D-Trip winner of the Aruba Rembrandt Regatta PDF Print E-mail
Monday, 15 August 2011 19:22
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The sailing yacht from Curacao D-Trip with Captain Edwin Versteeg has won the Budget Marine Cup for the most competitive yacht in the Aruba Rembrandt Regatta 2011. They also won the trofees in the ‘Round Aruba race and the racing class. In the cruising class captain Marc Anthony Rooijakkers and crew with his yacht Rafaga, and in the open class Eric Mijts and crew won the competition with his yacht Eva Luna.

Dozens of boats and hundreds of sportsmen and women competed in the sailing races, swimming competition and beach tennis tournament this weekend. During this third edition of the event races were sailed for yachts, wind surfers, kite surfers, optimist, sunfish and beach cats. On Friday August 11, the wind and current were so strong that only three yachts were able to complete the ‘Round Aruba race. The conditions on Saturday August 12 and on Sunday 13 were more favorable, and the sailing races were a spectacular sight. The races for Sunday afternoon had to be cancelled because a sailor from a beach cat was lost at sea.

From the moment it was known that a sailor was missing, a rescue operation was organized with the participation of the yachts, some fishing boats, the coast guard and the Aruban police. 45 minutes after the start of the rescue operation the sailor was found by sailing yacht D-Trip, at a distance of about 4 miles from the west coast of Aruba. The races for the optimist sailors, the youngest participants, were won by Dominique Hopman. In the Sunfish class Job Laborie was the fastest competitor, the beach cat competition was won by the duo Martin and Nicole van de Velde. Young surfers Milan de Jonge and Berend Pronk took the prizes in the wind surfing competition and the kite surf competition was won by Petr Pechacek. Eric Mijts, the organizer of the regatta event, is satisfied about the number of participants, the effort of all volunteers and sponsors of the regatta and the successful cooperation with Aruba Beach Tennis. As of this year the whole event has taken place at Eagle Beach which has proven to be a successful change in the planning. The closing dinner that was offered by Café Rembrandt was attended by about 400 people. The most important aspect of this year’s regatta is the fact that on Sunday afternoon authorities, participants and the organization have succeeded in finding the missing sailor.
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