Dutch Champion 2013 12voetsjol

Wim and Marcel Bleeker dutch champion 2013.

The official results uitslagen NK 12voetsjol 2013





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Bob Heineke (l) and Wim Bleeker having a two battle in the last race.

Dutch champion 2013....

Wim (48) and his son Marcel Bleeker (17) Dutch champion 2013. In the seven and last race there were only two candidates for the title. Wim/Marcel Bleeker and Martijn/Bob van der Pol. Wim decided to go alone in the last race. It was beaufort 4 and he had to work very hard to beat Martijn and Bob. But finally he was successful and for the first time in his live Dutch champion.

Walter Bleeker (54) at the right side on the picture is also thinking to buy a dinghy and participate at the dutch championship 2014.



The official results uitslagen NK 12voetsjol 2013

More picturesof dinghy sailors in action during the NK 12voetsjol, taken by Geja van Ommen.

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Dutch championship 8

One race to go. 6 valid races behind us. Reinhard schroeder has sailed a 1 again and has a good chance. But he has a protest against him from joep brinkmann. Martijn van der pol, reinhard schroeder and wim bleeker has the best cards. But....stil everything is possible. Picture jeroende groot and bob heineke

Dutch Championship 7

4 races sailed now. Gold groupe results race 4, see picture. Total results not known yet. Sunday 3 races. After sunday there will be a new champion. Reinhard Schroeder has sailed very constant. But also bob heineke, martijn van der pol, wim bleeker, pieter bleeker, joep brinkmann, duuk van heel en jeroen de groot can become the new champion. Read it tomorrow in 12footnews

Dutch Championship 6

Results race 2. Froukje Romkes best woman with a 6.

Dutch Championship 5

After race 2 now thunder weather. Race 3 is delayed. Number 1 after 2 races Joep Brinkmann with a 1 and 2. Martijn van der Pol 2 and 2. Reinhard schroeder 1 and 3. Wim bleeker 2 and 4.

Dutch Championship 4

There are 2 groups of each  23 dinghies. The first 3 races are for the  selection in gold and silver. After that the gold group wil race 4 races  with the best sailors. The new champion is the winner of the gold group.  The lake is to small for such a big groupe of 46 to start in one group.
Today just one race with slow wind. First group winner Bob Heineke. Second group winner the German Reinhard Schroeder.

Dutch Championship 3

Marcel Bleeker and Damy Jansen, both 16 years young are ready for the start . But...there is no wind at 10:30hr.

Dutch Championship 2

Tom Erik van Strien, the measurer, in action. The mast is the subject of control.

Dutch Championship 1

26, 27 and 28 july is it time for the Dutch Championship 12footdinghy again. 12footdinghy is in Dutch 12voetsjol. Since 1923 the oldest dinghy series in the world. It is organised by the Dutch watersportverbond, sailing club the Vrijbuiter and the class organisation Twaalfvoetsjollenclub on the Loosdrechtse plassen. 46 participants till now, 39 men and 7 women. Before the races starts at thursday the technical committee wil have a look to the mast and another important parts of the classic wooden dinghies. The principle is that all dinghies have the same speed (or better equal slowly), so the best helmsman become the new dutch champion. Who are the challengers. Joep Brinkmann, living in Germany now was 4 times Dutch champion. Martijn van der Pol the same, also 4 times. Jeroen de Groot 2 times, he is one of the best sailors in the Netherlands and very motivated in his brand new dinghy NED877, built by himself. Wim Bleeker is rather new in the class and in a good shape, he has won every dinghy race in 2013. Every year there is a black horse. Bob Heineke was the champion in another classic wooden class the Pampus. He wil try to do the same in the 12voetsjol now. Duuk Dudok van Heel (4 times world champion in the FJ class) is sailing a home race and a tactical genius. With a slow wind every dinghy sailor is afraid for the 81 year old woman Tonnie Surendonk. The championship is open for foreigners, the German Reinhard Schroeder would like to beat all the Dutch concurrents. Read it in 12footnews the next days. Want more information? See Nederlands Kampioenschap 2013


Tonnie Surendonk (l) and her crew Ineke Dankelschijn (photo Wietske van Soest)