The Brasileiros prepare (and joke) and Dany’s back (while Martine skips off to Miami) 

Our man at the front at Búzios (well, at the front of a 420 anyway!), Nicolas Ilg Castro, writes: “The pre-Championship is going really well. All the boats have already been measured and racing starts tomorrow at 11. The wind was a bit lighter in the last days due to some raining in the neighbouring cities, but the weather is still good here. In the last days, we have been training. But, today, we gave our welcomes to the first timers and made a few jokes with them. Soon some very funny pics of that” [maybe you will share the jokes too! (ed)] “Dany [Daniela Adler Pimentel Duarte] is already back and her leg is better [better not tell her doctor (ed)]. In case you don’t know she’s sailing with Youth Worlds champion Kahena Kunze [we did (ed)]. And Martine [Soffiatti Grae - the Youth Worlds Champion helm and Dany's partner at the 420 Worlds] did 5th in 470 Nationals” [and we wish her all the best at her first Olympic Classes/World Cup event in Miami this week, along with all the other 420 sailors rocking up to the Olympic circuit for the first time this year! (ed)] .

We wish the Brasileiros all the best for their Brazilian 420 National Championships this week. We will look forward to news, results, and, maybe, even photos (especially the funny ones!) – they always have 420 fun in Brasil!