X-35s at the North Sea Regatta
by Robert Grieg-Gran 15 May 2008 14:46 BST
Turnstone TEN wins North Sea Regatta
18 X-35s, four of which were from the UK, joined almost 400 boats at the North Sea Regatta last weekend to compete in 4 days of racing off the Scheveningen coast in Holland. Light winds and blue skies held throughout the regatta and it was GBR Cool Runnings that got off to a perfect start with two bullets on the first day. However, with no discards allowed in the nine race series all the teams knew it was consistency would win this regatta.
On Saturday morning, the fleet waited until 2pm as the fight between the easterly gradient and the sea breeze caused 90-degree shifts across the course. After another 2 races, Quantum Racing Holland and the Turnstone Estates sponsored TEN Racing Group established themselves at the front of the fleet.
Wonderful conditions on the third day saw TEN take the day prize again with Quantum Racing Holland and Cool Runnings hot on their heels. Noticeably another Quantum powered boat, Maas, was rapidly moving up the order in the light winds.
With all to play for on the final day (and the Cool Runnings team unfortunately having to return home) the Ten Racing Group scored two safe second places to take the championship without a result outside the top 5. The boat, largely crewed by members of the RYA Volvo Keelboat Squad, now turns its attention to the last couple of events in Holland until the fleet travels to the Med for the Copa del Rey and the World Championships in Italy in September.
Overall Results:
| Pos | Sail No | Boat Name | Skipper | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | Pts |
|---|
| 1 | GBR 1035 | Perfect Ten | Ten Racing Group | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 26 |
| 2 | NED 16 | Quantum Racing Holland | N. Bol | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 33 |
| 3 | NED 13 | Maas | nanno aukes | 7 | 4 | 5 | dns | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 50 |
| 4 | GBR 4835 | Cool Runnings | Thorkild Juncker | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | dns | dns | 55 |
| 5 | NED 117 | Drs.X | Cees Wieringa | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 61 |
| 6 | GBR 3500 | Kiss | David Pinner | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 68 |
| 7 | NED 57 | Just 4 Fun | Albert Kooijman | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 72 |
| 8 | NED 122 | Magic Marine | M. Baas | 11 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 72 |
| 9 | NED 115 | Who's next | Alwin van Daelen | 12 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 79 |
| 10 | NED 12 | Yellow Rose | M.J.Ringers | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 80 |
| 11 | NED 54 | Loyola X | Bert van der Els | dsq | 13 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 93 |
| 12 | NED 14 | Gold Marine | bart vaN AKEN | 8 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 95 |
| 13 | NED 15 | Jetstream | Gerben Bos | 14 | 10 | 15 | dns | 14 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 102 |
| 14 | GBR 35 | Xwaves | Mike Brand | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 123 |
| 15 | BEL 1102 | The Untouchables | Coen Wohrmann | 10 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 124 |
| 16 | NED 28 | Brass Tacks | S Vos | 13 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 15 | ocs | 15 | 127 |
| 17 | NED 40 | Ienvinix | C.J.Ringeling | dns | dns | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 145 |
| 18 | NED 90 | Waikabubak | Remko de Haan | 16 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 145 |