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Final day Delta Lloyd North Sea Regatta 2010
It was a difficult final day of the Delta Lloyd North Sea Regatta 2010 in The Hague/Netherlands. The light southwest breeze dropped during the fourth day of the inshores along the Scheveningen coast, which made it hard for many classes to beat up the strong current. The ORC and IRC yachts sailed the Fjellstö semi long-distance race, whereby the ORC 2 lined up with the biggest fleet (25). Harry Amsterdam (NED) took that bullet on handicap with his Arcona 340. Continue reading...
Lastige, laatste dag Delta Lloyd North Sea Regatta 2010
De Delta Lloyd North Sea Regatta 2010 eindigde met een lastige, laatste zeildag. De lichte zuidwestenwind liet het in de middag afweten, waardoor veel klassen nauwelijks of niet meer tegen de sterke stroming op konden boksen. De ORC en IRC jachten voeren de Fjellstö semi-langeafstandsrace. De ORC 2 ging met de grootste vloot van start (25), waarbij Harry Amsterdam met zijn Arcona op handicap won. Continue reading...
Good breeze on final day
The final day of the Delta Lloyd North Sea Regatta 2010 starts with a good breeze and bright sunshine. The wind has shifted to the southwest. All classes are called on the water. The Laser Radial will re-sail Saturday’s first race. And we have a new winner of the Yeoman Challenge Trophy in the X-35 class. It’s not Drs. X, but Who’s next who won the series. Continue reading...
Olympic hopes
She comes all the way from Australia, helmed the Aussie Yngling at the Olympic Games of 2008 in Qingdao and is back in her Laser Radial. Krystal Weir finished seventh in yesterday’s race. “I just came back into it”, she says. “A seventh place is nothing special, but I am learning how to get off the line again. We have a couple of days here and then we continue with the Delta Lloyd Regatta.” Continue reading...
All classes are called on the water
All classes are called on the water. Fleets A & B are racing. Still a light breeze and strong current. Yesterday's cat results will be published soon. Continue reading...
Postponement for fleets D, E & F
It is a beautiful third morning of the Delta Lloyd North Sea Regatta 2010. There is a light to almost zero breeze, therefore the race committee hoisted the postponement flag for the fleets D, E & F. The yachts are out, but they are waiting for wind as well. Continue reading...
Surf dad Bouman in the 2.4mR
“I used to sail a lot before I started to drive my sons to surf regatta’s”, says Henny Bouman, father of former RS:X World Champion Casper Bouman and Sander, also a windsurfer. “I founded the Coastal Sailing Club The Hague and raced many other boats, but there was no time left for my own activities. Until I came to the Delta Lloyd Regatta in 2008. It was beautiful weather, so I thought it was time to get back to sailing.” Continue reading...
All classes left the harbour...
Slowly, it is clearing up above the North Sea. According to the weather forecast, the fog will be gone by 2 pm. All classes left the harbour and some of them are in the start sequence. Continue reading...
Fleets A, B & D set sails
It’s still a bit foggy out on the North Sea on the second day of the Delta Lloyd North Sea Regatta 2010, but the fleets A, B & D will set sails now. The postponement is still hoisted for rest of the classes. Continue reading...
Fog sets in
It is foggy out on the North Sea. The race committee on the Wassenaar course (fleet A) reports of 50 meter sight. The IRC/ORC 1 have finished one race and so did the Laser fleet. We haven’t heard from the other courses yet. Racing is postponed for the moment. Continue reading...
Racing is underway
Fleet A is about to start the Delta Lloyd North Sea Regatta 2010. The Laser fleet is back on the water as well and so are the dinghies. There is a light breeze from the north and bright sunshine. Meanwhile, the final preparations for tonight’s performance of Kid Creole and the Coconuts are in full progress. The sailors’ village is ready for the first after sail. Continue reading...
