Heemskerk claims another title

A report from the Dutch F18 Nationals in Medemblik

The Dutch F18 Nationals in Medemblik saw a great turnout of 56 teams with a large
number of Olympians and World Champions in their midst.

The weekend saw a Saturday of light and dying wind with only two races completed and a third abandoned as the race ran over the time limit. Sunday by contrast saw a building breeze and twin wiring for all of the four races.

Saturday

The shifty conditions were tough to gauge, but Darren Bundock and Will Howden made the best of the conditions with top three finishes in both races giving them the lead over night. In second was Mischa Heemskerk and Bastiaan Tentij, with one race win and a fifth place to count, and in third overall was Coen de Koning and Thijs Visser. Top placed UK helm overnight was Hugh Styles, with crew Ferdinand van West, in sixth overall.

Sunday

With more wind the event saw a new team come to the fore, in the shape of Olivier Backes and Arnaud Jarlegan from France. They sailed superbly with firsts in three of the four races. This moved them into a podium position with a third overall.

The fight for the overall title, between Heemskerk and Bundock, went the way of the Dutch man as Bundock couldn't quite match the pace of Heemskerk on the downwind legs. De Koning had a day of top five results, including a win, which was enough to clinch fourth overall. Fifth overall went to the strongly finishing Styles.

Results:

