Thursday, August 17, 2017

Nijdam Wins J/22 SNEEK Week Drama

J/22 sailing off Netherlands (Sneek, The Netherlands)- Over the previous weekend, the famous Netherlands regatta held in Sneek, played host to a fleet of J/22s.  The event was hosted by Koninkliejke Watersport Vereniging.  Due to the highly variable weather conditions, only two races were completed over the three-day event!

Winning the J/22s was NED 1365 sailed by woman helm Lisanne Nijdam and her crew of Bern Laninga and Susanne Taekema.  Finishing second was NED 1514 skippered by Maarten Berendschot with crew of Jesper Overbeeke and Thom van der Starre.  Rounding out the podium was NED 1224 helmed by Kim Bos with crew of Pam Rierink and Bas Hemmes.   For more SNEEK Week sailing information Add to Flipboard Magazine.