D-day…
It’s D-day with beautiful weather! Racing starts at 10:55 AM on the Pier South Course with the Laser Euro Cup and Laser Youth Grand Prix 2010. Fleet A and B will line up for the Houtrust Race at 12:55 PM. The first starting gun for fleet D and E will be fired at 12:55 PM, the cats will commence at 13:55 PM. For those who still need to crane, please notice that this is done at the other side of the harbour at Dr. Lelykade. It was an early morning for Erik van Vuuren, skipper of the local E-mission Team. He had a live interview for West Wordt Wakker (regional radio channel). Continue reading...
One day to go…
The long period of preparations is coming to an end. An undoubted great sailing event along the Scheveningen coast is awaiting us. The weather forecast looks promising; warmer, sunny and with a good breeze from the north/northwest. Meanwhile, the third harbour is getting ready for its new guests. The organization works hard to guarantee high level facilities in this new harbour. Continue reading...
Sailing Instructions online
The Sailing Instructions are online for all classes, except for the Laser. The Notice of Race is available in the site menu under Publications > Notice of Race. The Sailing Instructions of the Delta Lloyd North Sea Regatta can be found under Publications > Documents. Information for the Laser class will be published on a separate website: www.laserinternational.org. Continue reading...
Happiness and mixed feelings in Scheveningen
The R.O.R.C. North Sea Race turned out to be much quicker than expected at an average wind of 9 knots. At 9:30 AM Dutch Summer Time, the top two runners had already rounded the MSP-mark off the coast of Ijmuiden, north of Amsterdam. The VO 60 Pleomax of skipper Harm Prins was in the lead, followed by the Ker 46 Tonnerre 3 of Piet Vroon. The gap was only twelve minutes on the finish line. Not enough, concluded Prins. “We didn’t sail well”, he said, but we saw happy faces onboard of Tonnerre. And meanwhile, 35 yachts have finished. Continue reading...
20 Yachts have finished North Sea Race
Meanwhile a total of 20 yachts have finished the North Sea Race 2010. The westerly/northwesterly breeze is about 10-12 knots, so the teams are reaching in stead of beating as they did this morning. The sun is bright and the three campaigning Mumm 30’s are having their training session outside the heads of Scheveningen harbour. They are preparing for the Tour de France à la Voile 2010, but their next race will be the Delta Lloyd North Sea Regatta. Continue reading...
Tonnerre is in!
Tonnerre announced 5 NM prior to the finish to cross the line at 10:32 AM and they did it exactly. Qua Guapa is heading to the line in third position and had 1.5 NM left. The first to finish was the Pleomax this morning at 10:20. They took line honours from the Tonnerre early May 15. Two more teams are in sight. Continue reading...
Pleomax takes line honours North Sea Race 2010
The VO60 Pleomax took the line honours of the North Sea Race 2010 on Saturday morning May 15. They just crossed the finish line at 10:20:36 AM local time. Tonnerre is expected to finish at 10:32 AM. Continue reading...
Pleomax & Tonnerre heading for finish
The finish ship Albatros is at her position and could report on two early birds. Tonnerre and Pleamax have rounded the MSP and are heading to the finish in Scheveningen. Continue reading...
Tonnerre in the lead at Smith Knoll
We just received a phone call from the R.O.R.C. They could tell us that it is most likely that most of the fleet has rounded Smith's Knoll Buoy by now (11:40 PM BST). Tonnerre de Breskens 3, a Kerr 46 of Piet Vroon from the Netherlands, is believed to be in the lead. They reported a rounding time of 10:46 PM British Summer Time. So did the Winsome, but the R.O.R.C. doesn't consider this time as correct, as the Winsome is a much slower yacht. Continue reading...
Nog niemand rond Smith Knoll
We hebben zojuist contact gehad met de Royal Ocean Racing Club, de organisator van de North Sea Race. Zij konden ons melden dat de Coast Guard nog geen deelnemende jachten Smith Knoll hebben zien ronden. Op dit punt moeten alle schepen hun doorkomsttijd en naam aan de Engelse kustwacht doorgeven. Alle IRC-klassen en de ORC 1 t/m 3 hebben dan al een traject langs de Engelse kust erop zitten. De ORC 4 en 5 varen een kortere koers, vrijwel direct naar Smith Knoll. Continue reading...
