Island Water World sailor, Frits Bus, retained his Caribbean Laser Master title in a three day contest of International sailors in a variety of wind conditions on the Northern shores of the Dominican Republic. Cabarete, known for its perfect sailing conditions and strong winds for windsurfers and kite boarders had a variety of conditions for the sailors from very strong to very light. Many sailors from around the world gathered to escape winter cold conditions but even some Argentine sailors made it too. Ari Barshi from the Dominican Republic used his local knowledge to take first place. Kurt Noardstrom from Norway, training for his Olympic aspirations placed second, and in third was Mike Maerzan from New York. St. Maarten’s Bus finished fifth overall and was first in the Master Class.
