Annka Duebbers's Womens' Team Screams Away!
(Haltern an See, Germany)- The conditions before the regatta were not good. For days before it was 8 degree centigrade, rain and no wind. But then just before the regatta started, the skies parted, the sun showed up and the wind came in! Magical, a glam regatta for some glam girls, too!After the first days of racing, sitting with a 1-3-1 were the girls racing JETSCREAM, skippered by Annka Duebbers and her merry crew of Falko Braun, Nadine Settele and Gina Heb. On Saturday evening, there was nothing that Ulrich Wens' team could do (including his crew Christian Raschke) to get Annka's team to have too much fun enjoying the African live music, stage show and gambling. The girls kept their composure, went home and showed up the next day ready for action.
On Sunday, the JETSCREAM team sailed strongly, despite starting off with a fourth place. They managed to beat Ulrich's team in the last race to secure first place for the regatta. The Race Committee should be commended for setting a variety of interesting courses, including a very challenging Olympic Course that sailed so many reaches, runs and beats that the crews appeared dizzy after one seventeen leg race! See more results and photos on the J/22 Germany site. For more J/22 Germany sailing info.