15:23 | well done to Betti Vainkula (EST212) started and finished every race – and currently in 46th overall
15:22 | current 1st master – Steve Allen; 1st grandmaster Ansis Dale; 1st youth Christian Justesen; 1st light Sebastian Kornum
15:21 | tomorrows skippers meeting is at 0900- first possible warning signal at 1000
15:20 | AUS0 has a two point lead over NED52 – it will go to the wire !
15:18 | Top 10 after 11 races and 3 drops – AUS0, NED52, ISR1, POL16, DEN24, LAT23, FRA531, POL48, POL23, EST24
14:55 | AUS0 -14pts; NED52 -15pts; POL16 – 24pts
14:54 | After 10 races the top 10 are – AUS0, NED52, POL16, ISR1, DEN24, LAT23, FRA531, POL48, POL23, EST24
14:50 | thats it for formula today – wind is average 10 knots – so it will be a wait for 1 hour to see if wind improves for slalom
14:48 | followed by – NED52, POL23, POL48, POL555, POL239
14:47 | at the finish – LAT23, ISR1, AUS0
14:44 | At the upwind – LAT23 with big lead from ISR1 and AUS0
14:39 | at the gate is LAT23, ISR1, POL16, AUS0, NED52, POL23
14:38 | downwind things can change ..
14:35 | at the first upwind – LAT23 and AUS0
14:31 | clear start
14:30 | start for race 11
14:25 | warning signal – 5 minutes to the start
14:21 | last formula race of today – and 11th in the series- and another discard
14:20 | orange up
13:59 | 17 mins for the winner – but a very shifty race – and wind dropped at times to 7 knots
13:58 | followed by – LAT23, POL16, POL48, DEN24, POL23, FRA531, LAT13
13:57 | At the finish – AUS0, ISR1, NED52
13:53 | but rounding in first – NED 52, followed by DEN24 and LAT23
13:53 | AUS0 seems to have the lead now
13:52 | Casper and Janis went left – the others went right … lets see at the next upwind !
13:49 | After 1 lap – NED52, LAT23, AUS0, LAT13, ISR1, POL16, DEN24, FRA531, POL23
13:46 | at the upwind gate – DEN24, LAT23 (or POL48 maybe) then NED52
13:44 | a good start and maybe the lead on this first leg to NED52
13:43 | 8>12 knots on the course
13:43 | a few boards finding the light conditions difficult at the start
13:40 | clear start
13:40 | start for race 10
13:36 | wind is 9>13 knots are more sideshore
13:35 | 5 minutes to the start
13:35 | warning signal
13:31 | two more formula races then we wait a little and hopefully some slalom racing
13:30 | 5 minutes to warning signal for race 10
13:30 | orange up
13:00 | a lead change and casper back in front
12:58 | Top 10 after race 9 – NED52, AUS0, POL16, ISR1, DEN24, LAT23, FRA531, POL48, POL23, EST24
12:55 | Top 10 in race 9 – POL16, NED52, LAT23, AUS0, DEN24, ISR1, FRA531, POL48, LTU14, EST24
12:50 | now it is a break for lunch – racing will resume soon
12:20 | at the finish – POL16, NED52, AUS0, NED52, DEN24, LAT23
12:19 | NED52 working very hard – pumping downwind
12:19 | POL16 in the middle seems to have the edge
12:18 | some to the right , some in the middle and some to the left
12:17 | all options are being taken by the leading racers as they look for fastest way to the leeward gate
12:17 | tough race – hoping the wind picks up after the lunch break
12:17 | possibly POL16/AUS0 are reversed …
12:15 | at mark 1 for second time – NED52, POL16 , ISR1, DEN24, AUS0
12:10 | average wind speed 9.5 knots
12:09 | wind is very shifty at the moment …
12:09 | after 1 lap – POL16, ISR1, AUS0, NED52, DEN24, LAT23
12:04 | at mark 1 – NED52, AUS0, ISR1
11:59 | great start from ISR1 – more than half on port ..
11:58 | clear start
11:58 | start of race 9..
11:54 | top 10 after 8 races – AUS0 one point ahead of NED52, ISR1, POL16, DEN24, FRA531, LAT23, POL23, POL48, EST24
11:53 | warning signal – 5 minutes to the start of race 9
11:48 | orange up
11:45 | course has been adjusted
11:25 | some adjustment needed to the course for the next race
11:24 | it is a race to the finish line – NED 52 , POL16, ISR1, AUS0 are first finishers
11:22 | Wind is a bit up and down – average 11 gusting to 15 , but dropping to 8
11:20 | followed by POL16..
11:19 | at mark 1 for the second time – NED52, ISR1, AUS0, DEN24
11:14 | after 1 lap – NED52, POL16, ISR1, AUS0, DEN24, FRA823, LAT23 …
11:11 | average wind speed of 10knots
11:10 | at mark 1 – NED52
11:05 | clear start ..
11:05 | start..
11:00 | warning signal for race 8 – 5 minutes to the start
10:55 | orange flag up
10:55 | but everone is getting out – and its 11/12 knots on the course
10:45 | launching is a little bit tricky this morning …
10:40 | AP down – warning signal at 1100
09:56 | Skippers meeting about to start.
Wind is onshore again but looks ok for formula and 4 races planned with possibility of slalom later in the afternoon
