17:58 | Pictures and full results will beposted with some delay since KJ is offline again in Poland untill tonight…
17:28 | prize giving at 15 hours
17:24 | Discards rules are changed in Appendix B of the ISAF Racing Rules since 2005: Before we look at the number of firsts…we first look at the discards. The worse discard goes behind. This rule i sin place for almost 2 years now and it gives credit to the racer that made the fewest mistakes including the normally discarded races. Marco’s worst result was a 9, Wilhelm had a 10th place so….
17:23 | For the 2006 FW Ranking this would mean: Jesper Vesterstrom stays first, Gonzalo stays second but Wilhelm jumps over Ross Williams and take sthe third place.
17:17 | Provisional results before protests (so far none….)1 GONZALO COSTA HOEVEL
2 VITOR MELO
3 PAULO DOS REIS
4 FABIO MELO
5 MARCO BEGALLI
6 WILHELM SCHURMANN
7 GABRIEL BROWNE
17:00 | followed by BRA 25, BRA 717
16:59 | Marco and willem both on 51 points but Milhelm discards a 10 and Marco a 9 so marco goes in front?????
16:58 | ITA 415, BRA 999
16:57 | Finish order race 15: BRA 50, BRA 74, BRA 2497
16:57 | The right sid esurfers made the best descision and are getting clos eto the finish
16:55 | It look sthat Marco can make the finish in on erun , wilhelm is below him and perhaps will ahve to tack leaving place for the 3 contenders on teh right side of the course
16:54 | Marco and wilhelm to the left side the 3 followers choose the right side of the course. The finish is on the right side of the course close to the beach…..
16:53 | last upwind……
16:53 | followed by BRA 2397, BRA 50, BRA 74
16:52 | downwind Marco, Wilhelm,
16:51 | Marco gibes, Wilhem follows..
16:50 | Second pass upwind mark: ITA 415, BRA 999, BRA 50, BRA 2497, BRA 74
16:50 | Right side of the course seems to loose places..
16:50 | Right side of the course seems to loose places..
16:47 | Marco took the left sid eof the course, Wihelmm stays in the middle…
16:47 | followed by BRA 25, BRA 2, BRA 7171, BRA 37
16:47 | Wilhelm back in 5th place overall…
16:46 | followed by BRA 2497, ITA 415, BRA 999, BRA 74,
16:45 | downwind gate: BRA 50
16:45 | If Marco stays 2 place sbefore Wilhelmm h etake sover the 5th place from him….
16:44 | BRA 2497, BRA 74, BRA 999
16:39 | Gate 1 = upwind Gate: ITA 415, BRA 50
16:39 | 14 starters..
16:39 | clean start
16:38 | last race we had 2 broken masts..NP..now I see again sombody being rescued close to the startline
16:35 | one moinute to go
16:35 | wind reported between 18 and 24 knots….
16:04 | getting ready for final race #15
16:04 | next and last start in 35 minutes
16:02 | No changes is rankingtop 7: ARG 3, BRA 2497, BRA 3333, BRA 74, BRA 999, ITA 415, BRA 50
16:01 | 3rd place: BRA 2407, ITA 415, BRA 717, 999, 74
15:56 | Finish race 14: BRA 3333 on the heels followed by BRA 50
15:56 | Up to the finish
15:56 | BRA 999, BRA 2497
15:55 | followed by BRA 50, BRA 74
15:54 | Downwind Gate second round: BRA 3333
15:53 | ITA 415, BRA ???, BRA 2497, BRA 999
15:49 | Upwind gate 2nd time around: BRA 3333, BRA 50, BRA 74,
15:47 | Downwind Gate: 17 knots….BRA 3333, BRA BRA 74, BR 50, BRA 2497, BRA 999, ITA 415, BRA 717
15:42 | Gate 1 = upwind Gate: BRA 2497, BRA %), BRA 74, BRa 999
15:41 | clean start 18 starters
15:36 | 1 minute to go
15:17 | AP up on the start boat…Some confusion on the start boat since the Class flag flew away…It will be replaced by a other flag…..
AP down
15:03 | AP flag down, less then 20 minutes to go
11;24 | The winds calmed down a little bit and are now measured on the course average 17 with gusts to 22, al little bit more offshore (135 degrees).
13:47 | Breaking news… Gonzalo (ARG 3) will not start today.
During the last race yesterday, trying to recover from a involuntary jump, Gonzalo twisted his right ankle. He managed to finish first in that race but this morning the ankle is swollen and he prefers not to start.
He has a 10 points lead on number 2 so normally his first place (and the 4.000 dollar) are secured.
10:08 | skippersmeeting in 50 minutes, it will be 11 then. Firts start at 12 and last start at 13 hours. Prizegiving around 15 hours
13:32 | Gusts over 25 knots…..
13:25 | Good morning, wind is 20 knots plus this morning and we are getting ready for the two final races of the championships…. The course of day 5 is posted on the FW website as usual: here
Bruno’s munute by minute report soon..
