17:55 | signing off again…

17:54 | Gabriel does not have to race the 2 races tomorrow he allready won…..Congratulations

17:54 | 1. bra 50 13 pts

17:54 | 2. bra 3333 – 25 pts

17:54 | 3. aus 0 – 30 pts

17:54 | 4. bra 999 – 35 pts

17:53 | 5. por 5 – 43 pts

17:53 | oeps my overall are wrong

17:43 | signing out

17:42 | more details on www.windbrasil.com

17:41 | tomorrow new shedule: skippersmeeting at 10.30, first race at 11.30, second race at 12.30, prizegiving at 14.00

17:39 | if my calculations are right steve and paolo both with 25 points. Paolo on second due to better discxards

17:38 | 25, 3333, den 13, pol 10, aus 0

17:37 | por 5, bra 5, 2497, 74

17:37 | 999, AUS 0

17:36 | finish race 13: 17 minutes 13 seconds: Bra 50

17:36 | direction finish after last mark

17:36 | What a come back…again

17:35 | Gabriel in first

17:35 | Gabrielk tacked on the lay line

17:35 | Wilhelm points higher on starboard

17:35 | Wilhelm controlling Steve

17:34 | Gabriel out to sea, wilhelm and steve close to beach

17:34 | Steve behind Wilhelm now?

17:33 | Gabriel in 2nd after Steve

17:33 | wilhelm tacks, steve follows again, back to the shore

17:32 | Wilhelm tacks Streven follows above him

17:32 | Steve points higher in the upwind

17:31 | bra 50 follows after 18 seconds

17:31 | yes 3 seconds lead for wilhelm

17:30 | or not…

17:30 | wilhelm overtakes Steve on teh downwind

17:29 | bra 5, 3333, por 5

17:29 | gap of 25 seconds: Bra 50

17:28 | Mark 1 2nd round: Aus 0, bra 999 after 9 minutes

17:27 | 3rd seems Gabriel

17:27 | Steve in the lead

17:26 | we lost Victor Melo in the top?

17:24 | 1/2 way onteh upwind: aus o, 999

17:24 | that was mark 2

17:23 | 2497, aus 0, 999

17:22 | 74 the only one to choose the outside to go downwind

17:22 | 3333, pol 10, aus 120

17:22 | 999, den 13, bra 5

17:20 | Mark 1: 2497, AUS 0,

17:20 | bra 50 caught in the pack

17:18 | AUS 0 and den 13 good start

17:17 | 2497 came also back

17:17 | everybody except Sean and Monica on port?

17:13 |

17:15 | 5 minutes to go

16:21 | last race of the day at 16:15 hours

16:20 | bra 5, por 5, den 13

16:19 | 2497, 50 999, pol 10

16:18 | Paolo takes his second bullet in a row, he was eating cashua nuts…14\\\\”45

16:17 | mark 1 last time: all alone…bra 3333

16:15 | Paolo controls the whole fleet

16:15 | together: pol 10, bra 5, 999 and bra 50

16:15 | 2497

16:13 | big lead for Paolo Dos Reis at the downwind gate

16:13 | por 5, den 13

16:13 | 2497, 5, pol 10, 999, bra 50

16:11 | Mark 1 after 7 minutes and 50 seconds: 3333

16:09 | 1/2 way to mark 1: 3333, bra 5, pol 10, 2497

16:08 | steve comes slowly in, gate 2 is toi far to see details

16:07 | mathias pinheiro first at mnark 1

16:06 | steve broke his fin?

16:06 | mark 1: aus 0

16:06 | stev made it in front of the whole pack

16:04 | clear start

16:03 | all the rest on starboard

16:03 | mathias pinheiro also

16:01 | steve goes to the other side

16:00 | race 3 of 4 is underway….

