Sunday, April 25, 2004

Subject: Being robbed in france, and other news


Hello!


I am writing to you on the morning of our first day of racing. things dont get started until 2:30 for us today, so its pretty relaxing right now. the wind and the sun are up so its nice.



as the title of this email says.... we were robbed here the other day. its really unbelievable. if you dont lock up everything that you own, it will get stolen here. We left our apartment to go sailing for the day and when we came back our apartment had been broken into and all the cash and credit cards were stolen from my team mate and my coaches wallets. for some reason my wallet was un touched, but my digital camera and a few other pieces of equipment were stolen. That was a horrible day for all of us as several other canadians and the chinese team were robbed too. Unfortunately there isnt too much that can be done about it now, but i have been making sure to spread the word to everyone that I know so that it doesnt happen again.


Other than that, there isnt much big news to tell you! I just thought that I would write while I had some time on my hands. There are 2 fleets of europes and 3 fleets of lasers and we are all on the same course. This year we are a lot closer to shore than we were last year which means smaller waves and more shifty winds, so it should make for a challenging regatta! There are only 5 places left for the olympic games, and there are several countries who have not yet qualified, so it is definitely going to be cut throat competition.



I do hope things are going well with all of you. I will keep you posted, but you can also check the results on the ISAF website where there will be daily updates as the regatta unfolds.



Take care, and thanks for all of your replies to my last e-mail.



~~Keamia~~