALMOST 20 MINUTES</STRONG>
<BR><P>Spectacular 28th Zwitserleven Round Texel Race</P>
<br><br>Den Burg / Texel, June 12 2005</td></tr><tr><td =
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</td></tr><tr><td width=3D"100%"><P>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.</P>
<P>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: =93I 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.=94 </P>
<P><STRONG>Heavy first leg</STRONG><BR>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: =93We hit =
the ground before the VC-mark and damaged our rudder. We fixed it with a =
rope and continued.=94 According to Willem Geijssen, who finished third =
overall, this part of the race was the most exciting. =93The 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.=94 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: =
=93We wanted to stay close to the leader of the F18=92s. 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.=94 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: =
=93I think this one will remain a while.=94 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. </P>
<P>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: =93At that point I =
really thought that we would beat Remko, but he just got us.=94 </P>
<P><STRONG>Close finish</STRONG><BR>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: =93We 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.=94 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. </P>
<P><STRONG>Sportive women's competition</STRONG> <BR>There was another =
battle going on, because two F18 female teams were aiming at the =
Women=92s 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: =
=93We decided to try again and we made it.=94 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: =93We passed the mark and went =
back to sail through the gate, but we could not convince the jury.=94 As =
a result, Van der Poel and Engelsman won the Women=92s 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: =93We do not like to win a race =
this way. The girls sailed correctly and we will beat them next year.=94 =
</P>
<P><STRONG>Winners=92 party</STRONG><BR>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=92s =
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.</P>
<P>Top five (on handicap) Zwitserleven Round Texel Race 2005:<BR>1. NED =
- F18 =96 Heemskerk / De Boer, 2:16:35 hours<BR>2. NED =96 F18 - Kenbeek =
/ Brouwer, 2:20:57 hours<BR>3. NED =96 F18 =96 Geijssen / Van Capelle, =
2:21:46 hours<BR>4. NED =96 Tornado Spi =96 Samama / Van Leeuwen, =
2:11:11 hours<BR>5. FRA =96 F18 =96 Mourniac / Citeau, 2:23:13 =
hours</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 Oliver Schilling. </P>
<P><A href=3Dhttp://www.roundtexel.com>www.roundtexel.com (also for the =
complete results)</A> </P>
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