I crossed the North Atlantic Ocean

Bravo! I say, Bravisimo!

my dearest 'salted son', very well done, your father and I are so very proud of you, we are speechless! Your success, your photos and your stories are crucial at this moment for your fathers mood. He needs it. And I can use it too...
big sweet hugs, many zoete zoenen, we are waiting for you.
your mother

Congratulations! Well done!

Helemaal te gek Jan Kees -je bent gewoon de beste
Geef rberto een biertje van my
hulpje van Roberto Westermann in Plymouth
Michel heidweiller

fantastic sailing we all enjoy yor goal!!!!!!!!!!! BRAVO Marco's father Mauro

Congratulations JanKees!

from the Blogstar Support team.

I'm very proud to know Daan & Merel, the neighbours of the brilliant sailor who just won the Ostar 2009!

Congratulations JanKees,

What a race! And bloody fast too. You and your boat are quite a team.

Hope to see you back soon,

Cheers,

Daan en Merel

Jan,

Congratulations on a fantastic result. You sailed exceptionally well throughout the race.

I am gutted I broke my boat and wont be seeing you in Newport.

Paul

Bravo JanKees
Belle revanche sur 2005 !
Eric Andlauer

Congratulations JanKees.
Wow, well done on winning the OSTAR.
Martin

CONGRATULATIONS!!! Well sailed throughout! Looking forward to buying you a drink in Newport. I'm sure I will recognise you by the width of your smile!!

Congratulations JanKees! We've been following your blog since Plymouth and totally appreciate your spirit, attitude and sense of humour throughout the race. Your win is cause for a big celebration and we'll see you in Newport next weekend. - Ritu and the Wight Vodka crew.

It's the training by his elder brother that made him do this! Thanks for executing all my orders so correctly, and ... CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!

JAAP

Gefeliciteerd JanKees,
Wat heb jij onbeschoft hard gevaren met dat ding. Binnen de 18 dagen finishen: da's bijna twee keer zo snel als mijn Ostar in 2000!
Grote bewondering voor je zeemanschap en zeilkunsten.
met groet,

Harry Vogel

Fantastisch JanKees!! Niet te geloven, wat heb je 't goed gedaan! We hebben met je meegeleefd en genoten van je -soms zeer bondige, soms poëtische- verhalen. Geniet ervan en van een ontspannen thuisreis! Groetjes,

Nelleke en Thomas

Geweldig man.

Knap staaltje zeilen. Geniet ervan!!

Groeten Tim

Congratulations, Jankees! What a great race you have sailed. Arriving in Newport this evening and looking forward to buying you a very large drink!

Gefeliciteerd JanKees, een prachtig record!
Jolanda (vrouw van Dick)

JanKees, Fantastisch gedaan!!! We zijn allemaal ape-trots op je! Je gaat de boeken in als de winnaar van de Ostar 2009 - Wow!
Ik hoop je over een dikke week persoonlijk te kunnen feliciteren maar misschien ben je dan al weer vertrokken?
groeten
Jurrien

Hallo Jan Kees,
Gefeliciteerd, toppie!!!

Frits Brattinga

Lady-A

Gefeliciteerd met een zeer spoedige vaart!
Jij bent een echte Tatimana rere, zoals de Maori in Nieuw Zeeland ons noemen: Flying Dutchman!
doei, Maarten

Congratulations, very well done. Hopefully you will have happy memories that will alst you a lifetime, and stories to tell for many years.

John

Gefeliciteerd!
Jur bekker (vriend van bart en Jurrien).
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Congratulations!

My good friend Gerry Hughes - the first Deaf man to sail in the Ostar race in 2005 - introduced me to Ostar and this time - with the tracker system - I have been logging on to follow everyone's progress.

It's a marvellous achievement.

lmr