F18 Worlds 2010: Racing starts Today

Photo Alex Udin – Sunday’s practice race
Monday, July 5th , time for Qualifying races divided in two fleets.
All my previews already been posted, check the F18 2010 Worlds label.
On Sunday the registration process took a while but they managed to run a practice race.
Several black flags and restarts, finally some decided to follow and only about 30 boats started with the right procedures. Calm weather conditions are expected the whole week-
I’ll be posting results as they come, plus pics and reports onsite sent by many ‘correspondents’ Catsailingnews has at Erquy!
Below some pics of the beach.
Photo above : Arg teams ‘enjoying’ the game against Germany at a cafe in Erquy… taken by dutch F18 sailor and blog friend, Bas Paumen. Tony Mels, another good dutch friend, was tired of waiting the measuring line…check pic below.
Also Alex Udin from Sail Innovation is already posting his Pro Photographer like pics, some of them from the practice race.
Formual 18 Worlds 2010 Official Website

Photo: Bas Paumen

Photo: Tony Mels- stood for more than 3 hours for his final measures

Photo: Bas Paumen

Photo Alex Udin – Sail Innovation team, is the “dark horse” for 2010, Olivier Backes and Arnaud Jarlegan

Photo: Alex Udin – Not much wind for the practice race and the whole week will stay like this

Photo Alex Udin – Tornado and Groupama legend sailing for SI Team , Fred Le Petreuc