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36 racing The louise To denmarK Peter Gast Schiffahrts Regatta, 28 August 2010 Wind NW 4-5 Bft Weather partly cloudy, +20DC Visibility good Yacht sy Louise, Hallberg-Rassy 40 Owner/skipper Karl-Heinz Hilbig Crew Andre Atema, Mads Ellefsen, Dirk Pepping, Martijn Mobach From Schleimuende, Germany To Aeroskobing, Denmark Distance 30 nautical miles across the Ostsee The Peter Gast Schiffahrts Regatta is an annual event that has grown from a few yachts competing for a small bet in 1982, to the premier sailing regatta for the German maritime industry. Stakeholders of all segments of the maritime world are represented and in the 28th edition of the regatta this year over 1200 crew members on 132 yachts competed, ranging from classical vintage yachts to state-of-the-art racers. All in various starting groups and ship performance, levelled out by a handicap system, so that the race in the end is fair and sailing skils determine the final ranking. Throughout all these years, Mr Peter Gast Sr. heads and directs the event personally, he assures all are welcomed, and all are called in for the pre-race “sauerkraut & spanferkel” dinner. He also sees to it that all crew have a proper breakfast before the race, and that flags are hoisted conform protocol without fail! This year the Seatrade Group was represented in the regatta with an own entry: sy Louise, a stunning 40-foot Hallberg- Simply Seatrade November 2010 Start group 2 - Racing Track 3 Leg1 - Course 356 - 10 miles Leg2 - Course 090 - 3 miles Leg3 - Course 026 - 5 Miles Leg4 - Course 115 - 8 Miles Leg5 - Course 187 - 4 Miles Rassy. On the Friday torrential rains had battered northern Germany, but on the day of the race the weather was splendid; partly cloudy, sunshine, and with a fresh north westerly breeze. A sailor’s dream! The geography of the area is stunning, farming islands, lush green fields, ample water depth, a recommended holiday destination for all. And Mads shared with us the Norwegian motto: “There is no such thing as bad weather, there only is bad clothing!” With Dirk at the helm the start was sharp off the mark and we had a clear wind. The first leg was sharp upwind making good speed towards the first buoy. A few minutes were lost on a mainsail shackle that broke, but Mads with some Viking Norwegian force clipped the old shackle and soonest the sail was again trimmed well with a new larger shackle. Good teamwork! The second leg downwind allowed setting the gennaker sail for that extra pull. The field was now totally mixed with yachts of
all types cross racing the field, even with some close quarters manoeuvring. Being a Gentlemen’s event, there is no protesting procedure. Simply all is settled on the water in true sportsmanship fashion! Rounding the cape again a southerly course downwind was set and speeds increased well with the Genoa boomed out. Only once we had to duck for a jib boom slammer due to a wind shift. Seeing the position in the fleet, while heading to the finish line it dawned upon us that Louise was doing really well. At the prize giving ceremony this was confirmed by a third place ranking, for first time competitors in the event! Which calls for even more next year, given more crew experience and even more focus on the top seeds. Thanks to Louise for the good speeds and majestic sailing, an excellent experience and good display for the Seatrade group, with hopefully many happy future returns to the event. Martijn Mobach Triton http://schiffahrtsregatta.de/ International Seatrade Volleyball Tournament It’s the 2010 International Seatrade Volleyball Tournament. Sport fans, athletes and supporters from Seatrade Groningen, Triton Schiffahrts GmbH as well as Seatrade Reefer Chartering gathered at “Indoorstrand Binn’npret”, an ex-warehouse turned indoor beach volleyball hall with two field courts, sand, bar, sand, and more sand... The event started with a delicious buffet lunch by “candle light” that was cozy enough to fill our bodies with the energy needed for the game. And after registration of teams the main event began... A total of six teams played at the tournament, Seatrade Management or “M” Team, Seatrade 1, Seatrade 2 and Seatrade 3, Triton 1, Triton 2 and Team “Tovarishi”. Each player of the teams showed prowess of athleticism and sportsmanship as all of them struggled to get that big score and tried to run faster on the sand... Volleyball like any other physical sport requires you to have an extra agility, presence of mind and in this case “try not to eat sand” like I did. All the teams played very well, but like any other games there must be a winner. As the game progressed four teams topped it up to compete for the finals. The M-Team, Seatrade 1, Seatrade 3 and Triton 2. It was a very close competition that led to the final game between Seatrade 3 and Triton 2 eventually hailing Seatrade 3 as the Tournament Champion. The event closed with a barbecue buffet that was enjoyed by participating athletes and their supporters. It was really a successful event that showed team spirit among the players as well as their supporters and the strong bond of friendship among co-workers regardless of nationality within Seatrade and Triton. Team Seatrade 3 Erik Hilverts Ina de Vries Marco Scholtens Tienco de Vries Cirilio Raneses Team Triton 2 Hanno Poelker Dennis de Vries Jeroen Koopman Katharina Veselka Cirilio Raneses Seatrade Groningen Simply Seatrade November 2010 37
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