G'day,

I am in Europe specifically to provide people with experience on proas and with OIutleaders, so you won't have to wait long, and certainly won't have to pay, except by having me ask a bunch of questions about aerodynamics and engineering.

Still not sure of what races, as not all the Notices of Race are out yet, and a bunch of them overlap. Round the Isle of Wight, Cento Miglia, Bol d'Or and Round Gotland (Denmark) are high on the list, but Texel is the important one. At present we have been refused an entry, although this was for a far more radical proa. They have allowed us into the Dutch Open the week before for assessment purposes, to demonstrate a) that we can shunt as quickly as cats tack (no problem) and b) (could be wrong here) that we are not going to beat everyone by too big a margin. At present, this is certainly not a worry!!

Regards,

Rob