Competition day #1…
…results after 3 races
The competitors are send ashore. There will be no more races today…Please return for the results after 3 races…
05:47 The race committee is planning to run another race as soon as possible. The competitors stay on the water..
05:40 Race#3 Finish: 1.US-3, 2.ISR-1,3.AUS-0,4.NED-57,5.DEN-173,6.POR-75,7.POR-78,8.NED-72, 9.POR-2511,10.POR-20
05:32 Second upwind mark: nice fight between Arnon and Kevin with the better end for Arnon!
05:28 Bottom mark: US-3,?ISR-1,DEN-173,NED-72,
05:20 Upwind mark: US-3(200m)
05:14 Start!
05:11 …yellow flag is up..
05:09 …red flag is up…
04:52 Z flag for the race#3 is up!. The competitors are called to the water again. The wind is constant between 10 and 12 knots. Hopefully we will have get some more exciting action soon!!
04:45 Last adjustments are made to the course and the starting line. As soon as evetything is prepared the competitors will be send to the water again…Windspeed 10 to 12 knots
04:25 The wind has changed direction a little and has picked up. It is not dropping under 9 knots since 15 minutes. Gusts are rising up to 15 knots…
…on the water
03:38 ..many of the competitors are standing. The race committee cancelled the race…
03:30…the race is started but wind seems to be very light…
03:25 …new sequence for race#3 is running …yellow flag is up..
03:12 The race was abandoned as the wind dropped under the limit. Now AP is flying on the start ship…
03:04 … red flag for race#3!!!
02:43 Z flag is up! 20 min to the sequence for race #3..
02:17…the racers will be send to the water for race#3 soon…
…results after 2 races
02:05 Race#2:
1.NED-72! – Ramses Landman
2. AUS-0 – Steve Allen
(Steve almost missed a mark and had to make a longer way!)
3.POR-75 Joao Rodriques
4.ISR-1 Arnon Dagan
5.US-3(!) – Kevin Pritchard
01:46…bottom mark: AUS-0,ISR-1,POR-75,US-3…
01:36…START of race#2
01:33 …yellow flag up…windspeed 9 to 11 knots…
01:30 …red flag is up for race#2…
01:20 The wind is picking up, the race crew is preparing the course for the next start… Sun, wind and the perfect atmosphere on the water… a real good start of the EC 2003!…
Race #1:
1. US-3 Kevin Pritchard
2. AUS-0 Steve Allen
3. NED-72 Ramses Landman
4. DEN-173 Ben v/d Steen
01.10Race #1 Finish:US-3,AUS-0,NED-72,DEN-173…
01:06 Bottom mark: US-3,AUS-0,NED-72,POR-1001,DEN-173,ISR-1
12:58 Clear start …
12:55 yellow flag up.. 3 minutes for the kick off the EC season…
12:51 SMS from Matthias: I am on a boat next to the starting ship. The AP flag has been lowered and we are waiting for the starting sequence…
12:23 (local time): Z flag is on. Start to the first race in 20 minutes..
…Z flag up!!!
…photos from the skeppers meeting
10:15–>
Skippers Meeting: two basic courses are presented. One classic up-and-down-course for medium and strong wind and one triangle course with longer downwind reaches for light wind. The course will be indicated by a flag on the starting vessel. At the moment the wind is too light and still not stable. The regatta team is starting to set up the course and the competitors are on stand-by. We will keep you updated…
9:30–>
today is the first competition day at the Windsurfing Euro-Cup Porto Santo. At the moment some clouds are covering the sky an we have about 18 degrees. The wind is still light and hasn’t adjusted to its normal direction. But slowly and surely it seems to pick up. The skippers meeting is set for 10:00. We will then update you with the course for today and more news. So stay tuned…
