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Day 3 ...

23:43 | ... and a very happy new year to formula racers everywhere.

23:38 | Unfortunately, no racing today. After being called out to race the wind failed to get stronger and in fact began to decrease. Eventually the race officer decided to call an end to racing and sent the sailors to the beach. Tomorrow was scheduled to be a rest day - with a big party night ahead !
Now the schedule of racing has been changed and the first possible start for racing will be 14.00

Day two...

21:05 | we are still waiting for wind. unusually we have a lot of cloud cover which is preventing the normal thermic breeze .

16:18 | good morning from Ancon. We have fog in the bay this morning - but this is normal! The wind usually starts around noon and clears the fog and we hope that will be the same today

Youth & Masters Formula Worlds in Peru - Day 1
Xavier's report...

After days of perfect wind, it decided to take a […]

Day one... hot news...

22:46 | it looks unlikely that we will race today. Skippers meeting tomorrow will be at 10.30 local time. Come back later for news of entries and some links to photos.

Hot news

00:11 | News from UK -Richard Jones (GBR32), Ian Jones (no other than the Chairman himself - GBR183) and yours truly Xavier Ferlet (GBR451) are off to Peru on Xmas day for the Youth & Masters Formula Worlds.

Fernando Martinez 42 ---- best formula sailor of 2008...

Fernando Martinez 42 ---- best formula sailor of 2008. Winning US Nationals and the National Tour
You just won the 2008 US National and the National Racing Tour. How do you feel about this?

First news...

12:54 | 5 days to the start of this years World Festival. Already some teams are already in Ancon preparing. This news just in from Piotr Jankoviak -
\"We have untill today all days wind 15knots, that starts about 11.00 am and last till afteroon. Ancon is situated by the bay with mountains around, the wind is side offshore, sometimes gusty, no waves. Organizers are very helpfull and nice people. Yacht Club Ancon has very a very nice club, with pools, free acces to internet.\"

2009 Formula Grand Prix dates.....

The provisional calendar for the 2009 Grand Prix Tour is now published. So many enquiries have been made from both national associations and individual racers that it was felt necessary to publish now.
We are confident most, if not all, will go ahead.
Detailed arrangements - travel , accommodation etc - should not be made until the Notice of Race ( or Provisional NoR ) is published.
The polish organisers are working hard to upgrade the Pobierowo Chamlleger to a Grand prix .

GP - Porto Santo, POR. 3>8 March - tbc
GP- Sines. POR. 21 >26 April - tbc
GP/Europeans - Portimao, POR. 12>17 May - tbc

FW Challenger - Pobierowo,POL. 24>26 July
GP- Allegro Cup, Leba, POL. 30 july > 2 august
GP- Sopot, POL. 5>8 August

GP - Sao Paulo , BRA October - tbc
GP- Fortaleaza, BRA. 24>29 November

NSW Formula Windsurfing Championships 13-14 December 2008...
Report
Results

2009 North American Championships ...

2009 North American Championships ...
is confirmed for January 17th to 19th in Miami , and will form part of the Alex Caviglia Bluewater Classic

Actual FW Ranking

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FW Grand Prix 2008 - final results

FW GP 2008 final results