Friday, December 2, 2005

Subject: Brazil Worlds... Ready to go!

Hey folks!

After a long and interesting trip to brazil, I am happy to say that I've
made it safely and that I'm ready to go. I have been sailing here for the
last 5 days and it has been fantastic! Big breeze, nice waves and a lot of
sun! Its been hot and windy every day and its been great to sail. Today I
did only a very short session and tomorrow I will do nothing (and I'm
looking forward to it!). Racing here starts on Sunday.

The Canadian Team is quite strong here with 7 girls and one boy. We are
even mentioned on the ISAF website in their pre-worlds article! Go Canada!
I think the whole team is looking pretty strong and so it should be an
interesting event to watch from home.

Fortaleza is not the most charming of places. Its actually quite scary
outside of the hotel with the amount of poverty and the stories we've heard
from the Standard sailors. I've managed to check out a few of the local
markets and there's lots of neat stuff, but I am quite happy to stay in the
hotel most of the time here. The sea, the wind and the sun make up for any
of the scary things around here though. I hope on my day off tomorrow to
take some pictures of the area and maybe send some along to you.

Please follow the results and read the reports from the event at
http://www.2005laserworlds.com.br/

Well, that's all for me for now! I'm off for dinner!

I will try and send and e-mail halfway through the event, and for sure at
the end of the regatta.

Take care and talk soon!
Ciao ciao
~~Keamia~~