TheBeachcats.comPowered by TheBeachcats.comFrenchy's Rum Run, Ventura, CA- June 25, 2007 mg2:20216 class=leftIn 1928 Raymond "Frenchy" LaDreau arrived on West Anacapa Island and lived a hermit-like existence for the next 28 years. Frenchy's wife had died, it was said, and he'd come to the island in a state of mourning. As the years passed, Frenchy's sorrow over the loss of his wife did not lessen and his drinking increased. Despite this (or because of this), Frenchy LaDreau became the unofficial Park Service representative, reporting on acts of vandalism.http://www.thebeachcats.com/Article284.html BundockAshby Win Zwitserleven Round Texel 2007 Race, Netherlands- June 23, 2007 De Koog, Texel Netherlands, June 23 2007 - On Saturday June 23 2007, the Nissan Pro Team BundockAshby won the 30th Zwitserleven Round Texel Race on handicap. The Aussies started with their F18 Hobie Tiger as the furthest boat on the right and grabbed immediately the lead on elapsed time. The experimental Dutch M20’s of PolsVeenstra and DercksenMcintosh battled for the line honours. Thanks to the bigger sail plan of Performance Sails, Xander Pols and Tjiddo Veenstra had a speed..http://www.thebeachcats.com/Article283.html Styles and Crawford Win Texel Dutch Open 2007, Regatta, Netherlands- June 23, 2007 On Friday June 22 2007, the British Fatface-team StylesCrawford won the Texel Dutch Open after an exciting conclusion. In the end, the gap to Dutchmen Heemskerk and Tentij was only half a point. The British F18 Capricorn duo GummerBurke were third. The Open Class I showed new leaders, as both F18 Nacra Infusion teams HuntelmanVan der Kamp and De KoningVan Leeuwen took a bullet. Thanks to a moderate south-western wind, the course was laid out along the coast, which gave a good view...http://www.thebeachcats.com/Article282.html Day Two of Texel Dutch Open, Netherlands- June 22, 2007 De Koog Texel, June 21 2007 - On the second day of the Texel Dutch Open in the Netherlands, Hugh Styles and Ryan Crawford (UK) consolidated their lead in the Open Class I. They finished third and first on handicap, racing a F18 Nacra Infusion. Mischa Heemskerk and Bastiaan Tentij scored a first and fifth, which left them in second position overall. The Frenchmen Jean-Christophe Mourniac and Frank Citeau climbed on the leader board and are third overall, followed by their Nissan...http://www.thebeachcats.com/Article281.html 2007 'Round the Island Multihull Sailboat Race Results (Fort Walton, FL)- June 22, 2007 2007 'Round the Island Multihull Sailboat Race Fort Walton Yacht Club June 15- 17 2007 The 'Round the Island Race is a 100 mile circumnavigation of Santa Rosa Island located in Northwest Florida. Headquartered at the Fort Walton Yacht Club, the race begins off the point, through the East Pass and continues west to the Pensacola Pass where the northern turn is made for the return trip through the inter-coastal waterway. A light but steady breeze and an early morning...http://www.thebeachcats.com/Article280.html 2007 Texel Dutch Open Gets Underway- June 21, 2007 Hugh Styles and Ryan Crawford (UK) scored two bullets on the first day of the Texel Dutch Open 2007 in the Netherlands. The British sailors shined at boat speed with their Nacra Infusion and ‘simple sailing’, as they called it. Mischa Heemskerk and Bastiaan Tentij, also on a Nacra Infusion, finished second twice in a fleet of 46 competitors. The British Spitfire team Chris Sproat and Georgina Burke are in third position overall. Last year’s runner up of the...http://www.thebeachcats.com/Article279.html 482 Enter the Round Texel Race, Netherlands- June 21, 2007 A week prior to the start of the 30th Zwitserleven Round Texel Race, the organization has received 482 pre-entries. Among them the overall winners of 2006, Remco Kenbeek and Paul Brouwer with their F18 Capricorn (NED). The Swedish M20 duo MarströmPersson that took last year’s line honours after an exciting battle, will be back as well. The golden fleet is at full strength with over two hundred top teams from the Netherlands, Australia, France, Belgium, Germany and the UK..http://www.thebeachcats.com/Article278.html 2007 Round the Island, Fort Walton, FL- June 1, 2007 100 mile distance race, no ground crew needed! Editors note:Ever thought you'd like to do one of the distance races like the Tybee 500 or the Great Texas, but don't have the ground support or resources for such an adventure The Fort Walton Yacht Club, 'Round the Island is the perfect event to challenge yourself without breaking the bank or scaring your loved ones. Sail a 100 mile round trip race with the start and finish inside the bay, no surf launch to deal with and only takes a weekend. Read.http://www.thebeachcats.com/Article277.html Hobie 16 & Hobie Dragoon Europeans 2007 Sailed in Holland- June 1, 2007 's Gravenzande Netherlands - The Hobie 16 & Hobie Dragoon Europeans 2007 will be sailed off the Dutch coast of ‘s Gravenzande, close the The Hague and Scheveningen. From July 28 until August 4, about 150 teams will face the elements of the North Sea in their battle for European titles in five classes: Hobie 16 with spinnaker youth, master (from the age of 45), women, Hobie Dragoon youth and Hobie 16 Open. So far, the organization has received 33 pre-entries, representing 11.http://www.thebeachcats.com/Article276.html |