And now a very nice concluding series of Kirt Simmons and Geert Ruesink on Taipan F16 NED 189

Notice how Kirt smiles of happiness in the second picture and then ... The third picture.


Also take a look at the inside of the starboard hull in the second picture. Now, we do you think the water start and the hull ends ?

Talking about a mirror polish job, ehhh !

And the manly display of geert. Chin to the side and he runs the boat into the beach like a proper marine. At least that is how it looks like as I know it went down very slowly.

I must say however that Geert won great appreciation of us all by sailing singlehanded as he did. And I mean trully singlehanded. He even sailed double singlehanded in the last race (the final) at the westland cup. Without the spinnaker, that is true but still ! Waves, current and some significant wind. 1 tiller, 1 traveller and 1 sheet. Geert showed us the mindset of a "Can do personality" as he has done in the 2002 USA Taipan and F16 nationals.

Actually Daniel said to Geert that he didn't have much to comment on during the Clinic. Geert is a natural, with a bit more (Alot more ?) practice he was projected to be a great sailor.

That is some praise when coming from a guy like Daniel.

So maybe that picture of damsel in distress Kirt (holding on to two lines and giggling his way in to the beach) and stern chinned Hero Geert making a dashing display is not so far of the truth ?

Therefor I can't help thinking when looking at the 3rd picture "2 more days and 7 races to go Kirt; Yep the gauntlet has been layed down."

Just joking with you here guys.

A nice picture series just the same. And excellent show at the racing as well.

Wouter