Hey guys,

I really wanted to sail the Round Texel, but the conditions made me reconsider. It was not only the wind and surf conditions but also the amount of sailors trying to sail and not having any experience with this kind of surf.
Also there were a lot of sailors that just came to Texel on friday to only sail the RoT-race. A lot of them felt obliged to sail on saturday. I already had a fantastic week with sailing the Dutch Open, so there was no need for risking my boat and health.

An evading action due to an crashed cat also caused Mitch en Herbert their efforts on their Hobie Fox Extreme for this years RoT. I think they also went too late from the beach. They were not the only experienced sailors to crash in the surf.
The crash caused their mainsail-battens to break, after repairing them the went a second time through the surf, with success. On the sea the encountered serious problems with one of the carbon hulls.

Well, from 570 enlisted boats only 270 boats started the race. At the lighthouse-gate already 140 boars were DSQ-ed for missing the gate........

Must say this years RoT was memorable, especially the speed of the topteams on the Waddensea !