Training for Beijing

These sailors are representing Japan at the Beijing Olympics this summer. They have been training on Zamami all winter and apparently found out recently that they will be Olympians. Today was their farewell exhibition and party. I guess they are moving on to windier seas?

I went fishing in my kayak on Sunday, which turned out to be a windy day once I got far away from Zamami. The sailboats were swirling around me and once I saw the pair in a boat both extended off the side to balance out the boat (like in the picture above). A sudden lapse in wind sent them both into the ocean. I'm betting I was the only one laughing.