I arrived at La Trinité Saturday morning in La Trinité sur mer. After meeting with the crew we discussed the schedule while enjoying the delightfull French Cuisine. We spend the whole afternoon wetsanding the bottom and applying McLube while there was a huge stream of J80 from various countries arriving . The German teams immediately caught our attention when they arrived with a second trailer filled with beer! Needless to say we felt the urge to immediately investigate this. They told us it was to promote the J80 Worlds 2008 that will be held in Kiel, Germany. Sunday preparation carried on with a short sail in the Baie de Quiberon to check the settings. We did some upwind speed checks against one of the American entries 'Le Glide'. After a couple of gennakers sets and gybes and lots of spray in our faces we returned to port. All J80 are moored in the harbour at the Mole Eric Tabarly. It's an amazing sight to see more than 100 J80's moored together. On Monday there was a training regatta in windy conditions which allowed us to check some alternative settings. After some good downwind runs during which we could enjoy first seat places for lot's of whipe outs all the boats sailed back to port. The day ended with the opening ceremony later in the evening.
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