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Discover bv, Edwin Lodder
Aluin 3
2719 TS Zoetermeer 
The Netherlands
Tel/Fax +31 (0)79 3429868
Mobile : +31 (6)51134452
E-mail: info@arubaregatta.nl

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Registration 2010 open Register now and make your entry to participate the 20th Aruba Heineken Regatta form 12 - 20 November. This year it will be again a week with a lot of sailing and fun, drinks and food. Be sure to be there and register now. Please downlaod the entryform at the left side of the homepage. Registration is possible until September 1st ! New in 2010: personal coaching New in 2010 is personal coaching during the whole event. One of the best sailors will come to Aruba to coach the participants, tune the boats, will go on board to give you tips during sailing. 2009 The beach on Aruba is empty. Alle boats are loaded in the containers and on their way to Europe. Also all participants left the island after an excellent week with good sailing and a lot of fun. The 20th edition will be organised from 12 - 20 November 2010. Be sure to be ther to enjoy the event, the sailing, the island and fun. Winners Dart18 Worlds and Aruba Heineken Regatta 2009 On Friday November 27, the final race of the Dart 18 Worlds and Aruba Heineken Catamaran Regatta 2009 had to be cancelled. The 28 knots strong trade wind put an early end to the sailing competition and battle for bronze. The German Dart duo Matthias Huber and Dominik Volke could celebrate its third position. John Moret and Paul Smissaert (NED) remain in second position at the Aruba Heineken Catamaran Regatta, followed by Leo Ambtman and Maarten Kroon on the Tornado. The prize giving will be at Moomba's... Final day! The winners are already known, but John Moret and Paul Smissaert still need to push in order to hold on to their second position. The Tornado duo Leo Ambtman and Maarten Kroon are only 5,5 points behind. The Pols brothers won’t sail, as Xander Pols bruised his finger yesterday. They start packing their boat. The offshore trade wind is still blowing. One more race to go! Thursday November 26 : good sailing At 10.50 the warningsignal was given for the Open Class. Good windconditions round 18 - 20 Knots during the first race. Wednesday November 25: lot of wind at start in the afternoon "I have never ever started with 40 knots breeze", said Xander Pols on the beach. Just before the first race in the afternoon, a squall with gale force winds came over. John Moret and Paul Smissaert tried to bear away for the line, but pitch poled merciless. That was already the second unfortunate moment for the Dutch F18 sailors on this fourth day. Their mainsail came undone in the morning, so they missed the first gun and fought back to a sixth position. But the second time of bad luck put an end... Wednesday November 25: Will the Pols brothers be beaten? That is the question... At the breakfast table, John Moret showed great confidence in his chances. John with a big smile on his face and a bruised hand from all his capsizing this week: "Xander, we will get you today." If not, there might be another interesting battle between the two rivals on Friday. To be announced soon! Hopefully Jan and Arnoud Schrama won't let their Tornado go for a solo trip on the Caribbean Sea anymore. After their capsize yesterday, they received help from the rescue boat... Tuesday November 24: Start at 10 am The teams are getting ready for two back to back races. The breeze is still strong, so the action will be full on. It has been blowing all night, but it has calmed down a little bit. Hopefully, the wind doesn't pick up any further today. The first gun will be at 9:50 am. Monday November 23: Wild first race The first race of this year's Aruba Heineken Catamaran Regatta was sailed in wild conditions. The breeze picked up to 25-30 knots. The fleet had to take the outer loup, which resulted in a lot of reaching. Only three F18's out of fifteen cats finished the race. Many boats on the course capsized, some of them multiple times. Like John Moret and Paul Smissaert, who pitchpoled twice and still crossed the finish line in second position. The Pols brothers stayed upright and won by miles. The Germans ... Monday November 23: Racing underway! The race committee just gave green light for the first start of the series. The offshore breeze is strong, but sailable. the first gun will be fired at 11 am local time. Stay tuned! Monday November 23rd 2009 First day Sunday November 22 - update 1 The trade wind shows no mercy on the first day of the 19th Aruba Heineken Catamaran Regatta. The offshore breeze is gusting up to 37 knots, which keeps the sailors ashore. In order to give them some action, the race committee is organizing a swim contest at the moment, with beautiful TNG Watches and Zwitserleven jackets to win. Twitter New this year! The Aruba Heineken Catamaran Regatta 2009 can be followed by Twitter. Stay tuned and read about the latest news from the Aruban beach. Excellent weather conditions Palm Beach, November 14th The weather conditions on Aruba are very good; lot of sun and good wind. Monday morning the containers will be transported to the beach and the customs will check them in the afternoon. Containers arrived on Aruba All 4 containers arrived on Aruba. Monday November 16th the containers will be transported to the beach. During the week of the 1th the participants will arrive on Aruba and on Friday November 20th the most sailors will arrive. The races will start on Sunday November 22nd with about 55 boats, a new record on Aruba!! You may follow the event via the website with daily reports, photoos and video.

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