It's Fast and Its Furious and being held in the North Coast town of Cabarete in the Dominican Republic! The 7th Caribbean Laser Midwinter Competition this year is scheduled for the 16 - 18 January 2009. This event commences the world's laser regatta calendar and brings together all caliber of sportsmen and women from past Laser world champions to Olympic medalists and master sailors! The competition is held just a week before the Miami Olympic Regatta and has a winning prize of US$50,000! Winners and runners up also will get recognition by the ISAF with their results included in world rankings!