Delta Lloyd IFDS Worlds 2010 – Top sailors arrive in Medemblik

by Sandra Dijksman on 9 Jul 2010 Delta Lloyd IFDS Worlds 2010 is to be hosted in Medemblik this year and by now the worlds top disabled sailors have arrived at the Regatta Center. Boats are being measured, competitors qualified and some teams are already practicing the races.

Competitors, the organizing team and 120 volunteers are working their guts out to get everything ready for Friday, the first day of racing. Ten races are scheduled in each class, with a separate course for each class.

In the 2.4.mR class Dutchman Thierry Schmitter, reigning World Champion in the 2.4mR and André Rademaker are ofcourse the favourites for Holland. Other potential winners in this class are Heiko Kröger from Germany, Helena Lucas from Great Britain, Bjønar Erikstad of Norway, Megan Pascoe of Great Britain and Jens Als Andersen of Denmark.

The German team of Jens Kroker, Robert Prem, Siegmund Mainka were last year's World Champions in the Sonar class, while the Isreali team (Dror Cohen, Arnon Efrati, Benny Vexler) and the Greek team (Christoforou Vasalis, Alexas Thodoris and Notaroglou Argiris) are the runners up of last year's IFDS Worlds 2009. But also the Dutch team (Udo Hessels, Marcel van de Veen and Mischa Rossen), second place at the Sofia Cup in Palma de Mallorca in April, can be ranked among the potential winners.

Alexandra Rickham and Niki Birell from Great Britain will defend their IFDS Worlds 2009 title in the Skud 18 class, competing with Scott Whitman and Julia Dorsett, USA, John McRoberts, Brenda Hopkin, Canada, Michael Cogswell and Lucy Hodges from Great Britain, amongst others.

All in all great names in the sailing world are almost ready for take off.
Together with the perfect weather conditions Delta Lloyd IFDS Worlds 2010 will no doubt be a spectacular sailing event.

For more information, please go to: www.ifdsworlds2010.com