16:28 | signing off
16:28 | tomorrow skippersmeeting at 11h30, first start at 12h30
16:28 | all further detailed results on www.windbrasil.com
16:27 | wojtek did not have his best day of the year on teh water..
16:27 | 1. bra 50 – 7 pts
16:27 | 2. bra 3333 – 14 pts
16:27 | 3. aus 0 – 16 pts
16:26 | 4. por 5 – 20 pts
16:26 | 5. bra 74 – 24 pts
16:25 | no change in overall results after race 6:
16:24 | 74, 2497, 999, 3333, bra 5,
16:23 | finish: Bra 50, aus 0, por 5
16:22 | soprint to the finish
16:22 | mark 1: bra 50, por 5, aus 0
16:20 | last tack for steve followed by Biel
16:20 | Steve still in the lead
16:20 | 999 and bra 5 also
16:19 | 50, 74 and 3333 follow
16:19 | AUS 0 tacks early
16:18 | evrything is still open….one bad upwind….
16:18 | 7 seconds lead for aus 0 on 74, 50, 999, bra 5, 3333 and por 5 at mark 2 last time
16:16 | for brazilian standards the wind is low…
16:16 | 999, aus 120
16:15 | 2497, bra 5
16:15 | 50, 74, por 5
16:15 | mark 1 : aus 0,
16:12 | bra 50, 74, 999, 3333, 5
16:11 | mark 2 after 6\\\\’42 seconds: aus 0, por 5,..
16:10 | steve and miguel far ahead
16:10 | 3333, pol 10, aus 120
16:09 | 50, 999, 74, bra 5
16:08 | por 5 in second
16:08 | aus 0 clear ahead now
16:06 | field spread over the water, seem slike the outside got a lift
16:06 | sme people could not make it over port and had to tack to cross the line..
16:04 | clean start
16:02 | 1/2 of teh fleet left, 1/2 right on teh line
16:02 | procedure has started
15:54 | now the head of tehthe boom of Wojtek started cracking so he decided to come back in…all attention now on his last race of the day..wind is down a bit 12-14 knots
15:10 | next start at 15:00
15:10 | 3333
15:09 | 5, 999, den 13,
15:08 | finish race #5: after 18\\\\’58 seconds:bra 50, aus 0, por 5, 2497, 74
15:08 | sprint to finish: bra 50 far ahead
15:07 | and shurmann
15:07 | followed by 2 Melo brothers
15:06 | Mark 1: Bra 50, aus 0, por 5
15:05 | por 5 and aus 0 leaving 2497
15:04 | gabriel comfortable lead, steve, miguela and Victor fighting
15:03 | 74, bra 5, den1, 3333, aus 120
15:01 | mark 2: Bra 50, aus o, por 5, 2497, bra 999 very close
15:01 | pol 10 back to the beach?????
15:00 | markk 1: 50, 2497, aus 0, 999, por 5, 74, den 1, bra 5, 3333
14:56 | mark 2 after \\\\’6\\\\’50: bra 50, 2497, 999, aus 0, bra 5, bra 74, por 5, po-10
14:55 | they are really close to each other the top 6
14:55 | bra 50 moving forward on teh downwind
14:54 | mark 1: 2497, 50, bra74, aus-0, bra 5, 9999, pol 10
14:53 | first time that the outside is better or is it victor
14:53 | looks like victor on the outside is ok?
14:50 | teh competitoirs are this time really spread all over the course
14:50 | clear start 2497 crosses in front of everybody over starboard
14:45 | startprocedure is on
14:38 | Wojtek broke a part of his boom..it\\\\’s repaired now
14:38 | surfers are getting out again for race #5
14:38 | Overal after 4 races including one discard
14:38 | 1. Paolo Dos Reis – 4 pts
14:37 | 2. Gabriel Browne – 5 pts
14:37 | 3. Steve Allen – 12 pts
14:37 | 4. Miguel Martinho – 14 pts
14:37 | 5. victor melo – 15 pts
14:36 | Overal after 4 races including one discard
13:58 | race #5 at 13:45 that is in 45 minutes warning..
13:57 | por 5, bra 5, aus 120, den 13,…..
13:57 | 3333 in third, 2497 in fourth
13:56 | 2497 and 3333 in a sprint
13:54 | Finish race #4: after 21 minutes and 27 seconds: Bra 50, then OCS-er Bra 999, Aus 0,
13:53 | Bra 50 at mark 1 on his way to teh finish now
13:52 | Steve looks to be closing in a bit on Gabriel but he is still ead
13:51 | 2 x OCS for wilhelm in 4 races….we have to wait for race 7 before the second discard comes in and that is only tomorrow.
13:51 | in fifth por 5
13:50 | we left out wilhelm…buit he is UCS, then 3333, then 2497
13:50 | 2nd aus 0
13:50 | one more upwing and then a run to the finish on the beach
13:49 | firts bra 50 again at downwind mark
13:49 | Paolo overtook Victor in the downwind
13:49 | bra 74, aus 120, den 13
13:48 | bra 2497, bra 3333, por 5
13:47 | followed by bra 999, aus 0
13:47 | mark 1 second time: bra 50
13:45 | bra 5,
13:44 | 74, aus 120, den 13
13:44 | por 5,
13:43 | bra 999 (OCS), 2497, 3333, aus 0,
13:42 | huge lead
13:42 | mark 2 Bra 50
13:42 | pol 10 on his way back to the beach?
13:41 | together: 3333, aus 0 en por 5
13:41 | in third 999
13:41 | and double tacks…
13:40 | 2497 obn starboard forces pol 10 and por 5 to wait
13:39 | Mark 1 after 5 minutes: bra 50,
13:39 | 3333 only in 7th?
13:39 | bra 50 is going higher then the rest
13:38 | top group is meeting bra 50, pol 10, bra 9999 seems to be leading
13:37 | bra 957 DNS
13:35 | steven is on the ouside, bra 50 seems to be leading on the inside
13:35 | bra 999 OCS again….
13:34 | individual?
13:34 | internet seems to be working ok today..cross your fingers
13:34 | last minute
13:33 | or is it pin-end over port
13:33 | most are gattering at port end…
13:30 | Wotek is the last to leqave the beach and join the start area
13:30 | class flag is flying
13:25 | almost no whitecaps…something for Miguel, Wilhelm or Steve the lightweights?
13:25 | wind loks light: 10-12 knots
13:10 | AP down on the beach 20 minutes to warning
12:38 | Today the day of the revenge for Wojtek and Steve? they have now all there own equipment, have time to trim it so…lets wait and see
12:38 | the clock before the messages is one hour off so it is now 11:38 here..
12:37 | 3 races today: one at 12:30, one at 13:45 and one at 15:00 local time = GMT-4 or first start within 50 minutes
12:36 | skippersmeeting was quiet this morning: no questions everybody seems to fall in the routine.
Course is published on www.windbrasil.com, also equipment list.
