Practice rounds: downwind satisfaction

11-03-2006, Scheveningen (Ernst-Jan van Housselt)

 

After a weekend of rest, this Saturday we set sail again to train at the North Sea. The temperature was just above zero, the wind a strong twenty knots plus against the current. The other Dutch team; vanUden TU Delft was also at Scheveningen harbor to go for some practice rounds. They left a little earlier but returned little later with a smile on there faces and a torn jib. Having no fear we went out with only tree members of the regular team and five stand-ins. After some upwind practice, downwind runs with full spinnaker and being really frozen we returned satisfied. Ready to start the next morning at the IJspegel matches.

 

Team Triple P sailed with the following crew:

 

   1  Fezi Khaleghi

   2  Joost Kroon

   3  Ernst-Jan van Housselt

   4  Erik van Vuuren

   5  David Anink

   6  Wouter Roos

   7  Adjo van IJsseldijk

   8  Jan-Willem Droppers