Rotterdam Offshore Sailing Team takes line honours in Vuurschepenrace
The Hague – Scheveningen, 27 May – 4 June 2017
On Saturday 27 May the North Sea Regatta Week 2017 kicked off with the Vuurschepen Race from Scheveningen to Harwich. The almost 70 teams participating in the Vuurschepenrace and the RORC North Sea Race, the two offshore races during the North Sea Regatta Week 2017, enjoyed almost caribbean sailing conditions on the North Sea.
The first day at the Worlds J22 started with eating ice creams in the marina and waiting for the sea breeze to pick up. In the afternoon the 39 teams sailed three nice races in challenging light wind conditions. SAP Sailing Analytics provides live tracking for the Worlds J22 and SB20 class during the North Sea Regatta. First warning signal of the inshore races for all other classes at the North Sea Regatta will be at Friday 2 June at 10.25 am. More details can be found online.
Gerd-Jan Poortman and ‘his’ Rotterdam Offshore Sailing Team crossed the finish line first. The Team Heiner Talents, one of the other young teams, finished eleventh in ORC2 and were not really happy with their results, but they definitely got hooked to offshore sailing after the first Vuurschepen Race they sailed together. “We learned so much, we had great sailing conditions and know where we can make progress on our way back to Scheveningen, we’re really looking forward to do some more of this!” they said when they were on their way to the start of the Vuurschepen Race on Tuesday morning. The results are published online.
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