[UK Cat Info] [PRESS RELEASE] Day 4 Aruba Heineken Catamaran Regatta: British teams dominate

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PRESS RELEASE

DAY 4 ARUBA HEINEKEN CATAMARAN REGATTA: BRITISH TEAMS DOMINATE=20
Gummer and Power unbeatable with one race to go=20

Aruba, November 10th 2005
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British teams dominated on the fourth day of the Aruba Heineken
Catamaran Regatta. In the morning race, Stuart Gummer and Gillian Power
(F18, GBR) beat Chris Sproat and Georgina Burke (Spitfire, GBR) by just
three seconds after calculation. The Dutch Tornado sailors Eduard Zanen
and Mischa Heemskerk won the Gaastra long distance race in the
afternoon, followed by Gummer/Power and Allen/Farren. With one race
left, Gummer and Power are unbeatable, so they can start to dismantle
their F18 Capricorn.=20

=93We had a good race with Mischa=94, told Richard Allen in the morning. =
=93We
were up to three laps in the lead, when he took it over. We caught them
back and we rounded together the last gate, but we both choose another
mark and Mischa finished just ahead of us.=94 After calculation, Allen =
and
Farren got a 7th position and Zanen and Heemskerk a 6th.=20

Bad start for leaders
Stuart Gummer and Gillian Power, the current leaders, did not win the
eighth race because of a good start. Power: =93We were too conservative.
We rounded as fifth Formula 18 the first upwind mark. It was a terrible
feeling to see all the Tornado=92s and then the F18=92s in front of us, =
but
in every downwind reach we caught one up and we ended as first F18.=94
Chris Sproat and Georgina Burke came very close to victory with their
Spitfire in the morning race. Sproat: =93We had a good start at the
committee boat, so we had clear air. We zig zagged through the middle
and reached the mark just behind Stuart. We increased our speed
downwind, so we seemed to do very well. It was a good day for us so
far.=94=20

Capri speed wanted
James Power and Marcus Lynch finished as second F18, which put them in
third position on handicap. Power sailed a Spitfire last year, but he
enjoys his Hobie Tiger (F18) now: =93It sails smoother and you can push =
it
much harder, but we want to have some =91Capri speed=92 upwind.=94 The =
British
sailors had two bad results, due to a broken jib and an OCS. After eight
races, the second result could be discarded and that is why they came
back in third position overall.=20

A submarine as possible surprise
After a lunch, the competitors sailed out for the traditional Gaastra
long distance race. The conditions were good with a nice seabreeze of
force three to sometimes four and lots of sunshine. Event=92s organizer
Edwin Lodder at the briefing: =93There is sometimes a surprise in the
lagoon, as a submarine could come up all of a sudden. But don=92t worry,
we communicate with them and will warn you.=94 Fortunately, it did not
appear of the surface of the Caribbean Sea. Gummer and Gillian were
first at the upwind mark. Gillian: =93We put up the gennaker and ended =
up
going to Venezuela. We went back and our spin block broke, so initially
we couldn=92t set the gennaker. The fleet caught up on us, but I fixed =
it
and put the spi up again. On the downwind reach, Stuart said to me:
=93Don=92t let it flap.=94 It was just great and we made up for our =
loss, as
we were first F18 over the water.=94 Sacha Larsen and Albert van Houdt
(NED) finished as second F18 and fourth boat after calculation. Van
Houdt: =93Finally we had a good race, we have had so much bad luck this
week. We sailed the perfect course in the long distance, as we went
inshore close to the islands. We entered as sixth or seventh the lagoon.
In the last sausage, we caught a few more boats by going to the left.=94
Eduard van Zanen and Mischa Heemskerk (NED) took the line honours,
followed by Richard Allen and Simon Farren (Tornado, GBR), who got a
third position overall. Farren: =93We smoked. We were the fastest boat
downwind.=94 Jurgen Kerstens and Paul Smissaert (F18, NED) had a good =
day
as well. They climbed to the third position overall, after a fourth and
fifth place today.=20

Top five after nine races and two discards:
1. GBR =96 F18 =96 Gummer/Power, 8 points
2. NED =96 Tornado =96 Zanen/Heemskerk, 16 points
3. NED =96 F18 =96 Kerstens/Smissaert, 34 points
4. GBR =96 Tornado =96 Allen/Farren, 37 points
5. GBR =96 Spitfire =96 Sproat/Burke, 39 points

In addition to the head sponsors Heineken and Aruba Tourism Authority,
the Aruba Heineken Catamaran Regatta is sponsored by Hapag Lloyd, TNG
Swiss Watches, KLM, Holiday Inn, Does & Cadushi, Magic Marine, Coca
Cola, Gaastra, AWA, Anthony Veder & Co, Aruba Watersports Center, Kodak,
Palm Tours, Pelican Watersports, Seaworld Explorer and Aruba Bank.=20

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For more information:

Edwin Lodder, organiser
Mobile: +31 (0)6-51134452
E-mail: edwin.lodder@wxs.nl <mailto:edwin.lodder@wxs.nl> =20

Diana Bogaards, press contacts
Mobile: +31 (0)6-51383762
E-mail: diana@diabo.nl <mailto:diana@diabo.nl> =20

Photographic images: Ingrid Abery, www.hotcapers.com
<http://www.hotcapers.com> =20

For more information, daily video updates and images, please surf to
www.arubaregatta.com <http://www.arubaregatta.com> =20

