(The Hague, Netherlands)- One of the most important major regattas
in the Netherlands is the North Sea Week. Teams from all over Europe
migrate down to the beautiful seashore and beaches off the Hague and
other points to sail dozens of one-design classes, ranging from most of
the Olympic classes, to some old Dutch classics, to several of the
J/Boats range, including the J/22, J/24 and J/109. Included in the
offshore festivities are large, competitive fleets of handicap sailing
boats, including IRC classes. In the IRC Division alone are top J/Teams
racing J/109s, a J/111 and J/122.In IRC Class, one of the top contenders will generally be the J/111 XCENTRIC RIPPER heading up a fully-crewed team led by John van de Starre and Robin Verhoef. As a "double-handed" team, John and Robin got the silver as a top-scoring boat in the combined Vuurscheppen Race/ North Sea Race the previous weekend! For more Delta Lloyd North Sea week sailing information
