The last day of the Grand Prix here
in Sines was incredible.
We set out in the morning for two
formula races, the wind was around
16-20 knots and some sailors went
out on 9.8 while others on 11. The
fleet was pretty divided with some
starting on port and others on
starboard. The top 3 had a pretty
close fight and Gonzalo ARG3 took
the win followed by Hubert POL25 in
second, Pawel POL11 in third, Steve
AUS0 in fourth and Jesper DEN111in
fifth.
On the second race mostly started on
starboard. Gonzalo ARG3 was leading
going to the last upwind, followed
by Steve AUS0, jesper and Wojtek POL
10. However, some guys that where
just a few meters behind got a huge
lift and got some good advantage.
Schurmann BRA999, rounded in first
the last upwind and finished in
first followed very close by Steve
AUS0 in second, Alberto Menegatti
ITA456 in third, Pawel POL11 in
fourth and Wojtek POL10 in fifth.
Gonzalo ARG 3 had a crash on the
last downwind but it did not really
mater, as he had already secured the
title to take the first Grand Prix
World tour event, followed by Steve
Allen in second and Jesper DEN111 in
third.
At 2pm, we started the slalom, the
wind started picking up very fast
and at first we had around 22 knots,
but that soon increased to 30 with
gusts going up to 35 knots.
Most sailors had big boards and
sails registered for the slalom and
some had to do miracles to hang on
to them.
On the first final, Wojtek who was
going really fast took an easy win.
On the second Final, Steve took the
win and the Slalom title.
After the slalom, we all started
packing up and at 7pm, we had award
ceremony.
To summarize, the event here in
Sines was incredible, 11 formula
races, 5 rounds of slalom, great
venue and superb organization, a
special thanks to all from the
Overpower club that made this happen.
Next month, the second event for the
Formula Grand Prix World Tour will
be in Sopot, Poland, see you there.
Wilhelm Schurman
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Wilhelm Schurmann
bra999@gmail.com
cel +55-48-99259999
Skype: bra999
11th May '08
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