Finish order:
0: Extrem 20 (M20 sloop), dsq
1: M20 Gti (M20 sloop)
2: Extrem 20 (M20 sloop)
3: M20 (M20 uni)
4: M20 (M20 uni)
5: Eagle 20
6: M20 Gti (M20 sloop)
7: Eagle 20
8: Eagle 20
9: M20 gti (M20 sloop)
10: Tornado
11: A-cat spi!!
From Texel website
Meanwhile, the top M20’s continued the fight. Malmsjö/Johnsson took over the official lead, followed by Pols/Veenstra and Dercksen/Bulkely. It was not until the south of Texel, at two third of the race, that the Dutch carbon 20-feet cats could catch up on the Swedish duo. Malmsjö: “That is where we lost the game, because they stayed close to shore and we choose the seaside. I think that is local knowledge, but it was a fantastic race.” It certainly was for them, since Malmsjö/Johnsson sailed fast enough to beat everybody else on handicap.
Entering the North Sea, Pols and Veenstra went as far as possible to the beach. Pols: “We took many risks by doing so. We even tacked in between two shore breakers, which paid off well. That was the golden move, as we extended our lead. It was a beautiful race and it feels great to beat Olympic sailors.” Mark Bulkely (GBR) enjoyed the competition as well: “It was more a race than the other editions I did, with interesting beats and gibing duels.”
/hakan