16:00 | les sthan 5 minutes

15:52 | babu took the AP down at exactly 14:40,

surfers are heading out now

15:09 | next race in 50 minutes

15:09 | provisional, handcalculated results after 11 races, 3 discards

15:09 | 1. bra 50 – 10 pts

15:08 | 2. bra 3333 – 18 pts

15:08 | 3. aus 0 – 20 pts

15:08 | 4. bra 999 – 29 pts

15:07 | 5. por 5 – 33 pts

15:05 | bra 50, pol 10, 2497, aus 120

15:05 | den 13

15:04 | 74, por5

15:03 | Finish: 14\\\\”20 sec: BRa 3333, bra 999, aus 0

15:01 | Mark 1: 13 min 40: bra 3333, bra 999, aus 0

15:01 | steve tacks out of the cover to the beach

15:00 | bra 3333 defends his position and stays on top of wilhelm and steve

14:59 | at the gate last time: 3333, 999, aus 0, 74

14:58 | later den 13, 2497, pol 10, 50bis, 25 and AUS 0

14:57 | followed after a gap by 74, por 5 and bra 50…

14:56 | Mark 1, 2nd time after 7 min 35 : 3333, 999, aus 0

14:55 | 1/2 way first long upowind: 3333 and 999 crosses before aus 0

14:55 | 74 and aus 0 tacked and going for the startline area

14:54 | aus o an d74 go out, the rest in

14:53 | mark 2 downwind after 3min 54: aus 0, 74, 3333, 50

14:50 | mark 1: aus o , 74 , 999, 50, den 13, 3333, por 5, pol 10, 2497, bra 5, aus 120, 25, 50bis, 48, 957, 397

14:50 | who will be first at mark 1?74?

14:49 | clear start

14:49 | clear start

14:49 | last minute

14:46 | all except 2 on starboard

14:45 | 21 knots on the startline, it looks like we have the normal november winds back

14:45 | the first upwind is even shorter…will be fun at mark 1

14:45 | 5 minute flag is flying

14:36 | the race course has been shortened 100 meter, wind still blowing at 18 knots average

14:36 | with race # 11 we will have the 3rd and last discard kick in

14:36 | results after 10 races, 2 discards

14:36 | 1. bra 50 – 10p pts

14:35 | 2. bra 3333 – 23 pts

14:35 | 3. aus 0 – 24 pts

14:35 | 4. bra 5 – 34 pts

13:54 | 5. bra 999 – 34 pts

13:54 | nest race at 13:45 = in 50 minutes

13:53 | por 5, den 13, bra 5, aus 120

13:53 | 2497, 74

13:52 | finish: 17\\\\”56 bra 50, aus 0, 999, 3333, pol 10

13:51 | aus o, 9999, 3333, pol 10

13:49 | Mark 1 after 16:50: bra 50,

13:48 |

13:48 | i see teh 2 red severnes going out this time: steve and wojtek

13:47 | gate 2 is passed meanwhile

13:46 | Den 13, another Bra 50???, and aus 120

13:45 | por 5, 2497, bra 5

13:44 | Mark 1 round 2 after 10 \\\\”3: bra 50, 3333, 999, aus 0, bra 74, pol 10

13:43 | I think this was a good choice…

13:42 | steve very close to the pier, wojtek behind him

13:42 | the rest stays more under the coast

13:42 | bra 50 alone very deep in the atlantic

13:41 | huge upwind now

13:40 | hard to see with the gate who is crossing it

13:40 | aus 0, 74, bra 5

13:40 | 5:10 gate 2: bra 50, pol 10

13:39 | Wojtek is on his 9.8 severne = his favoritre sail with teh standard Kash fin

13:38 | Gabriel and Wojtek run away from the pack

13:36 | Mark 1: bra 50, pol 10, aus 0, bra 5, 999, 3333

13:36 | Steve tacked first on the outside

13:35 | wojtek started last over port behind all the starboard starters

13:35 | clear start

13:31 | short upwind so most sailors go for starboard tack and only one tack

13:31 | 4 minutes to go

13:25 | oh no that was teh 10 minute countdown only

13:25 | class flag up

13:24 | most sailors are on 9.8

13:19 | after a search I also found the course diagram on www.windbrasil.com. Its hidden in the English news

13:18 | ap went down om the beach at 12:10

13:18 | the strong wind specialists will be happy….

13:17 | so to day we will have 4 races: one at 12:30, one at 13:45, one at 15:00 and one at 16:15 local time = GMT-4 or first start within 50 minutes

13:16 | the local organiser just realised that tomorrow there are elections in Brasil…he wants to stop earlier…

12:44 | bra 999 did not announce his intention to protetst at the finish line.

12:43 | protest Bra 999 against bra 3333 was dismissed by thejury for rule B7.1 last sentence.

12:42 | this morning ws very cloudy and still bet now 16 knots and building

12:42 | first start at 12h30, in less than 50 minutes

12:41 | skippersmeeting: 3 races today, start in the middle of the course, downwind gate, 3 upwinds, finish on the pier.