Pos	Name	Sailno	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Tot
1	HEEMSKERK, Mischa, TENTIJ, Bastiaan, F18	NED 7	1	-7	2	2	2	3	10
2	BUNDOCK, Darren, HOWDEN, Will, F18	NED 11	3	1	-4	3	3	2	12
3	BACKES, Olivier, JARLEGAN, Arnaud, F18	FRA 36	-13	2	9	1	1	1	14
4	KONING DE, Coen, VISSER, Thijs, F18	NED 3	6	5	1	4	5	-8	21
5	STYLES, Hugh, VAN WEST, Ferdinand, F18	NED 1204	5	10	-11	8	6	4	33
6	BROUWER, Carlijn, LEEUWEN, Jeroen van, F18	NED 1202	10	6	-14	9	4	5	34
7	MEULEN, van de Reindert Jan, KNOL, Carina, F18	NED 76	-23	3	7	5	14	10	39
8	MACPHERSON, Andrew, FARRER, Simon, F18	NED 1	9	12	-16	6	9	12	48
9	HUNTELMAN, Vincent, BLOM, Max, F18	NED 1209	2	13	10	-33	18	11	54
10	POLS, Xander, VAN HELDEN, Marja, F18	NED 23	19	4	3	(dnf)	10	19	55
11	GEIJSSEN, Willem, VAN CAPELLE, Rico, F18	NED 1207	-22	15	6	7	20	7	55
12	PROOT, Fransis, PROOT, Michel, F18	BEL 27	8	-30	8	14	15	13	58
13	ZEEKANT, Oscar, SCHUITEMA, Wybe, F18	NED 2	-25	23	17	11	8	6	65
14	SAMAMA, Wouter, BEGEMANN, Karel, F18	NED 43	12	8	21	-22	7	17	65
15	ORPU, Toby, CRAWFORD, Lewis, F18	GBR 10	7	20	13	16	-23	9	65
16	SKOMSKI, Adam, KOPYLOWICZ, Jakub, F18	POL 4	15	9	18	12	-25	18	72
17	DELNOOZ, Elke, GERING, Mark, F18	NED 99	4	19	20	21	-36	14	78
18	GROEN, Thomas, NOORDZIJ, Ad, F18	NED 59	11	22	19	15	11	-25	78
19	BOSHMA, Claske, CASEY, John, F18	USA 1	27	-32	5	13	16	21	82
20	VEENMAN, Jorden, MUNCK DE, Mischa, F18	NED 21	-28	28	23	10	12	15	88
21	DAM, Coert van, DAM, Marius van, F18	NED 879	-24	14	12	18	24	24	92
22	BOSSER, Thierry, GRAMME, Alain, F18	BEL 50	17	21	-33	19	13	22	92
23	KONING, Marcelien de, BOER, Sander de, F18	BEL 1111	14	11	24	-37	30	23	102
24	LARSEN, Sascha, VAN HELDEN, Christa, F18	NED 1164	16	24	25	17	22	-26	104
25	GUMMER, Stuart, BOOGAARDS, Diane, F18	GBR 7	21	26	15	28	17	-31	107
26	REMEIJER, Remco, RUITER, Hugo Jan, F18	NED 960	26	-29	27	20	26	16	115
27	VISSER, Jacques, GAASTELAARS, Elwin, F18	NED 201	-35	33	22	23	27	20	125
28	BRUIJNE, Kathelijn de, WAARD, Frank de, F18	NED 50	20	35	26	26	21	-48	128
29	BREUR, Hans, EVERAARS, Roel, F18	NED 888	29	16	28	-31	29	28	130
30	VERCIO, Alessandro, ROMKES, Johannes, F18	NED 16	18	25	-35	32	33	27	135
31	KERSTENS, Jurgen, KOS, Gert-Jan, F18	NED 19	30	18	34	24	-37	30	136
32	MORET, John, RADELAAR, Danny, F18	NED 1010	31	27	31	-39	35	29	153
33	ENGELSMAN, Marieke, HEBLY, Juppe, F18	IRL 911	-37	31	30	27	32	35	155
34	DUIJNDAM, Rogier, DUIJNDAM, Maarten, F18	NED 64	33	36	-42	25	28	38	160
35	BROUWER, Martijn, SIMOONS, Roel, F18	NED 40	39	-53	29	35	34	32	169
36	KIMMEL, Joost, KOSTER, Klaas, F18	NED 12	46	43	32	30	19	(dnc)	170
37	MINDERMAN, Walter, MINDERMAN, Gardi, F18	NED 1707	38	17	46	43	-49	37	181
38	DUINMEIJER, Rik, ALESSIE, Corstiaan, F18	NED 951	-48	39	36	44	31	34	184
39	DALFSEN, Leon van, UITENBOGERD, Mark, F18	NED 112	-42	34	37	38	41	36	186
40	ZONNEVELD, Marielle, MELS, Tony, F18	NED 1763	34	45	38	29	45	-47	191
41	ZEILMAKER, Thorin, BOXSEM, Arjen, F18	NED 104	(bfd)	38	43	36	46	40	203
42	VERCOUTEREN, Menno, JANNINK, Gijs, F18	NED 13	50	44	40	34	38	(dnc)	206
43	DAM, Boris van, Röling, Heleen, F18	NED 51	41	42	41	-51	47	42	213
44	KLAVEREN, Susan van, KLAVEREN, Hans van, F18	NED 2489	45	-55	50	41	40	41	217
45	KLOPPERS, Peter, ENGELSMA, Dennis, F18	NED 5	-54	47	44	46	42	39	218
46	PAUMEN, Bas, RUITER DE, Mark, F18	NED 2396	-51	51	51	45	39	33	219
47	VISSER, Jan, VAN HEK, Sanne, F18	NED 8	47	40	-48	47	43	43	220
48	DE RODER, Monique, STOKE, Annemieke, F18	NED 777	43	-50	45	48	44	45	225
49	HOEKSTRA, bouke, POOL, duncan, F18	NED 757	40	37	-52	49	50	50	226
50	DE REUS, Gijs, HELDERS, Pauline, F18	NED 2035	-49	49	47	42	48	46	232
51	SCHUITEMA, onno, SWOLFS, wouter, F18	NED 747	36	48	-53	53	52	44	233
52	ELHORST, Mathijn, SCHOUTEN, Peter, F18	NED 2297	32	41	(dnc)	52	dnc	dnc	239
53	VAN EK, Jan, MULDER, Hero, F18	NED 2452	44	46	54	40	(dnf)	dnc	241
54	WEILER, Kai, KLARNER, Sebastian, F18	GER 1930	52	-54	49	50	51	49	251
55	WOUDA, Jurjen, MODDER, Richard, F18	NED 931	53	52	39	(dnf)	dnc	dnc	258
56	LUSSENBURG, Patrick, SCHOENMEIJER, Lennert, F18	NED 1004	(bfd)	dnc	dnc	dnc	dnc	dnc	285