Hi Wouter,

Yes I am starting to enjoy myself, can't wait to tune up Altered. She is starting to show some potential in bursts, if I can develop that speed consistently I will be happy.

I did speak to the guys off the Tiger before and after race. Before race they were telling me that the Tiger they were on was better than the borrowed Tigers they had raced previously, I had raced against them on the F16 Mosquito a couple of times.

After the race they said they had hit kelp (large seaweed) which had knocked their rudders up, causing them to turn upwind and capsize. Don't recall any coment about F16 singlehanded speed.

The two Hobie 18's I raced upwind with were crews I had met before also. They are now sailing faster after competing in recent world titles and did well, although one did say they were dismasted during series.

Regards Gary.