Formula 16 Worlds @Travemunde: Opti -> F16?

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Image Seb Godefroid. Optis are the best school sailing can have, but after that what path a kid can follow? For 12yrs Old (Not 14 as I was remarked by Jeroen) an F16 seems to be a good next step, with a little help of some champs in your training and as crew you can be leading at that age an International Class World Championship.

Not over yet, but comfortable lead for Henri Demesmaeker & Jeroen Van Leeuwen.
Tight battle for 3rd. Event ends tomorrow.   Formula 16 is being used form youths to be future champs in USA and Belguim, programs supported by Ahpc & Falcon Marine and more surely will follow their path.

Top Ten below Full results at https://www.travemuender-woche.com/en/races/2013/lists/index.html

Nr Sail Number Crew Club T N
1  BEL 888 Henri DEMESMAEKER Jeroen van LEEUWEN RBSC 49.0 40.0
2  GER 60 Helge SACH Christian SACH LYC 81.0 70.0
3  FRA 56893 Gurvan BONTEMPS David FANOUILLERE SRV 92.0 76.0
4  BEL 666 Aurélie van SCHOOTE Morgan GOOD 111.0 78.0
5  FRA 2016 Vincent DOMAND Fanny MERELLE CNPA 90.0 78.0
6  SUI 1 Andreas LUTZ Beat KÄSER RVS 136.0 103.0
7  BEL 308 Arnout VICTOR Klaas VICTOR RBSC 141.0 120.0
8  NED 317 Pim HAGENAAR Marleen BUIZER 156.0 123.0
9  BEL 111 Philip HENDRICKX Gaetan BOLS 161.5 128.5
10  FRA 59863 Emmanuel BOULOGNE Jean BOULOGNE CVT 152.0 130.0

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  1. Laurent Verbeeck says:
    July 26, 2013 at 7:37 am

    Hi,

    Henri Demesmaeker is not coming from the optimist! He always sailed catamaran. There is a perfect path to follow on the catamaran that prooved to be as efficient as these on monohull.
    Henri started on the age of 7 on a Catsy. When he was 8 – 9 he sailed the Hobie Dragoon. At the age of 11 he started to sail in the C3 class (16 feet: Hobie Max and SL16). Now, at the age of 12, he combines SL16 and F16.

    This prooves that it is also possible to have good youth sailors without the optimist. The multihull also have a perfect path to start sailing and become a very good regatta sailor.

    Best regards,

    Laurent