For five years awhile back the wife and I went to Aruba at least once per year (all the way back to when she was “the girlfriend”) and had a lot of good times and good friends there. When I stumbled across this compilation of local TV coverage of Aruba’s Hi-Wind races (1987-2006…this is one of several pieces from the collection on Youtube) I started looking for Aruban friends.
I was surprised (just a little) when the first person I spotted was Long Island’s mighty Bill DeGeorge, who always does serious damage to competing egos at the East Coast Windsurfing Festival, Fall Regattas etc. (He was top-five in the Masters division in the clip above). I haven’t sailed in Aruba in a few years, but this clip reminded me of how much fun it was to rip in the Blue Highway when Fishermans Huts was going off.
If you need an Aruba fix (or would just like to watch some flatwater Carib slalom action from yesteryear) here’s a slab for you. Go to Youtube to find at least five more.
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