First day we launched for long distance race from Sopot to Hel and backwards. The start was promising - some 3-4 Bft, steady, north, no waves. We took a left leg but it appeard wrong very soon.

As the wind was getting weaker and weaker we noticed that we are totally loosing our good starting position but it was too late to change the leg and we had to continue that way. After some hour other boats running on right leg stopped, so we took an advantage of our hi tech Bimare catamaran and got them very soon. As we approached upwind mark near Hel a sudden gust of wind pushed Wojtek Kaliski's Exploder and however I thought we got him, he managed to run away. Same time, from behind two other boats came on the same gust, but we were still standing!!! That curious situation looked like we were in the middle of wind hole - everyone around had a bit of nice gusts but us.

Finally we got lucky and another gust pushed us around the mark and we started a leg back to Sopot. For some 20 minutes we had a nice gust and we got into a direct fight with a Piotrek Baryżewski's Tornado. Of course, Tornado is faster on stronger wind so they took us, but not so easy. We were defending our position at all costs so they need to work very hard to pass. Eventually after 5 hours of sailing we finished the race on 9th position.

On Saturday we planned to take 3 racec up&down. First race wasn't so good and qwwe finished it on 6th place. During 2nd race the weather collapsed. Black clouds came and the wind raised to 7 Bft with gusts up to 9 Bft. That was a real fight for life. Our lightweight boat (130kg) with a huge sails up to 40sqm became like a crazy horse that wouldn't go easy. Sudden gust that came from behind capsized almoast all boats, especially those on downwind course. We were desperately trying to stay up - we had some 200m to finish the race. No way... that gust was too hard and we fell as the others. When all boats fell, the Rescue started their action and RC postponed the race.

The third day was again easy and the wind was weakening from 4 to 2-3 Bft. We did a good races, so finally we closed regatta at 4th place.