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Published September 26, 2011 | 
The tracking site of the Transat organisation has published the positions of the fleet. Positions and rankings are published daily at 08:00, 12:00 and 18:00.
Robert is doing fine in the middle of the leading pack in 13th position. Winds are light, so utmost concentration and alertness is essential.
Update: at noon of the first race day Robert moved up to 7th place!
Update from a supporting vessel at 9:25 UT:
“3.7 knots true wind speed @ 55°. Blue sky, beautiful sea, swell 1m.”
Published September 24, 2011 | 18 hours before the start of the Mini Transat Robert Rosen Jacobson and his NED602 are ready. All official tests are passed. Mandatory extra buoyancy has been added. Many briefings are attended.
“Coureurs”, assistants, family, friends, handymen and lots of schoolchildren with life jackets flock the docks and make a great atmosphere on the race pontoon.
The race will start Sunday September 25 at 17h17 local time in La Rochelle. NED602 will leave the dock a couple of hours earlier. As this is Robert’s second Transat he feels less frantic than two years ago. His worries concern the difficult meteorological conditions expected in the first leg to Madeira: light conditions, the uncertain position of a trough in Biscay and headwinds after rounding Cap Finisterre.
As all the boats have trackers you can follow the race on the internet (link will be available after the start) or sail the race in a virtual regatta on your PC.
Competitors are not allowed to communicate during the race, so we will not be able to give you any direct information from Robert until he finishes the first leg in Madeira.
Robert: we all wish you good luck and a save and fast passage!
Published September 9, 2011 |
Published August 8, 2011 | Sunday the 25th of September 85 Transat650 racing yachts will start at La Rochelle to arrive at Funchal, Madeira around the 2nd of October.
Thursday the 13th of October the fleet will start at Funchal, to arrive around the 3rd of November in Salvador de Bahia, Brasil.
If you are interested to join us in any of these ports, please send an email as we might be able to help you arranging your stay.
Published August 6, 2011 | More new films can be viewed on our NED602 Youtube channel, just click here…
Published July 24, 2011 | Robert Rosen Jacobson is in 2nd place in the largest class of the Transgascogne race, just 5:30 hours after the start. Apparently his choice for the right side of the field has paid off. He told me last night the ship is in top shape and he hopes the huge amount of work put in will pay off. You can follow the race here, keep in mind that the French website guys named him NED607…
Published April 30, 2011 | Saturday April 30th at 13:00 Robert on NED602 "Marina Oude Tonge" has started the Pornichet Select, a 300nm solo ocean race along the coast of Brittany. Every four hours the position of all ships is marked om this map so you can follow the race in real time.
Published January 28, 2011 | De beste prestatie op het gebied van solo zeilen is in 2010 neergezet door Robert Rosen Jacobson. De jury van het Shorthanded Gala oordeelde dat hij, door zijn constante goede prestaties in het door Fransen gedomineerde Classe Mini circuit, de winnaar is van de Solo Challenge Award 2010.
Robert Rosen krijgt deze bijzondere onderscheiding voor zijn vijfde plaats in de eindrangschikking in de Les Sables-Les Açores-Les Sables race, zijn derde, dus podiumplaats in de Mini Pavois, zijn rangschikking als tiende in het jaarklassement van de Classe Mini (meer dan 200 boten) en zijn groeiende prestatie in het Mini circuit in de jaren ‘09 en ’10
De stichting Shorthanded.n heeft deze prijs twee jaar geleden in het leven geroepen om het shorthanded zeilen te stimuleren en de prestaties van shorthanded zeilers meer voor het voetlicht te brengen. Naast de Solo Challenge Award is er dit jaar weer een Doublehanded Award uitgereikt. Die prijs ging naar Hans Plas en Robin Verhoef voor hun tweede plaats op IRC Class 1, hun achtste plaats in IRC Overall en hun zesde plaats in Class 40 in de Round Britain & Ireland Race op ruim een half uur van de winnaar.
Daarnaast heeft de jury een eervolle vermelding voor de prestatie van één van de genomineerden. Ysbrand Endt toonde uitzonderlijk zeemanschap na een mastbreuk in het tweede rak van Les Sables-Les Açores-Les Sables op 200 mijl van het dichtst bij zijnde land en 350 mijl van de finish. Hij weigerde hulp. In drie uur richtte hij een efficiënt noodtuig op en zeilde daarmee nog binnen de limiet naar de 15e plaats (uit 17) op dit rak.
De jury bestond dit jaar uit Leon Bart, Jan Berent Heukensfeldt Jansen, Klaartje Zuiderbaan en Henk Bezemer (vz.).
Meer op de website van Shorthanded
Published December 13, 2010 | Last friday at a dinner of the "Noordzeeclub" at the rebuilded KZ&RV "Muiden", Robert Rosen Jacobson received the Magic Machine Cup prize for the best Dutch Shorthanded results in 2010.
In his speech he highlighted some of the typical distinctif characteristics of TRANSAT 650 racing, including the ambiance around the jetties preliminary to and after a race and a video showing the exceptional speed of a TRANSAT 650. Rosen Jacobson is the first TRANSAT 650 sailor winning the cup.
Henk Sol, president of the "Noordzeeclub" handing over the Magic Machine Cup.
Published December 1, 2010 | The Conny van Rietschoten trofee in Rotterdam was a real big happening, organised by the Stichting CvR and "KRZV de Maas". Piet Vroon won the offshore award and Marit Bouwmeester the Trofee. Not too bad to loose from Piet Vroon…! next time better!
Straight after this price giving event Robert left for France to follow a training of FFVoile, the French "Watersportverbond". This was partly a meteo session, partly a training on the water and partly a race. Both sailing days he sailed on other Transat 650's, as NED 602 is under preparation in Holland. The boat Robert sailed on won the Christmas Trofee!
