B>18:19 | racing continues tomorrow at 11.00 – 3 races to complete the series and a good forecast
18:18 | First finishers in race 12 for women – UKr9, POl19, EST146
18:15 | Top 10 finishers in race 9 for silver fleet – LTU11, LTU646, EST789, LTU799, LAT313, FIN2, EST12, . GRE2000, SWE76, LAT119
18:05 | 2 more races completed for all fleets. Storm is on the way !
18:04 | Silver fleet just finishing
17:59 | No more racing today
17:45 | After 9 races in gold fleet – POL013 i point ahead of ISR1, followed by – POL16, NED52, ARG3, AUS0, POL10, EST202, POL555, FRA531
17:40 | Top Ten in gold fleet 9 – ISR1, POL16, POL13, POL10, EST202, NED52, AUS0, POL25, FRA531, NED777
17:30 | Clear start for race 9 – silver fleet
17:15 | at the finish of race 9 for gold fleet – POL16, POL013,
17:09 | leading sailors after 1 lap – POL013, ISR1, EST202, NED52, AUS0
17:05 | class flag up on the beach for silver fleet – average wind speed 11.6
17:03 | Top 10 in race 8 for Gold fleet – POL013, NED52, ISR1, AUS0, POL16, POL11, BRA3333, FRA531, EST202, EST44
16:59 | top 10 in silver fleet race 8 – LTU11, SWE76, EST799, POL211 , FIN2, EST12, GBR91, LAT313
16:56 | OCS – POL555, LAT25, POL11
16:55 | start for gold fleet
16:50 | warning signal for gold race 9
16:38 | after 2 laps in silver – LTU11, SWE76, POL211, LTU799
16.31 | Gold fleet flag is up at beach – 20 minutes to next warning signal – wind speed average is 10.6 and between 9>14 knots
16:30 | After 1 lap for silver fleet – EST789, LTU11, SWE76, GBR91, POL211
16:26 | wind speed is average 10.4 – so dropping a little
16:25 | after 1 lap the leading women are – UKR9, POL19
16:20 | Silver fleet start – all clear
16:15 | Women start – all clear
16:09 | At the finish – POL013, NED52, ISR1,
16:04 | at mark 2 – POL013, NED52, AUS0, ISR1, POL16
16:02 | average windspeed is 11.4 knots
16:00 | women and silver fleet are going out
15:58 | leading sailors are – NED52, POL013, ISR1, FRA531, AUS0
15:54 | OCS- LAT68, POL11, FRA55
15:50 | we have a start for race 8
15:49 | We have an upwind finish – good course for this offshore wind. at the finish the wind is 9/10 knots
15:48 | We are in sequence for gold fleet . Average windspeed in starting area is 12knots – between 10>17 .
15:15 | Wind is 8>15 knots ; AP down at beach . 30 minutes to warning signal for Gold Fleet
15:05 | the wind is between 7 >15 knots , very gusty and shifty, having moved more offshore in direction. We remain on hold.
14:35 | Conditions are improving at last .The Race Committee are getting ready
13:23 | we are still waiting – the wind is unstable and shifting direction. lunch at the beach – soup & pizza
12:35 | The wind is 4>9 knots – average 6
11:40 | We are waiting for conditions to improve – the wind has started to build in the right direction. Meantime read the interview with Guido Verlaeckt
09:46 | Skippers meeting at 10.00 – but first possible start is delayed until 12.00. Side-offshore winds are forecast ; 3 races are scheduled for today.
