makani
08-10-2006, 05:00 PM
Yesterday was the first day of course racing here at the US Nationals on Maui and after a cloudy up and down start it turned into another beautiful, sunny, windy day. The racing started around noon and the winds were cranking in the upper 20s. The fleets chose their sails accordingly started to race and Maui's wind pulled the carpet out from under them so to speak, with the wind dropping several sail sizes in the course of a few minutes.
Unofficially, it looked to me like Phil McGain dominated the big boys fleet today with Matt Pritchard usually right behind him, followed by Micah Buzinas. Very interesting watching the formula guys handle Maui's strong winds.
More details and video available on the Maui Windsurfing Blog:
http://mauiwind.blogspot.com/
Unofficially, it looked to me like Phil McGain dominated the big boys fleet today with Matt Pritchard usually right behind him, followed by Micah Buzinas. Very interesting watching the formula guys handle Maui's strong winds.
More details and video available on the Maui Windsurfing Blog:
http://mauiwind.blogspot.com/