ITUR Team University of Amsterdam

20/08/2019

The last racing day came to an end after having sailed only three races, while the wind was picking up fast. The first race we were struggling to find the right trim, and we came in 10th place.

Luckily, we were able to compose ourselves and we had a nearly perfect start at the second race. Despite the strong competition, we defended our 6th place in the last two races!
@ Qingdao, Shandong

11/08/2019

Yesterday was our first racing day and we had the opportunity get used to the boat and the weather conditions at sea. Because of the approaching typhoons Lekima and Krosa we only sailed two races in the morning.

Despite the big waves and changing current, we were able to maintain a 6th place amongst the twelve teams. After evaluating our results, we are looking forward to the next racing day and are hoping to sail closer to the top 3. Due to the heavy winds of the typhoons, the next racing day will probably be on tuesday.

We’ll keep you updated!

@ 青島奧帆碼頭

11/08/2019

Last friday the ITUR 2019 had been opened by an amazing ceremony as you can see below.

We were welcomed by the organization and enjoyed their hospitality. We also had the opportunity to go and see the old town of Qingdao, which we really enjoyed.

10/08/2019

Vandaag tot 12:30 de eerste wedstrijden van het evenement gevaren. Terug te kijken via de onderstaande link! Goede eerste dag met golven en stroming. Wat wij in Nederland niet gewend zijn.

https://www.saill.cn/sailfish-front/front/sailfish/race/8d68ed34765441ca8ec1bb6fdad7f0ab

@ Qingdao, Shandong

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08/08/2019

Goede reis gehad en veilig aangekomen. Eerste twee dagen zijn al voorbij, op naar de openingsceremonie! @ Qingdao, Shandong

06/08/2019

Ready for ITUR China!
Packaging

02/08/2019

United Universities of Amsterdam will be competing in Qingdao, China from August 10th to August 16th.

The past few months we have been training hard in order to establish a smooth concurrence within the team. We want to say a big thank you to Bernard Holsboer for giving us the best training and for being able to use his J80 at any time. Bernard, we enjoyed every minute of sailing with you!

See you in China!

31/07/2019

This year, team United Universities of Amsterdam has once again been invited to the International Top University Regatta (ITUR) 2019 in Qingdao, China. We are really excited and grateful to be able to participate in this grand sailing fest. Our sailing team from the Netherlands consists of five team members, all whom are specialised in various branches of sailing. Floortje Chevalier, Janine de Groot, Kayla de Vos, Mick Hagoort and Bart van Ee have been selected for this year's team.

Floortje Chevalier (21) has a lot of experience in competitive sailing and during the ITUR she will be our skipper. Janine de Groot (24) has sailen numerous sailing competitions and will be responsible for the main trim. Kayla de Vos (21) has sailed most of her life and is now making the step to competitive sailing. She will be responsible for setting the Gennaker. Mick Hagoort (20) is also an experienced competitive sailor and has sailed for the National Team in the Laser Radial. He will be responsible for hoisting and dousing the Gennacker. Bart van Ee (26) has also been sailing for most of his life and even lives in a boat. Bart shall trim the headsail and the Gennaker.

We look forward to keeping you posted on our journey!

15/08/2018

Final day

After a day off the water because of the bad weather we ended the week with the closing/ award ceremony.

With the 4th place of the ITUR we are really proud of ourselfes! We had a really amazing week in China, a week to remember!
Thanks a lot to the organisation of this fantastic week (the OA).

Again a special thanks to our sponsors Nyenrode Business Universiteit & Slam

12/08/2018

Photos of raceday 2 and the beer festival!

12/08/2018

Second race day!

What an amazing day! The wind was so much better today and the sun was again pretty hot but nice. We ended up first in de first race!! What a fantastic feeling to finish with all the boats behind you. The second race we ended up 3rd but that was okay because it was a close one and we had fun! We don't know yet if we are going to sail the silver or gold fleet tomorrow so we are curious and excited for the total results from yesterday and today! Watch the video to hear about the details from todays sailing from Laurens (aka Chenenay)