16:35 | my mistake – ross has best discard and is first , alberto second !!
16:15 | 4 good races today – top five are: ITA 4, GBR83, BRA3333, ARG3, DEN111.
full results , photos and report will be posted later
15:59 | overall results will be posted soon – but 1st on tie break from GBR83 is ITA4.
15:55 | the top 10 finishers in race 4 – ITA4,BRA3333,GBR83, ARG3,DEN111, BRA999, BRA50, BRA2497, BRA4444, BRA5
19:30 | after 1 lap – ITA4, BRA3333, DEN111, ARG3, GBR83
15:20 | race 4 has started – conditions for racing are good- no waves
15.00 | first finishers race 3 – ITA4, GBR83, ARG3, BRA3333, BRA50, BRA2497, DEN111, BRA999,BRA4444, BRA74
14:40 | after one lap – GBR83, ITA4, BRA999
14:30 | clear start
14:25 | 5 mins to start of race 3
18:10 | wind is back to 15>17 knots
13:57 | wind is now down to 10>13 knots
13:55 | next warning signal at 14.15
13:45 | at the finish of race 2 – GBR83, ITA4, BRA999, ARG3, DEN111, BRA50, BRA3333, BRA4444, BRA5, ARM1,
17:30 | after 1 lap- ITA4, ARG3, BRA999
17:20 | clear start race 2
13:15 | 5 mins to start
13:10 | 5 mins to warning signal for race 2
13.05 | the first sailors in race 1 – GBR83, DEN111, BRA999, BRA333, ITA4, BRA50, BRA74, ARG3, BRA4444, BRA2497,
12:48 | wind is 20 knots
12:45 | we have a start for race 1 of the 2009 Sao Paulo Grand Prix- clear start
12:20 | the wind in the new starting area is 12>14 knots – so we hope to be racing soon
11:55 | the wind direction has switched and the sailors are planning across to the new course area., which is in the channel between the island and the mainland
11:35 | the sailors are slowly making their way out to the race area – but it looks a little too light !
10:43 | the wind dropped completely but has now begun to swing back into the easterly direction where it may stay for today. The course is a simple windward /leeward 2 laps – downwind finish. The only problem – it is a long way from the beach without wind to get to the starting area.
08:38 | what a stormy night ! plenty of wind and rain. Early this morning a tropical thunderstorm brought winds well in ecexss of 30 knots. It has now receded – lets hope for good strong and steady breeze today.
