Friday:
On Friday April 9, the YC Braassememermeer welcomed all participants for the 19th International Easter Optimist Regatta. At 14:00hrs a practice race started so all young sailors could get used to the local circumstances. With light winds (6-8 kts) from WNW the race started with some general recalls and the black flag. After all only a few competitors finished the race, the others had a BFD (about 55) or went ashore early. Saturday will have the first official race starting at 10:00hrs.

Saturday:
Saturday started with drizzle and light winds from Westerly directions. Just before the first start of the third fleet the wind shifted Northly, so this start was postponed. While shifting, the wind also increased a little to 10-12 knots and the drizzle stopped. We sometimes even got sunny spells. After all, three nice races were completed, so on Sunday we will have the two scheduled races, the first one to start at 10:00hrs.

Sunday:
Sunday we had some clouds but also sunny spells. Wind started form Northerly directions, about 7 knots, but tended to shift to the West. Two races were completed, both shortened for the last starting groups, due to lack of wind (first race) and major windshifts (second race). By the end of the day, all scheduled race have been completed, so we have the Gold, Silver and Bronze fleet for the two final races of Monday.
We took some pictures during last days, check them out here...

Monday:
Monday, the final day of the 19th International Easter Optimist Regatta brought us sun and comfortable temperatures but no wind. All sailors were kept ashore while waiting for wind, but weather forecasts were not very promising. At the beginning of the afternoon winds picked up a little, but did not become stable and strong enough for fair racing so all races were cancelled. This makes Victor Berström winner of the 19th International Easter Optimist Regatta, with Gijs Pelt (Ned.) being second and Henrik Grim (Swe.) third. Final results.

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Last update: 18-01-2005