A-Cat Dutch Open Nats 2022: Heemskerk 1st

2022 A-Cats Nats saw the return of Mischa Heemskerk to the Class. After bypassing the Worlds at Houston, Mischa won the local Netherlands main event but this time was not a total sweep of bullets. Mischa dominated but interesting to see Thijs Visser scoring 4 bullets and Rutger Krijger with several 2nds in the mix.

Classic “Discipline” … (we don’t want to disturb the nomenclature Police.. haha) for Caroline van Beelen, followed by Phippe Muyzers.

No racig pics available at the moment. Featured photo from 2021 regatta by Kees Krijger. Prize givinh shots by Dutch Assoc fb.

Mischa racing we assume F1x as Thijs, sadly DNA is not producing A-Cats nowadays, but plenty competitive platforms from them left.
Here in Arg we are going to upgrade a 2016 with latest Exploder mainfoils and T rudders. That’s the beauty of the last decade devel, where platforms remain capable. I sail an A15 with Z22 and I don’t feel any need to upgrade the platform.

Dutch Open A-Cat Top ten, complete results here

NrSailTeamTNR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10R11R12
1 NED 007Mischa HEEMSKERK171211-21-31112211
2 NED 33Thijs VISSER76203312133211-28-28
3 NED 14Rutger KRIJGER3725-52332223-7422
4 DEN 13Lars SCHRØDER774144644-286-83334
5 NED 28Pieterjan DWARSHUIS675125457555-8-867
6 CZE 1Vladislav PTASNIK7752-14-118754444556
7 NED 96Gert-Jan KOS96646-19-138668115743
8 GER 85Guido SCHULTE94767-95-988799995
9 NED 111David van AART##87-18-219151271066679
10 NED 41Caroline van BEELEN####8710101114-171413-171110