EC Cascais – after race 7…
…provisional results after 7 races
Today at 20:30 competirors and the official are invited for the dinner in the Casino Estoril, so probably we will have no chance to send you photos and comment …please return tomorrow.
[18:47]Race#7 finish:POL-16,AUS-0,NED-0,ITA-456,NED-57
[18:42]Secon upwind: ITA-456,POL-16,NED-0,AUS-0,NED-57
[18:34] First upwind: ITA-456,AUS-0,POL-16,POL-86,NED-0
[18:28] Start of the race#7
[18:22] Red is up! Six minutes to the start of the race #7!!
[18:14] Next race soon… stay tuned
[18:12]Finish race#6: NED-57,ITA-456,NED-0,AUS-0,POL-16,POL-86
[18:08] Second upwind: NED-57,ITA-456,NED-0,AUS-0,POL-86
[17:59] First upwind: NED-57,ITA-456,AUS-0,ESP-36 and the rest very close!!
[17:53]Race #6 just started!
[17:45] Sorry we lost the radio communication with Mattias. We hope for one mere race at lest …
[17:40]Finish: POL-86, ITA-456,DEN-173,AUS-0,ITA-1,ISV-1,POL-16.NED-0.ESP-36,NED-97
[17:32] Second upwind: DEN-173,POL-86(big fight),ESP-36
[17:20]Upwind mark: DEN-173,ESP-36,POL-86,ITA-1,NED-0,POL-16
[17:14] Start!
[17:08] Red flag is up!
Matthias with the radio is near upwind mark so hope for the proper info from the race!
[16:45] Surprise, surprise! Z flag is UP!!!!. Windspeed 13 knots and picking!!! The procedure should start in about 20-25 minutes so stay tuned…
[15:45] We are still waiting for RC decision… Wind is not consistend enought for racing…
[14:10]Race Committee wants to send racers for the races at 15:00. The course is set far from the marina. Stay tuned for more info…

[13:15]
Race Committee is on the water. The wind is suitable for racing but … far, far away from the beach. Maybe the racers will be send for three races back to back but it is not yet decided… stay tuned…

[12:20] The wind starts to pick up now. The Race Committee in on the water setting the course, but AP is sill up on the beach…
The forecast: wind till 20 knots… four races scheduled for today afternoon …so stay tuned
[10:00] Hi from Cascais I am Ross Williams its another hot day and the wind looks like its going to be nice and strong maybe not for a couple of hours , so we have the chance to take a break and tune and repair our kit .

I am one of the first down the race sit so i can get ready and then relax before we are called out. fingers cross for another good day.