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Punta Cana Day 8: Delay for Catamaran

I decided not to wake up for the sunrise this morning as it was raining and I had got up the two mornings before. I was not happy to learn afterward that the sun did actually appear over the horizon this morning for a glorious sunrise! Bah!   Well, I did get up in time for wind surfing lessons at 0930 but the winds were too calm for any lessons and I was told to check back an hour later. Our checkout time was 1100 so it was cutting it quite close. I was told however that the winds were good enough for Catamaran lessons so I grabbed Hwan and headed out to the boat.   The lesson was pretty straightforward. We were given a few rules to follow by: 1) keep your back to the wind. 2) do not turn into the wind. i.e. when turning turn away from the wind 3) switch seats to the other side of the boat when changing tack. i.e. to keep the weight on the side facing the wind. 4) when there are two people on the catamaran then both people must stay on the same side and must swi