[UK Cat Info] [PRESS RELEASE] Gummer/Power win Aruba Heineken Catamaran Regatta 2005

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PRESS RELEASE

GUMMER/POWER WIN ARUBA HEINEKEN CATAMARAN REGATTA 2005=20

Aruba, November 11th 2005
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On Friday November 11th 2005, Stuart Gummer and Gillian Power (GBR) won
officially the 15th Aruba Heineken Catamaran Regatta. Although the 2005
victory was already a fact, the British winners sailed the very last
Aruba Bank Race as well and finished as first F18 in fourth position
overall. Eduard Zanen and Mischa Heemskerk (NED) are second best this
year, followed by Richard Allen and Simon Farren (GBR).=20

Stuart Gummer carried a little camera on top of his cap during their
champion=92s race. Gummer: =93That is fun. We have produced a lot of =
footage
this week, which we will use for a report on the 15th Aruba Regatta.=94
The end of the racing was a relief for Gummer: =93I have been ill for =
the
last two days, so I am happy that it is over now.=94 Although it seemed =
to
be an easy victory, it was obviously not that easy. Power: =93We had to
sail hard for it. Competing on handicap means that you never know how
you did, until the prize giving in the evening.=94 Last year, Gummer and
Power had a terrible regatta, as their Spitfire crashed in a collision,
so they had to make up for that and they did. =20

Big smile for runners up
=93Every day, I have come off the boat with a big smile=94, said Mischa
Heemskerk after the last race. =93The conditions have been great and we
enjoyed the sailing very much.=94 He and his occasional skipper Eduard
Zanen became second best. Heemskerk: =93We are happy with the result,
since we are the first Tornado and we know it is hard to beat the =
F18=92s
on handicap. We did well in comparison to other Tornado teams and so did
Stuart and Gillian. They were very fast and sailed a good =
competition.=94
Heemskerk will fly directly to Miami / USA for a training session on the
olympic Tornado with his skipper Koen de Koning. They are aiming for the
2008 Olympic Games in Bejing. Marcus Lynch (GBR), crewing for James
Power, has also aspirations for the Olympics in London in 2012. Back
home, he will participate at the F18 Olympic Sailing Camp with
Christopher Rashely.=20

=93We have to win it=94
Richard Allen and Simon Farren had to wait five days for it, but they
finally won the tenth and very last race. Allen: =93That was a better =
one.
John Payne and Mathew Hunt went very well. They were two laps in front
of us, as they run out of wind and we caught up on them. Mischa was also
ahead of us, but we got him in the third upwind beat.=94 According to
Allen, he is satisfied with his third place in this year=92s strong =
fleet
of competitors: =93We have to win it though, so I still keep coming. I
finished twice in second position. The last time was two years ago with
Stuart. He managed to win now and I still haven=92t, so I have another
challenge for 2006.=94=20

Organiser Edwin Lodder about the 15th Aruba Heineken Catamaran Regatta:
=93The sailing conditions were perfect and we have seen a very exciting
competion. The sailors are happy, which is most important of course.=94
The prize giving party will be at Moomba Beach in a warm Caribbean
breeze, with champaign and music.=20

Final top five after ten races and two discards:
1. GBR =96 F18 =96 Gummer/Power, 10 points
2. NED =96 Tornado =96 Zanen/Heemskerk, 19 points
3. GBR =96 Tornado =96 Allen/Farren, 38 points
4. NED =96 F18 =96 Kerstens/Smissaert, 41 points
5. GBR =96 Spitfire =96 Sproat/Burke, 44 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

