Zwitserleven Dutch Open - Aussie pair take a nose dive



10:49 PM Wed 16 Jun 2010 GMT
'Geijssen and Larsen rounding a mark - Zwitserleven Dutch Open 2010' Claire Matches &copy
The Zwitserleven Dutch Open 2010 (Catamaran sailing) had a rough start on Wednesday 16 June. The northeasterly wind increased to over 20 knots with high waves off the Texel beach. As a result, many sailors spent a lot of time swimming instead of sailing. Coen de Koning and Thijs Visser (NED) thought they had climbed to the top of the ranking, but they were disqualified. That is how Willem Geijssen and Sascha Larsen (NED) took the lead. The girls' Hobie 16 duo Anneloek Rauwerdink and Ingrid Bakker, are leading the smaller boats. The ruling F18 world champions De Koning and ...


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