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Annemiek van Kinderen reports from the Aruba Heineken Catamaran Regatta

After a day of rest yesterday. All the sailors were keen to sail the races of today. John Moret and Nico Harrewijn took the first place in the morning race. Followed by Richard Allen with crew James Hoad. The third place was for Mike Smith and Ian Wild in their Dart 18. The leading Tornado sailors Xander Pols and Mark Zwart had to abandon the race with boat damage.

Unfortunately Rob Klootwijk and Arie van de Plas didn’t sail today because Rob broke his leg celebrating their second place of Tuesday’s racing. Rob had surgery in the Hospital and seems okay. He is very disappointed that the races are over for him and Arie, especially because they were doing so well.

This afternoon a long distance race was held. The catamarans went down the cost to the south end of the island along beautiful white beaches. The couple Ashley and Julia Machin from Britain took the first place with their Hurricane 5.9. Second Richard Allen and James Hoad came in just before John Moret and Nico Harrewijn.

Pos	Class	Helm	Crew	Nat	SCR	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts
1	Tornado 2001	Pols, Xander	Zwart, Mark	NED	0.94	2	DNF	1	2	1	DNC	5	11
2	Tornado 2001	Moret, John	Harrewijn, Nico	NED	0.94	4	2	2	5	4	1	3	12
3	Tornado 2001	Allen, Richard	Hoad, James	GBR	0.94	1	7	DNF	1	10	2	2	13
4	Hurricane 5.9	Machin, Ashley	Machin,Julia	GBR	1.01	5	1	8	4	6	4	1	15
5	Tornado 2001	Klootwijk, Rob	Plas, Arie van de	NED	0.94	3	3	4	3	2	DNC	DNC	15
6	Dart 18 Spi	Thomasch, Manfred	Hankart, Henk	AUS	1.16	DNS	4	3	10	3	6	11	26
7	Dart 18	Smith, Mike	Wild, Ian	GBR	1.18	7	6	7	7	5	3	6	27
8	Tornado	Ambtman, Leo	Vos, Lauw	NED	1	12	9	5	6	8	11	4	32
9	Tornado 2001	Diks, Marcel	Diks, Daniel	NED	0.94	11	11	9	DNF	7	8	7	42
10	Tornado	Hovenkamp, Jan Egbert	Desmedt, Gille	BEL	1	10	5	6	DNC	9	18	DNC	48
11	Dart 18	Winchester, Toby	Winchester, Wendy	GBR	1.18	6	8	DNF	DNF	17	7	10	48
12	Hurricane 5.9	Harcourt, David	Irvine, Jilian	GBR	1.01	8	23	11	8	16	12	12	51
13	Hurricane 5.9 Sport	Leighton, Hamish	Leighton, Helen	GBR	1	13	15	10	12	11	DNC	19	61
14	Nacra Inter 20	Deutekom, Maarten	Vries, Jo de	NED	0.94	14	16	15	9	15	13	16	66
15	Hurricane 5.9	Harrison, Lee	Harrison, Davina	GBR	1.01	9	17	14	24	DNC	10	17	67
16	Nacra Inter 18	Dalmeijer, Rob	Hoog, Jacco de	NED	1.01	18	13	18	16	14	20	15	76
17	Spitfire	Simons, Aart	Schaap, Jan	NED	1.04	23	10	12	13	DNF	21	DNC	79
18	Nacra 6.0 SE	Koops, Herald	Vonk, Renso	NED	0.98	20	21	21	15	19	28	21	96
19	Nacra Inter 20	Smeding, Herman	Giethoorn, Ronald	NED	0.94	DNC	DNC	20	18	18	15	26	97
20	Nacra Inter 20	Soet, Robert	Lautier, Emile	NED	0.94	15	DSQ	13	DNC	DNF	17	14	100
21	Hobie 16	Rix, Tony	Delow, Antnony	GBR	1.16	16	20	DNF	DNF	DNF	16	9	102
22	Hurricane 5.9	Stahl, Robert	Chatter, Annette	GBR	1.01	27	24	17	19	DNF	22	22	104
23	Tornado 2001	Peuter, Wim de	Verelst, Luc	BEL	0.94	DNS	DNF	DNC	DNF	13	5	8	108
24	Nacra Inter 17	Wolters, Henk		NED	1.13	24	18	DNF	11	DNF	14	DNC	108
25	Nacra 6.0	Heijden, Willy van der	Landa, Henk	NED	0.97	17	30	19	20	DNF	25	29	110
26	Hurricane 5.9	Hammock, Simon	Mcteer, Ian	GBR	1.01	DNF	26	23	27	22	23	18	112
27	Hobie 16	Rowen, David	Hoad, George	GBR	1.16	25	27	DNF	DNF	12	9	DNC	114
28	Tornado 2001	Talfourd, Vincent	Carter, Geoff	GBR	0.94	32	12	16	DNF	DNC	DNC	13	114
29	Dart Hawk	Harrison, Paul	Austin, Michelle	GBR	1.01	DNF	14	DNF	21	DNC	19	20	115
30	Nacra Inter 20	Buyse, Paul	Breur, Hans	NED	0.94	30	22	DNF	DNF	21	24	23	120
31	Nacra Inter 20	Decker, Tony de	Westdorp, Paul	BEL	0.94	19	DNF	22	17	DNC	26	DSQ	125
32	Nacra Inter 20	Jong, Nico de	Sanders, Frank	NED	0.94	33	31	26	22	20	33	27	126
33	Nacra Inter 18	Huijboom, Peter	Eikelenstam, Arnold	NED	1.01	26	29	25	28	23	31	25	127
34	Nacra Inter 20	Milton, Trevor	Milton, Jeff	GBR	0.94	22	25	DNF	DNC	DNC	27	28	143
35	Nacra Inter 18	Teurling, Bart	Willems, Filip	NED	1.01	29	28	DNF	26	DNF	30	30	143
36	Nacra 5.7 Race	Bogers, Martin	Krugers, Pieter Jan	NED	1.07	31	DNF	24	25	DNF	34	32	146
37	Dart 18	Hicks, Gareth	Smith Fiona	GBR	1.18	DNC	19	DNF	14	DNF	DNC	DNC	156
38	Nacra Inter 18	Meppelink, Ronald	Horsthuis, Dion	NED	1.01	DNF	DNF	DNC	23	DNC	29	31	165
39	Nacra Inter 20	Evans, Bob	Offer, Stuart	GBR	0.94	28	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	32	24	166
40	Stealth	Morse, Andrew		GBR	1	21	DNF	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	185

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