8 sailors are born!

Today, we had a great day with 8 guys. The wind was strong, but they were very motivated and capable to handle this boat. So this morning, we put 2 optimists on the water and gave them one by one some private lessons. In the afternoon we did just the same, although it was extremely hot and a very strong wind. Evelien and I were surprised how much they had learned on 1 day, I think we will have an exciting race tomorrow! Because those 8 boys were so motivated, we really wanted them to learn as much as possible. We made a tour with the rest of the kids, and they watched the boys while they were sailing.

Evelien her motorboat was filled with noisy kids, so she had a lot of work. We both trained 4 boys, and we enjoyed it very much.

On the picture you can see Johnny, Wim and Zu, after their swim in the sea. Harry is sailing across the motorboat, just at the right moment when my translator took this beautifull picture.

They asked me really sweet if they could have a swim, so I stopped the motor and a few minutes later the boys were swimming like fools, we had a lot of fun!

Dirk is here to arrange some things, and he also brought the flags and stickers of the sponsors with him, so tomorrow, a lot of work!

We're really looking forward to see those boys racing against each other tomorrow. It gives us a very nice feeling to see them laugh and enjoy sailing.

kisses,

The xiamen girl power team.

Oh mother nature, give us the same wind like today. And maybe the same sun. Oh, and once in a while a cloud, because our noses are stolen from clowns!