And here are some of the results that many will want to see.



The results of the 316 boats that finished out of the 594 registered starters.



On elapsed time first 10 :



Karsenbarg (NL) / Heemskerk (NL) tornado 94 02:40:54

Pols (NL) / Faas (NL) tornado 94 02:54:20

Keijzer (NL) / Brouwer (NL) nacra inter 20 96 02:59:04

Larsen (NL) / Geest (NL) formule18 102 02:59:05

Kenbeek (NL) / Brouwer (NL) formule18 102 03:00:16

Vink (NL) / Laaf (NL) formule18 102 03:00:37

Bouscholte (BE) / Nieuwenhuizen (BE) formule 20 96 03:00:44

Deventer (NL) / Krijthe (NL) formule 20 96 03:01:37

Smeets (NL) / Monteny (NL) formule 20 96 03:03:17

Bundock (AU) / Remagnino (IT) nacra F18 new 102 03:03:29

Sonino (IT) / Bruni (IT) formule18 102 03:03:38





on corrected time (first 10)



Karsenbarg (NL) / Heemskerk (NL) tornado 94 02:40:54

Duijndam (NL) / Zuijdwegt (NL) hobie 16 117 03:24:07

Larsen (NL) / Geest (NL) formule18 102 02:59:05

Kenbeek (NL) / Brouwer (NL) formule18 102 03:00:16

Vink (NL) / Laaf (NL) formule18 102 03:00:37

Schuitema (NL) / Boer (NL) hobie 16 117 03:27:40

Bundock (AU) / Remagnino (IT) nacra F18 new 102 03:03:29

Sonino (IT) / Bruni (IT) formule18 102 03:03:38

Schaffer (NL) / Maghielse (NL) hobie 16 117 03:31:50

Kersseboom (NL) / Zon (NL) hobie 16 117 03:32:54





Single handers on elapsed :



1 Schulte (DE) a-cat 100 03:30:27 03:30:27

2 Swinburn (UK) shadow 108 03:31:41 03:36:00

3 Ashby (AU) hobie fx one 107 03:33:22 03:19:24

4 Pool (TX) hobie fx one 107 03:41:47 03:27:16

5 Primowees (NL) prindle 15 126 03:52:48 03:04:45

6 Brouwer (NL) nacra inter 17 111 04:00:46 03:36:54





Singlehanders on corrected time With overall placings :



-17- Primowees (NL) prindle 15 03:04:45

-52- Ashby (AU) hobie fx one 03:19:24

-72- Pool (TX) hobie fx one 03:27:16

-90-Schulte (DE) a-cat 03:30:27

-112- Swinburn (UK) shadow 03:36:00



With an honourable mention of the Prindle 15 on placing 17, look at the time difference on handicap. This guy sailed a solo craft to 17th overal in very strainious conditions, windforce 5 to 6 beaufort (around 25 knots) on confused seas for 3 hours and 52 minutes. And I know the guy, he's a glassfibre repair man and on the wrong side of 40.



It is also clear to see that the lightweight A-cat did not have a decisive advantage over the FX-ones. As many of you know, I'm a fan of lightweight, but this also shows the limitations of being lightweight. It isn;t the answer to all.



The shadow, a lightweight F16 compliant boat, was only 73 seconds slower at the finish than the a-cat (in 3 hours and 31 minutes)



On the doublehanders (elapsed) :



4 F18's in the top ten ; also 3 F18's in the top 6

2 tornado's in the top 3; 1 iF20 in the top 3 ; 4 iF20 in the top ten.



The first new Nacra F18 is found at placing 10.



The first H16 is found at : 51th and 44 minutes after the tornado with line honours



On corrected time :



There are NO iF20 in the top 10 and only the tornado with line honours is the boat longer than 18 ft in the top 10. All other boats are F18's and H16's. 5 F18's in top 10 and 4 H16's. Dart 18 is at 15th. First Prindle 16 comes in at 16th on corrected time. First iF20 is at 22nd.



Congratulations to the H16's for putting up a good hurry up around the course.





But now the the results that everybody must be dying to know. Especially as Texel 2002 was a good approximation of the rough sailing conditions that might resemble those of the worrell 1000. The results of the F18HT :



The only F18HT to appear on the finishing list was a Ventillo F18HT sailed by lutz (CH) and Berger (CH). I haven't been able to find out if this was the only F18HT to compete. I'm sure that W.F. can let us know if any Bim Javelin 2's attended or not.



Their result on elapsed was :



154th Lutz (CH) / Berger (CH) ventilo 18HT 03:52:46 03:52:46



They were rated at 100 (texel) , F18 are 102, iF20 are 96 and Tornado are 94. Tornado classic = 100 (also)



The placed 194th out of 316 finishers on corrected time.



Considering that 594 started I say that this is a good result considering the conditions. Remember that Booth and Derksen picthpoled their boat violently ans Booth went to hospital but is okay.



The Spifire cat (grandfathered F16) clocked (elapsed)



42th Piggott (GB) / Piggott (GB) spitfire 103 03:20:03 03:14:13



And finished at 38th on corrected time. Also notice that the Texel rating of this boat is 103 and only 1 point less than the F18's.



A list with the H16's, P16's, spitfire on elapsed : (first number is elapsed ranking and the second is the corrected time placing)



42 38 Piggott (GB) / Piggott (GB) spitfire 03:20:03 03:14:13

51 2 Duijndam (NL) / Zuijdwegt (NL) hobie 16 03:24:07 02:54:27

60 6 Schuitema (NL) / Boer (NL) hobie 16 03:27:40 02:57:29

68 9 Schaffer (NL) / Maghielse (NL) hobie 16 03:31:50 03:01:03

74 10 Kersseboom (NL) / Zon (NL) hobie 16 03:32:54 03:01:57

84 12 Slot (NL) / Sanchez (NL) hobie 16 03:34:24 03:03:14

85 13 Bakker (NL) / Mooij (NL) hobie 16 03:34:50 03:03:37

104 26 Snel (NL) / Koppendraaier (NL) hobie 16 03:39:58 03:08:00

111 16 Bakker (NL) / Bakker (NL) prindle 16 03:41:36 03:04:40

135 41 Meijvogel (NL) / Meijvogel (NL) hobie 16 03:48:25 03:15:13



It was excelent H16, P16 (and F18) weather.



Hope this entertaining :



The results can be checked onlkine at : http://www.roundtexel.com/content/results_rt_2002.html?ID_Page=466&ID_Group=2&ID_Language=1



Regards



Wouter





(However I think that the Shadow has been disadvantaged, the calculation of the corrected time seems in error to me. It should finish ahead of the A-cat on handicap.)