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width=3D"100%"><h3>PRESS RELEASE</h3><STRONG>DAY 4 ARUBA HEINEKEN =
CATAMARAN REGATTA: BRITISH TEAMS DOMINATE </STRONG>
<BR><EM>Gummer and Power unbeatable with one race to go</EM>
<BR><BR>Aruba, November 10th 2005</td></tr><tr><td =
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</td></tr><tr><td width=3D"100%"><P>British teams dominated on the =
fourth day of the Aruba Heineken Catamaran Regatta. In the morning race, =
Stuart Gummer and Gillian Power (F18, GBR) beat Chris Sproat and =
Georgina Burke (Spitfire, GBR) by just three seconds after calculation. =
The Dutch Tornado sailors Eduard Zanen and Mischa Heemskerk won the =
Gaastra long distance race in the afternoon, followed by Gummer/Power =
and Allen/Farren. With one race left, Gummer and Power are unbeatable, =
so they can start to dismantle their F18 Capricorn. </P>
<P>=93We had a good race with Mischa=94, told Richard Allen in the =
morning. =93We were up to three laps in the lead, when he took it over. =
We caught them back and we rounded together the last gate, but we both =
choose another mark and Mischa finished just ahead of us.=94 After =
calculation, Allen and Farren got a 7th position and Zanen and Heemskerk =
a 6th. </P>
<P><STRONG>Bad start for leaders</STRONG><BR>Stuart Gummer and Gillian =
Power, the current leaders, did not win the eighth race because of a =
good start. Power: =93We were too conservative. We rounded as fifth =
Formula 18 the first upwind mark. It was a terrible feeling to see all =
the Tornado=92s and then the F18=92s in front of us, but in every =
downwind reach we caught one up and we ended as first F18.=94 Chris =
Sproat and Georgina Burke came very close to victory with their Spitfire =
in the morning race. Sproat: =93We had a good start at the committee =
boat, so we had clear air. We zig zagged through the middle and reached =
the mark just behind Stuart. We increased our speed downwind, so we =
seemed to do very well. It was a good day for us so far.=94 </P>
<P><STRONG>Capri speed wanted</STRONG><BR>James Power and Marcus Lynch =
finished as second F18, which put them in third position on handicap. =
Power sailed a Spitfire last year, but he enjoys his Hobie Tiger (F18) =
now: =93It sails smoother and you can push it much harder, but we want =
to have some =91Capri speed=92 upwind.=94 The British sailors had two =
bad results, due to a broken jib and an OCS. After eight races, the =
second result could be discarded and that is why they came back in third =
position overall. </P>
<P><STRONG>A submarine as possible surprise<BR></STRONG>After a lunch, =
the competitors sailed out for the traditional Gaastra long distance =
race. The conditions were good with a nice seabreeze of force three to =
sometimes four and lots of sunshine. Event=92s organizer Edwin Lodder at =
the briefing: =93There is sometimes a surprise in the lagoon, as a =
submarine could come up all of a sudden. But don=92t worry, we =
communicate with them and will warn you.=94 Fortunately, it did not =
appear of the surface of the Caribbean Sea. Gummer and Gillian were =
first at the upwind mark. Gillian: =93We put up the gennaker and ended =
up going to Venezuela. We went back and our spin block broke, so =
initially we couldn=92t set the gennaker. The fleet caught up on us, but =
I fixed it and put the spi up again. On the downwind reach, Stuart said =
to me: =93Don=92t let it flap.=94 It was just great and we made up for =
our loss, as we were first F18 over the water.=94 Sacha Larsen and =
Albert van Houdt (NED) finished as second F18 and fourth boat after =
calculation. Van Houdt: =93Finally we had a good race, we have had so =
much bad luck this week. We sailed the perfect course in the long =
distance, as we went inshore close to the islands. We entered as sixth =
or seventh the lagoon. In the last sausage, we caught a few more boats =
by going to the left.=94 Eduard van Zanen and Mischa Heemskerk (NED) =
took the line honours, followed by Richard Allen and Simon Farren =
(Tornado, GBR), who got a third position overall. Farren: =93We smoked. =
We were the fastest boat downwind.=94 Jurgen Kerstens and Paul Smissaert =
(F18, NED) had a good day as well. They climbed to the third position =
overall, after a fourth and fifth place today. </P>
<P>Top five after nine races and two discards:<BR>1. GBR =96 F18 =96 =
Gummer/Power, 8 points<BR>2. NED =96 Tornado =96 Zanen/Heemskerk, 16 =
points<BR>3. NED =96 F18 =96 Kerstens/Smissaert, 34 points<BR>4. GBR =96 =
Tornado =96 Allen/Farren, 37 points<BR>5. GBR =96 Spitfire =96 =
Sproat/Burke, 39 points</P>
<P>In addition to the head sponsors Heineken and Aruba Tourism =
Authority, the Aruba Heineken Catamaran Regatta is sponsored by Hapag =
Lloyd, TNG Swiss Watches, KLM, Holiday Inn, Does & Cadushi, Magic =
Marine, Coca Cola, Gaastra, AWA, Anthony Veder & Co, Aruba Watersports =
Center, Kodak, Palm Tours, Pelican Watersports, Seaworld Explorer and =
Aruba Bank. </P>
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</td></tr><tr><td width=3D"100%"><P>For more information:</P>
<P>Edwin Lodder, organiser<BR>Mobile: +31 (0)6-51134452<BR>E-mail: <A =
href=3Dmailto:edwin.lodder@wxs.nl>edwin.lodder@wxs.nl</A> </P>
<P>Diana Bogaards, press contacts<BR>Mobile: +31 =
(0)6-51383762<BR>E-mail: <A =
href=3Dmailto:diana@diabo.nl>diana@diabo.nl</A> </P>
<P>Photographic images: Ingrid Abery, <A =
href=3Dhttp://www.hotcapers.com>www.hotcapers.com</A> </P>
<P>For more information, daily video updates and images, please surf to =
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