A-Class: Dutch Nats 2011 Results

Photo: Mark Cole EyeforLife.com – Click to enlarge
The new Vision A-Class by Catparts took 1st and 2nd with Sjoerd and Chris. The class builders continue their successfull launch of new designs every year. Third for DNA builder Pieter Jan. Click this start image by Mark Cole, really good with Sjoerd leading , check his face and how everyone is looking at him. Excellent detailed photo, directly to the CS book top list.
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From CatamaranParts
“Dutch A-class Nationals were sailed with challenging and light condition with the last day in moderate winds.
The prediction given about the weather/wind forecast was completely correct with high winds on the Friday and Saterday and light to moderate winds on the Sunday.
The organisation was done by Hellecat and again they deserved a big thumbs up because it was again perfectly done.
Friday 09 july
In the morning a lot of the competitors from outside Holland where already arrived and where preparing the boats for a day hard work on the water because the wind was strong and it looked that it was on the edge. We had 38 competitors on the list but around the half of them where not going out because of the conditions ( constant 18 and gusts far into the 20’s ). There where 3 days scheduled and the RC did manage to make 2 races with an increasing wind so the last race was cancelled.
After the first day there was Chris Field and Sjoerd Hoekstra in the lead on equal points with PJ Dwarshuis 3 rd.
Full Report at catamaranparts.blogspot.com
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More pics and details at DNA web: dnacat.blogspot.com
Also at the British A-Class Assoc www.aclasscatamaran.co.uk/news.htm
Final results
1. Sjoerd Hoekstra ( Vision ) 2,1,2,1,1,(3),1,(BFD),2 Total 10
2. Chris Field ( Vision ) 1,2,(4),(4),2,1,3,3,1 Total 13
3. Pieter Jan Dwarshuis ( DNA ) 3,3,1,3,4,(25),4,(16),6 Total 24
4. Roeland Wentholt ( DNA ) 4,(DNC),3,5,3,5,(10),1,5 Total 26
5. Theo van Hilten ( Vision ) 6,5,7,8,6,(9),2,6,(10) Total 40
6. Gabriel Wicke ( Flyer 1) 8,(11),(14),6,5,4,6,5,7 Total 41
7. Guido Schulte ( DNA ) 7,6,6,2,(11),6,(12),4,11 Total 42
8. Tjibbe Veelo ( DNA ) 9,7,(11),7,(DNC),8,7,11,8 Total 57
9. Nigel Lovett ( Tool ) 11,8,8,(13),7,12,(14),2,13 Total 61
10. Matthias Dietz ( Nikita ) (DNC),(DNC),10,9,9,2,5,BFD,4 Total 78