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Preparations for 2013 Europeans @Barcelona , June 22-29th

Major event for 2013 will be the Europeans to be held at the Barcelona International Sailing Center.
Almost 100 boats registered and all the top sailors and teams are getting ready.
Images left: D3 & Arrows MKII at Barcelona. Read their reports below.
Remember to send your pics to editor@a-cat.org

Official Website: http://www.vela.cat/bisc
Sailors attending: http://www.vela.cat/bisc/index.php/ca/inscripcion-2.html

Catamaranparts Vision Team:
"Next week the A-class Europeans will start at Barcelona. It will be an interesting event with some new designs.
Catamaranparts will be attending the event with 4 Visions at least with Piet, Theo, Chris and Peter on his new Vision.

The weather forecast for the event looks that it will be a light wind event but it is still some days away so everything can change.

We will try to keep you updated as best,so stay tuned.
The Catamaranparts team."
More updates at http://www.catamaranparts.nl/news/

Thilo Keller's Arrow MK2
"Getting ready for the Euros. First sail today with perfect speed matching Bob and Andrew"
Thilo is also offering spare parts for the event like rudders and daggers. Look for him for more details.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/arrow-MK%C2%B2/561515833872213

DNA Camp:
"After a winter if testing and training we are on our way to Barcelona. Mischa Heemskerk as captain of team DNA. Manolo, Jack, Bruce, PJ, Arno, Roeland and Juan Antonio will are race the DNA with the new J-boards. Will this championship bring us the first flying champ? or will that prevented by the weather gods?
Other DNA sailors who can do well are Giovanni Calabria, Sam Newton who did so well in Hyeres, Luigi Blancato, the French DNA squad; Jean (the young Frenchman), Thierry, Luc, Yann, the other DNA guys forom Spain; Kike, Kiko and others,. We expect a lot from our Polish friends, the Swiss, the Danes.
.... Full report at http://dnacat.blogspot.com.ar/2013/06/team-dna-on-its-way-to-barcelona…

D3 Team:
The have two boats ready for Stephen Brayshaw and Ben Moon. Already testing them. Boats looking good and it is going to be their racing debut.
More info at https://www.facebook.com/pages/D3-Applied-Technologies/379030468841404