thanks for that Luiz. I can talk to people like i am an expert on pousadas now.

as far as wind etc. goes, i would usually soak it up, but in this case i am going as parent to a team member and would not dream of trying to tell the GBR sailing team how to sail the venue, they have a pretty good record of getting their homework right!

is there much multihull sailing going on there, or any multihull builders where i can get my fix while i miss the F32 in my shed?

paul