…is underway. Read Tinho’s introduction to this years event.
http://calema.com/midwinters/midwinters-08-another-miracle-takes-place/
This just in from Gonzalo …
“Today we start, no wind now and it doesn’t look good for today. Forecast for Saturday and Sunday is better. Yesterday was light but we manage to do some sailing and some practice races. Jesper, Fabio, Gabriel, Matias, Paulo, Patrice, Dave Kashy, Steve Silvester, Ron Kern and Gonzalo were out training all day. Late arrival was Wilhelm Schurman. We had a welcome dinner and a skippers meeting. 10 am start but so far no wind.”
Latest from Gonzalo in Calema… day one update
No wind for formula on day one ..everybody checking the new stuff. The new TR5s, the new NPs and Norths that look the same to each other. Some new protos for the 2010 formula Exocet design. Some custom boards from Peter Ifju besides his custom boom.
Certainly there was a lot of chatting with old friends. I personally hang out most of the day with Mike Porter who is back on the tour. After a year of fighting cancer he is back and stronger than ever. It was very nice for all the fleet to see him back. As well he gave us the great news that our old friend Devon Bouolon from the Virgin Islands is getting married!!!!!!!
Some changes on sponsorships are gona be interesting to see. Fabio Melo got into Maui Sails as myself. Paulon dos Reis BRA3333 went to Exocet and North… We are gona go and check Ron Jon, the biggest surf shop of US after the dinner the organisers prepared for all of us. Forecast for tomorrow is better, same direction, 15 knots expected.
