Phill Give us a call when you are home
Regards Richard

Just checked some of the pictures posted and good to see you survived without getting your photo taken HA HA

Not quite !



Wouter

Damn Phill, did I give you authorisation to post that picture??! ;-) Well, that was certainely a very fun night out in town! Unfortunately the next day was not a lay day.

New here on this forum but would just like to say it was a great event with even greater people there. I hope I'll see you all again soon. And if anyone is up for some free beer: our club is very proud of our results (and so are we) and will give a free barrel this friday... in Belgium.

Kathleen

Hey Kathleen, welcome!

See if you can remember the drinking games and then get everyone at your club in the same condition as the rest of us (and especially you <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" />) that evening!

Many congrats to Gil and you, really well sailed. It was great to meet you both, and Paul and I look forward to racing you again (if only to redress the balance!!)

BTW, I think that next time I have to get the Port/Starboard pass down to just a couple of millimetres?? <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Hi all,
Have also decided to post rather than just read...
Just to clarify that the drinking games were not my fault!
And please to request that you all spell my name correctly (no "e" ).

And to echo what Kathleen has said here, and Paul has said on the other thread: I had a fantastic week, great to meet everyone and I enjoyed swimming in the North Sea very much!

Ann

I don't think you're being very fair to yourself Ann, I suspect that you are rather more than 'ballast' !!!

Very true - crews are also good for stopping the waves from hitting the helm and for providing padding on the shroud when you stuff the bows <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Paul

Sounds like you all had a ball.

Real shame I could not make it.

I've just put Phill on his plane to Norway (to visit Rolf) and I think that concludes the event beyond a shred of doubt. He was the last visitor remaining. At this time of writing he should have landed in Norway.

I happy that I missed Ann's drinking games as doing a 3 hour 24 min distance singlehandedly in the rough conditions the next morning would then have proven to be beyond my capabililties.

I too, feel honoured to have met everybody. Hans did indeed organise an excellent event, with a good relaxed evening program. If he could have "bought" perfect weather then he would have, I'm sure. The NAM-REM distance race was an excellent opportunity to show of the F16's and the rumour cirquit has it that we made an impression. Thanks to everybody to have stayed on to do this distance race !

Later I'll upload some more pictures to the F16 website.

But my head is already occupied with the next international f16 event and I'm looking forward to setting up shop in another nation next time.

To all who weren't here, you guys missed something.

Wouter

... or for retrieving the skippers hat after a capsize !


But seriously, I'm very impressed with the ladies. These were not easy conditions and they handled it like it is something they do everyday. So Kathleen, Ann, Hester and Karin, a big "two thumbs-up" to you !

Wouter

Sadly missing in the group picture are :

Greg Goodall as well as Jaap and Thijs Haasnoot.

Wouter

Had a bit of bad luck so I had to retract from the event. Wouldn't be surprised if we participate next year with Thijs steering and me as ballast. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />

Hans and his Zandvoort-gang did indeed an excellent job. I therefore appreciate the kindness of the participants to let him win the event.

Must have been great for Phill to see his design doing so well in heavy weather. I hope others have noticed also, especially the F18 sailors who still are ploughing the beach with 180 kg of equipment.

hi

You all seem to have a good time.

Does anyboby have any gps.gpx tracks they can post to see what the rest of us need to aim for.



bye

We started the week feeling like this

Did a little of this

A lot of this

And by the end of the week looked and felt like this

Thanks for that Mark!! <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

LOL.

Nice one Mark !