Folks,
I just found these updates on the Texel Web site .


The First Finishers
Texel | 11-06-2005 15:26:00 | By: Louise van der Sluis
Wouter Samama and Jeroen van Leeuwen have set a new Round record in a marvelous race. They passed the finish line in two hours and ten minutes, which is twenty minutes faster then the previous record from Hans Bouscholte, dating from 2003. The team stranded at the VC-buoy breaking their rudder. “ Luckily we had brought some rope with us, so we could fix it to function” says the thrilled Samama. Having passed the VC–buoy it was a matter of jibing and speeding. In one straight we could race to the point. The first finishers, who have been sailing for two and a halve years together, where surprised by their spectacular finishing time. “Only in the end we thought that we could do it”. The couple was honored the minute that they had arrived on the beach.





The Overall- Winners
Texel | 11-06-2005 15:25:00 | By: Louise van der Sluis
Mischa Heemskerk and Sander de Boer are most likely the overall winners of the 28th Round of Texel. The team (that sailed together this year for the first time) finished in second place, was widely distanced from Wouter Samama and Jeroen van Leeuwen. We started of carefully because of the wild sea. After that we just hit it! We could take second position because the two Formule- 18 boats that were in front of us flipped over” says de Boer. Heemskerk tells that the first part was hard work because off the strong wind and the powerful waves. “ We sometimes sailed threw four meter high waves. That is super intense!” He described the race not as extremely difficult. “It was tough but I have been through worse on a Texel’s round”. Even though the official results are not known until nine pm, Heemskerk has no doubt about his victory. “We are the winners!”

The Koog | 11-06-2005 13:08:00 | By: Louise of of the lock New official Ronde-record, which were sailed today Wouter Samama and Jeroen van Leeuwen, have been determined on 2 hours, 11 minutes and 11 seconden. Mischa Heemskerk and Sander passed the farmer after 2 hours, 16 minutes and 35 seconden between the finishboeien. The third boat which came in, was which of the texelaars Eduard Zanen and Willem Houwing. They passed the finish in 2 hours 19 minutes and 1 seconde.

What were they sailing on?

I am just a few minutes back from Texel. It was a real disaster. I saw more than 10 mast snapping within a quarter of an hour from the place i was standing on the beach. Boats were tumbling like dice trough the surf and over each other. A few hundred boats stayed on the beach, they were right. The surf was unbeatable. Even Mitch Booth and some other professional sailors ( for instance a M20) crashed. If you came through it was a matter of luck. I did not compete because my boat was not ready on time. I suppose i would have stayed ashore if I would have had a boat.
Remarkable fact was that the Capricorn was doing very well. Didnot see many Nacra's in the top.
Heemskerk is sailing a hoby tiger.

I believe a Tornado

Jake,
You can look up the skippers as they are listed alphabetically in the Registration section on the Texel site.
http://rotdominoserver.ti.mon3aan.nl/IIS/getTmp.jsp?file=RotIisViewAanmelders.html

The way I see it the first boat home was a Tornado the second is listed as an F18 and the third a Tornado.

Regards,
Phill

What is the approximatete distance of the race? Curious to know what the average speed was.

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Just seen your report in the F16 forum.

F5 almost onshore - Nasty !

Me too 2000, all the effort of getting from the boat from the UK to Texel and they cancel the ****** race. But I'd have rather have the race cancelled than experience what some of these guys have.

And here's the new Hobie 20

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...ouch!

Bruce
St. Croix

And I got there from the U.S. for the same cancelled race. It was quite disappointing after the money and logistics of getting there. Of course I didn't have to worry about my boat in the surf but I sure wanted to go for it.

Is this our Wouter or a different Wouter? If it's our Wouter I believe congratulations are in order.

It aint our Wouter.

No it ain't me.

I'm just an average middle fleet sailor.

Wouter