 <http://www.diabo.nl/images/applic/newspics/aruba_winners.jpg>  Winning
Team <http://www.diabo.nl/images/applic/newspics/aruba_winners.jpg>
<http://www.diabo.nl/images/applic/newspics/aruba_second.jpg>  Runners
up <http://www.diabo.nl/images/applic/newspics/aruba_second.jpg>
<http://www.diabo.nl/images/applic/newspics/aruba_third.jpg>
Allen/Farren
<http://www.diabo.nl/images/applic/newspics/aruba_third.jpg>=20
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HEINEKEN CATAMARAN REGATTA 2005</STRONG>
<br><br>Aruba, November 11th 2005</td></tr><tr><td =
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</td></tr><tr><td width=3D"100%"><P>On Friday November 11th 2005, Stuart =
Gummer and Gillian Power (GBR) won officially the 15th Aruba Heineken =
Catamaran Regatta. Although the 2005 victory was already a fact, the =
British winners sailed the very last Aruba Bank Race as well and =
finished as first F18 in fourth position overall. Eduard Zanen and =
Mischa Heemskerk (NED) are second best this year, followed by Richard =
Allen and Simon Farren (GBR). </P>
<P>Stuart Gummer carried a little camera on top of his cap during their =
champion=92s race. Gummer: =93That is fun. We have produced a lot of =
footage this week, which we will use for a report on the 15th Aruba =
Regatta.=94 The end of the racing was a relief for Gummer: =93I have =
been ill for the last two days, so I am happy that it is over now.=94 =
Although it seemed to be an easy victory, it was obviously not that =
easy. Power: =93We had to sail hard for it. Competing on handicap means =
that you never know how you did, until the prize giving in the =
evening.=94 Last year, Gummer and Power had a terrible regatta, as their =
Spitfire crashed in a collision, so they had to make up for that and =
they did.  </P>
<P><STRONG>Big smile for runners up</STRONG><BR>=93Every day, I have =
come off the boat with a big smile=94, said Mischa Heemskerk after the =
last race. =93The conditions have been great and we enjoyed the sailing =
very much.=94 He and his occasional skipper Eduard Zanen became second =
best. Heemskerk: =93We are happy with the result, since we are the first =
Tornado and we know it is hard to beat the F18=92s on handicap. We did =
well in comparison to other Tornado teams and so did Stuart and Gillian. =
They were very fast and sailed a good competition.=94 Heemskerk will fly =
directly to Miami / USA for a training session on the olympic Tornado =
with his skipper Koen de Koning. They are aiming for the 2008 Olympic =
Games in Bejing. Marcus Lynch (GBR), crewing for James Power, has also =
aspirations for the Olympics in London in 2012. Back home, he will =
participate at the F18 Olympic Sailing Camp with Christopher Rashely. =
</P>
<P><STRONG>=93We have to win it=94</STRONG><BR>Richard Allen and Simon =
Farren had to wait five days for it, but they finally won the tenth and =
very last race. Allen: =93That was a better one. John Payne and Mathew =
Hunt went very well. They were two laps in front of us, as they run out =
of wind and we caught up on them. Mischa was also ahead of us, but we =
got him in the third upwind beat.=94 According to Allen, he is satisfied =
with his third place in this year=92s strong fleet of competitors: =93We =
have to win it though, so I still keep coming. I finished twice in =
second position. The last time was two years ago with Stuart. He managed =
to win now and I still haven=92t, so I have another challenge for =
2006.=94 </P>
<P>Organiser Edwin Lodder about the 15th Aruba Heineken Catamaran =
Regatta: =93The sailing conditions were perfect and we have seen a very =
exciting competion. The sailors are happy, which is most important of =
course.=94 The prize giving party will be at Moomba Beach in a warm =
Caribbean breeze, with champaign and music. </P>
<P>Final top five after ten races and two discards:<BR>1. GBR =96 F18 =
=96 Gummer/Power, 10 points<BR>2. NED =96 Tornado =96 Zanen/Heemskerk, =
19 points<BR>3. GBR =96 Tornado =96 Allen/Farren, 38 points<BR>4. NED =
=96 F18 =96 Kerstens/Smissaert, 41 points<BR>5. GBR =96 Spitfire =96 =
Sproat/Burke, 44 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 =
<A href=3Dhttp://www.arubaregatta.com>www.arubaregatta.com</A> </P>
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