(Stellendam, Netherlands)- Considered to be the principal opening
regatta of the Netherlands/ Benelux sailing season, the Van Uden Reco
Stellendam Regatta opened the first day of sailing with a spectacular
day. It was a windy day, very shifty and gusty and in the afternoon the
sun broke through and it made for a great start to the season.
"It
was high time that we once again enjoyed sailing competition after such
a long, nasty winter,” says a satisfied IRC 1 sailor on the side while
enjoying a ham sandwich. “This weekend was almost perfect.”Strong winds on Sunday
On Sunday, a stiff breeze provide for yet another spectacular day on the water. Breezes were strong enough to cause a few torn sails, broken egos and sail-handling issues in the corners of the course. Nevertheless, most crews came away with a big smile as they came ashore after another amazing day of sailing.
The RC worked over-time to provide double-scoring for both IRC and ORC for all the 115 boats sailing in the various handicap classes.
Leading
the way home in ORC 1 scoring was John Van der Starre’s famous J/111
XCENTRIC RIPPER, scoring a 2-1-2-3-1 for 9 net pts to win by a
substantial margin of 5 pts in just five races scored. Under the IRC 1
class scoring, the “RIPPER” took second.In the one-design world, the largest class at the entire regatta were the J/22s with eleven boats participating. With six 1sts in eight races, Mr Verdoom’s NED 1295 walked off with the regatta. Taking second was Ms Nijdam’s BIG ROLL- TU DELFT BEAUFORT with 18 pts. Third was Mr Rieckborn’s JAG’D with 37 pts. The leader in the J/80 class scoring was Mr van Veen’s NJOY with straight bullets for just six pts. Sailing photo credits- Anton van de Koppel For more Van Uden Reco sailing information
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