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Brochure Aruba Heineken Regatta 2009
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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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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. 4 containers loaded Last week (10 October) 4 containers are loaded with 46 boats. Loading containers On Saturday October 10th the containers with participants ARUBA Heineken Regatta will be loaded in Ridderkerk (nearby Rotterdam). The Dart18 Sailors from Suisse and South Germany will load in Suisse at October 3rd. Aruba Heineken Regatta 2009 will go on !! With new dates from 20 - 28 November The Aruba Heineken Regatta 2009 will definitely goes on!! But because of logistic reasons we changed the dates to 20 - 28 November. The event will be hold together with the Dart 18 Wolrds. Over 50 boats will be totally on the water . Of course all parties, happy hour, lunches and dinners will be for all sailors. Registration is still possible!! Registration About cira 2 months the containers will be loaded to ship the catamarans to Aruba, where the sun is shining, the water is crystal blue and warm, the wind is blowing with excellent circumstances to sail. We are preparing the event now and the entries are coming in . Be sure you will be there this November and register now. And with registration before August 15th, you will safe € 200,- . Aruba happyhour at Texel A lot of Aruba-sailors visited the Aruba Happyhour in the pitlane at Texel. many of them wants to go to Aruba this year again. We hope we will have a lot of sailors this November on Aruba. Preparation Aruba Heineken Regatta 2009 May 1st. At this moment we are very busy with preparing the 19th Aruba Heineken Regatta. The event will be from 6 - 15 November. The new brochure is ready and registration will start now. . Photos Claire Matches online During last 18th Aruba Heineken Regatta our photographer Cliare Matches made a lot of very nice photo's They all are now online at her website www.clairematches.com Dates 2009 Make your planning now for 2009 and compete in the 19th Aruba Heineken Regatta from November 6th - Nvember 14th (subject to change, depending the flight schedules 2009). Containers back in Rotterdam The 3 containers with 34 boats are back in Rotterdam. The partcipants picked up their boats at Saturday morning December 20th. They all looked back to the warm circumstances on Aruba, instead rain and cold in Rotterdam. For all a good reason to go back to Aruba next year to participate the 19th Aruba Heineken Regatta from 6 - 14 November. Participants back in cold weather The participants arrived this morning (Sunday 23rd) back in Holland. From 32 degrees in Aruba to 2 degrees in Holland. Everybody is happy and looks back to a very good event. Departure Saturday The beach is empty and the participants did the check in at the airport. Round 07.15 pm the Martinair plane will depart. Friday In the morining the last race is sailed with excellent weather and windconditions. In the afternoon he containers are loaded. During the night the prizegiving and big party is held in Moomba Beach. On Saturday the participants will fly back to Amsterdam by Martinair. Thursday During the afternoon two good races are sailed with ideal windconditions. During the morning heavy rain and no visibility made it impossible to sail. After sailing the hapy hour was good with a lot of Heineken and pizzasnacks. With the daily prizegiving the day on the beach was finished. Wednesday The first race (upwind-downwind), just started. This afternoon the famous long-distance will be sailed. Tuesday On Tuesday the sailors have a day off; no sailing but a lot of them made a round island with jeeps and quads. Day 3, Monday Nvember 17th BOOTH/NIEUWENHUIS EXTEND THEIR LEAD AT ARUBA HEINEKEN CATAMARAN REGATTA Aruba, November 17 2008 On Monday November 17 2008, Mitch Booth and Pim Nieuwenhuis extended their lead at the Aruba Heineken Catamaran Regatta. The Dutchmen took both bullets in again tricky sailing conditions on the Caribbean Sea. Pols/De Waard and Zanen/Heemskerk are tied on ten points, with Pols/De Waard still in second position. It was old style racing today, as the race committee decided to go for a tri-angle course. This... TRICKY CONDITIONS ON SECOND DAY ARUBA HEINEKEN CATAMARAN REGATTA Aruba, 17 November 2008 On the second day of the Aruba Heineken Catamaran Regatta 2008, the fleet of 41 teams had to deal with tricky sailing conditions on the Caribbean Sea. From time to time, big clouds brought rain showers and gusts. That resulted in a shifty and variable breeze, which made it an interesting competition. Dutchmen Booth and Nieuwenhuis are still in the lead by one point, with Xander Pols and Frank de Waard (NED) in second position. Last year's winners Eduard Zanen and Mischa Heemskerk... Containers on the beach and opened Today, Mondag 10th, the 3 containers with 34 boats arrievd on the beach aand are opened. The first boats are almost ready to sail. Tuesday a second group sailors will arrive and on Thursday the biggest group with 65 sailors and non-sailors. Friday they will prepare the boats and in the evening we will start the event with the opening-party and dinner. On Saturday the races will start. It's excellent weather and the forecast is very good. It's good to be on Aruba now! Right to Play This year we want to ask attention for the international humanitarian organization Right To Play. Right To Play is an organization that uses sport and play programs to improve health, develop life skills, and foster peace for children and communities in some of the most disadvantaged areas of the world. Working in both the humanitarian and development context, Right To Play trains local community leaders as Coaches to deliver our programs in more than 20 countries affected by war, poverty, and diseases... Loading containers At September 28th the three containers are loaded in Rotterdam with 34 boats. This year with 2 boats from England, 2 boats from Germany, 1 boat from France and all other boats from Holland. November 16, 2007: Zanen/Heemskerk win Aruba Heineken Catamaran Regatta 2007 On Thursday morning November 15th, three possible winning crews sailed off Palm Beach for the final race of the 17th Aruba Heineken Catamaran Regatta. After a long course with three sausages and two triangles, Eduard Zanen and Mischa Heemskerk (NED) took the bullet and the overall victory.

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