A group of 12 sailors from Royal Van competed this year in the Delta Lloyd Regatta from May 15th to 26th. (the SPA regatta)
This is the 4th year we've attended the event and seem to get a bigger group each year.
Race Team members were: Alanna and Isabella in the Radial , Andy, Kevin, Alexander H, Chris T, Luke and Abe in the Standard Rig. John Romanko in the Finn, Mike L in the Laser , Zak , Nicola on Boards were also competing.
(Kevin Black and Jason Rhodes were there coaching)
The weather cooperated and we had winds ranging from light but consistent to quite heavy on the final day, it was sunny a majority of the time. We rented 2 cottages down the road from the sailing site and had a good time cooking at home and playing cards or backgammon in the evenings.
This was the first time for Kevin, Alana, Chris and Alex and I believe they were surprised how much racing you get for your money at these European events!
This regatta is known for it's excellent race committee work and didn't disappoint this year. Races got off on time and 13 races were sailed by the Lasers and the Radials.
Alex and Chris are both just 16 years old and performed well above expectations with windward mark roundings in the top 10 at least once.
Mike Leigh excelled again after a slow start and finished 7th overall. He really is world class at this point!
All in all a enjoyable trip to Holland , we'll be back next year.
See results @ www.hollandregatta.org
Sigrid has all our pictures from the event.
Al
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