Open Dutch Skiff Trophy 2005 won by MPS sailor Harry Hensen.
(October 1st and 2nd 2005)

The first Open Dutch Skiff Trophy ever held is won by a Mustoskiff!
Harry Hensen has sailed a near superior weekend with six out of ten races won.
The weekend was open for all skiffs and can be considered as very successful. Skiffs from Holland, Belgium and Germany attended this weekend so it was an international event.
On Saturday there was a 20 knots breeze. On Sunday an 8-10 knots breeze.

With three boats, the Musto Skiff was the biggest fleet with Hein Pieter Okker at 10th place, Huud Ouwehand at 6th place and Harry Hensen as the overall winner.
Where Harry was in perfect physical shape (he did the over 40 kilometer marathon only a week before) Huud and Hein Pieter were not.

Huud had the best boatspeed in the windy Saturday conditions of all three Mustos but appeared to be a master in screwing up races. With a huge lead in the first race he, in stead of finishing, sailed the course one time too many, ending up last. The second race he missed the first mark completely (not the only one) due to a coursechange.
Capsizing in other races did the rest.

Also Hein Pieter did a lot of capsizing and missed a lot of races. Hein Pieter and Huud will need some more time to improve their boathandling techniques and their physical shape.

Look at http://www.skiffzeilen.nl/verslagBruinisse.html for the results of this weekend.

Regards,

Huud Ouwehand
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