Italian -unlike cold circumstances

5 good races in 0-20 knts winds .

The start of the European Acat season was because of the early easter a few weeks earlier in the year then normal .

48 boats, less then normal, due to the bad weather forecast and the snow in Swiss and Germany.

Good racing, three races on saturday with moderate winds, dying in the last race . And two strong wind races on sunday.

Unfortunately the race on monday was cancelled after two rounds when ther was an upcoming thunderstorm .

In this circumstances with the ice-cold adriatic water the committee couldn't take any risk...

Quite a highlight was the appearance of about 6 dolphins during the saturday.

Imagine sailing upwind in trapeze with three 2 m dolphins between your hulls !

Awesome !

The New Bimare V1 made is first racing . Roberto Casadei Finished 4 overall .

The impression of the boat was good, definitely a refinement of the XJ.

Bimare has certainly has a good boat on their hands for the coming years leading up to the Worldcahmpionships 2010 in the A-cat capital from Europe, Cesenatico.

Sjoerd Hoekstra ( NED) ( Tool / Brewin sail) won the serioes with a 1 point lead over Pieterjan Dwarshuis ( Flyer 2 / Glaser sail)

Michael Tobler finishing 3rd after a taking a year off from a cat sailing last year Michael was sailing the Sheuer Mk 5 with the A shby sail.