Team prize for Texel

Giant catamaran event to take place in June this year

This year, the Round Texel organisation has introduced a prize for the best performing sailing club.

On Saturday 11 June 2005, world’s biggest catamaran race around the Wadden island of Texel will start for the 28th time. About 600 teams are expected to challenge the elements and to test the endurance of their equipment and themselves. As of 1 March 123 teams has signed up the Zwitserleven Round Texel Race 2005.

Club members often travel together to Texel as Round Texel co-ordinator Edwin Lodder explains: “We want to encourage these initiatives with a special prize, a red Zwitserleven couch for their club house. Hopefully, the Round Texel Race will become an annual trip for more sailing associations.”

Last year’s promo area on the beach will return in 2005. Catamaran fans will find the newest developments there and they can get into contact with top sailors.

As for the Round Texel race itself, the start gun will be fired at 1000am on Saturday 11 June this year. Prior to this, from Wednesday 8 up to and including Friday 10 June, competitors can try out the sailing area during the Texel Dutch Open. Although this championship consists of course races, many competitors consider it as training for the ‘big cat race’ on Saturday.

In addition, the Royal Dutch Sailing Federation has officially recognised the event as an Open Dutch Championship. On Thursday afternoon, people can traditionally sail the ‘Horstocht’. On Friday afternoon, sponsors and press will be invited to compete in the VIP Race. It gives them the opportunity to experience catamaran sailing with a top sailor. During the Round Texel Week a social program offers relaxation on the Texel beach.

In addition to Zwitserleven, the event is sponsored by TNG Swiss Watches, Repeat Sales Promotions, PWN Waterleidingbedrijf Noord-Holland, W&H/Liebherr, LinkinMedia, Nissan, Teso, VVV Texel, RoT Events en de Mondriaan Onderwijsgroep.