Naar verwachting lange North Sea Race gestart
De Woolverstone Blues heeft weer geklonken. Nou ja, er is een poging gedaan om het muzikale handelskenmerk van Frans Sluyters ten gehore te brengen... Volgens wedstrijdleider Edwin Lodder moeten de teams nog wel even oefenen. Wat ze wel goed afgaat, is het nuttigen van de traditionele lunch bij Pin Mill, aangeboden door de Noordzee Club. De Engelse vetreserves kunnen de zeilers overigens prima gebruiken voor de North Sea Race terug naar Scheveningen. Die lijkt lang, heel lang te gaan duren. De Antares heeft zelfs een ETA berekend van zondagavond! Continue reading...
Results Vuurschepenrace 2010
The results of the 65th Vuurschepenrace are online. The IRC 2 fleet was the fastest on handicap. The black Panther J-105, in 2009 purchased by the Dutch ladies Yvonne Beusker and Edith Voskamp, beat everybody else on handicap. Continue reading...
They are all in
At 11:44 AM local time, the Celestine concluded the 65th Vuurschepenrace. All 46 yachts are in. Continue reading...
Four yachts left on the course
At 12:40 PM Dutch time, four yachts were left on the course. The remaining 42 competitors have crossed the finish line of the 65th Vuurschepenrace in Harwich. Continue reading...
E-mission finished ahead of Eclectic
Despite our first news flash about the top three over the line, it was the E-mission Farr 40.7 of skipper Eric van Vuuren that came in third. After the finish, they were overtaken by Team Eclectic motoring on the river up to the Royal Harwich Yacht Club. Continue reading...
Otium takes line honours
It was an early morning finish for the top three of this year’s Vuurschepenrace. Skipper Bert van der Hoeven and his crew crossed the line at 6.35 AM and took the line honours with his Pogo 40 Otium (ORC 1). The Swan 45 Checkmate (IRC 1) of Peter de Ridder followed in second position. Team Eclectic, skippered by Koen Lockefeer, took the third position. Continue reading...
Wie volgt Team Roark op?
Herinnert u zich nog het zeer sympathieke gebaar van Team Roark in 2009? Schipper en eigenaar Kees Kaan nam het initiatief om de vrijwilligersprijs als zeilteam te sponsoren. Jaarlijks besteden zo’n 300 mensen hun vrije tijd aan het welslagen van de Delta Lloyd North Sea Regatta. Iets wat door iedereen bijzonder wordt gewaardeerd. Daarom werd in 2008 deze erkenning voor de ‘Vrijwilliger van het Jaar’ in het leven geroepen. Continue reading...
Six classes cancelled
Due to a lack of competitors (less than 10), the race committee is forced to cancel six classes for this year’s Delta Lloyd North Sea Regatta. It concerns the ClubSwan 42, 470, Pion, X-99, FF-65 and Sportboat. According to the Notice of Race, ten entries are needed. However, it is still possible to participate under the IRC and ORC rules. Continue reading...
Klaar voor de start van de Vuurschepen Race?
Over exact een week zal vanaf de Barend Biesheuvel het startschot klinken voor de Vuurschepen Race. De Haagse wethouder Rabin Baldewsingh zal de vloot wegschieten. Tijd genoeg dus nog, om alles in orde te maken, want morgen en komend weekeinde zijn in ieder geval al 3 vrije dagen! Continue reading...
New ramp is ready
With the addition of the Olympic 470 and Laser classes to the Delta Lloyd North Sea Regatta 2010 and the Delta Lloyd 470 Worlds ahead, a new ramp was badly needed. The city of The Hague got the message and replaced the original one by a much wider slipway. Mission accomplished. Continue reading...
De haas is weer in het land
Iedereen onrustig, als een haas een paar dagen nog even er tussenuit en genieten.
Ook bij ons in Scheveningen is het druk, want over precies zes weken en een dag gaan we nu het water op voor de wedstrijden voor de kust. Continue reading...