International 14 Mailing List
| 14 | ||
From: Andrew Perry (akperry@techinfo.com.au)
Date: Thu 18 Jan 2001 - 11:41:10 GMT
I can add that the Fireball worlds in Japan was the best hosted and one of
the most fun regattas that I have done in twenty years of sailing. I expect
that the Japanese fleet will ensure that the regatta is exceptional as they
have in the past.
Andrew Perry
-----Original Message-----
From: Tim Knight <tmknight@dircon.co.uk>
To: 14list@i14.org <14list@i14.org>
Date: Monday, 15 January 2001 22:51
Subject: Re: Japan
<p>>Japan 2003 is a long way off please give them a chance.
>
>I am currently planning to get a boat at the end of this season and rejoin
>the class because the worlds is going to be in Japan.
>
>The last time the Japanese fleet staged the 14 Worlds was in 1987. It was
>amazing. Since then i have attended 2 other class world championships in
>Japan. All three were preceeded by applogies from the organisers about lack
>of this or that and all knocked spots off any event i have attended
>anywhere else in the world.
>
>Start planning your savings, it may be another 16 years until you get the
>chance.
>
>Sounding off
>
>Tim Knight
>
>A burger in Mc Donalds is about 150yen $2 Aus
>Camping is cheap the Hilton is expensive.
>Most japanese speak American and Australian if not English.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.1.4.