16:09 | Top finishers in race 8 – BRA3333, BRA50, BRA5, POL013, GBR451… full results soon

15:07 | final race of today starts in 30 minutes.

14:51 | Top finishers in race 7 – BRA3333, BRA50 (1st youth) BRA5 (1st Master) POL013 ..

14:21 | The wind was 18>20 knots , but has now increased for the final races of today.

13:36 | Top 5 after 6 races: youth – BRA50, POL013, POL23, BRA767, FRA873; masters – GBR451, BRA5, ITA7, BRA8, BRA768

13:20 | In masters fleet – GBR451 was first in race 5; BRA5 was first in race 6

13:18 | 2 races have been completed this morning -we now have a short break before the final 2 races for today.

BRA50 was leading sailor in youth fleet for races 5&6

10:22 | Most racers took time out yesterday to visit either Rio or Buzios. The forecast looks good for the rest of the championship, which will finish on saturday.

10:20 | welcome to day 2 of racing. Sunny and windy today – and 4 races certain to be completed. The skippers meeting is finished and racing will start in just over 1 hours time.