The 2009 Kieler Woche is set to begin tomorrow here in northern Germany. After a couple days of sailing, Brad and I are ready tuned up and ready to go for two races tomorrow on the outer "Delta" course some 4 miles north east of the Olympiazentrum in Shilksee. We've had a couple of days to recover from the jetlag and given the airlines a good chance to get our bags delivered after losing them in Heathrow. Usually the European trip does take a few days to get all those sorts of details sorted. We burned through the classically efficient german registration system here yesterday, weighed in 1.5 kilos light, stamped our sails, established our mooring at the bulkhead, and all the other star-class things that need doing. We've been lucky to that point that the weather had been cooperating. But, just as we were getting ready to go for a short sail today, the standard Kieler Woche Weather showed up in the form of a nasty black cloud, a significant drop in temperature, lightning all across the sky, heavy rain, and little flecks of hail. Alright! We huddled under our new set of Norths and waited for the weather to pass and actually got a couple of really nice hours sail testing.
Two races scheduled tomorrow. Check the results and see the scene that is Kiel Week at: www.KielerWoche.de
Stay tuned, more to come.
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