14:29 | Racing resumes tomorrow at 12.00; full results very soon

14:27 | Edwy Zoonekynd had the best day – winning the first race and third in last race of the day.

14:26 | First Master is Miguel Martinho (POR5) ; first Grandmaster Marco Begalli (ITA415)

14:25 | Top 10 in overall ranking – POR5, FRA823, ITA415, FRA730, FRa1642, LAT11, POR6, POR20, FRA418, POR41

13:52 | Another great race – FRA832, FRA730, FRA1642, POR5, ITA415

13:01 | with this next race comes the 3rd drop – places could change in the overall ranking ..

13:59 | the second and the last race for today will start very soon. There is a good forecast for the final 2 days – and 10 races already completed.

12:46 | POR5 just pipped into 4th place by LAT11

12:44 | FRA730 took a fall near the windward mark on a test run – just managed to make the start before the line closed ..finished mid fleet

12:43 | Great race – good winds around 20knots – FRA1642 takes it ahead of POL23 and ITA415

10:56 | With 3 days still to go the plan is for 2 races back to back today and give the racers a chance to see some more of this wonderful island

10:55 | However, we have a very good organisation here and for the rest of the event we have a film crew from the Nautical Channel with us, The venue is a great prospect for future championships.

10:53 | another grey day here in Praia da Vitoria, on Terceira island in the Azores- unusual conditions for this time of year, but is yhat not the same everywhere ?