Alinghi and Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Bobbejaan
J Louw(s)
Wed 4 Nov 2009 14:09
Position: 25:41.7N 55:46.8E
Date: 4 November 2009

We have received two of the five outstanding items today. The spinnaker arrived yesterday and it looks great! North Sails in South Africa has done a great job to deliver in the time frame! Three items to go and we are out of here!

America Cup holders Alinghi has setup base in Ras Al Khaimah. The mast of their boat is enormous! The chase boats are a nuisance as they think they are in a race coming passed at 10 knots causing the monohulls to nearly jump on to the pontoons!

We went to the first Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on the weekend! Personally, I like the MotoGP better but it was still awesome to see and hear the cars! The sound coming from these cars was incredible! Ferrari disappointed on the weekend qualifying 11th and did worse in the race. Hopefully next year they will have a better car. Kings of Leon was awesome after the race!

Hopefully tomorrow would see everything delivered!