Also on the second day of the Windsurfing Euro-Cup MONDIAL DU VENT Leucate the wind refused to co-operate. The whole day the flags barely moved and the sea remained glassy. At least the sun blessed the event with nice sunshine. The no action day gave the racers a very welcome chance to recover from the intense party program the night before. Two parties pushed some of the racers to their physical party limits.

After the first day without wind the competitors, organization and numerous guests headed to the Naish Pasta Party which was held open air in the "L'Albatros" which is close to the event venue. Surrounded by spectacular video action and live DJ music all variants of pasta were served.

Later the Gun Sails Party in the club "El Chupito" attracted several of the famous guests. Motivated by pushing beats and gogo and striptease dancers the guests were not able to refuse the consummation of several alcoholic drinks which further kicked the atmosphere. Late in the night the traces of several racers were lost somewhere in the nightlife of Leucate which presented itself in the best possible form.

After this hardcore party night most racers were quite happy about the further rest that was granted to them by the wind. The numerous visitors of the Mondial du Vent enjoyed the big program of Wind Expo, interviews, shows and music even without music.

For the coming days the forecast improved: The meteorologists as well as the locals expect the famous Tramontana wind on Tuesday afternoon but latest on Wednesday. When this wind finally kicks in we can expect spectacular slalom action at the Mondial du Vent in Leucate.

We can look forward to an interesting competition season as the rivalry between the top racers, namely Speed World Record holder Finian Maynard (KV 11, F2, Neil Pryde) and the current IFCA Slalom Vice World Champion Bjorn Dunkerbeck (ESP 11, T1, North Sails) became obvious.