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Devons report - day 2

August 27, 2004

17:50 Sorry... AP over A. No more races today... maybe tomorrow...
17:20 We had one attempt to start another race but the wind dropped sudenly and ... we have long "rescue" operation to help racers return to the beach... Wind is picking up againg so maybe we will have one more race... who knows... stay tuned...
11:20 Another sunny day here in Oeiras. The skippers meeting just finished. The wind change direction and we are waiting to see if it will be stable enought for start another races. Stay tuned... Live reports on: www.euro-cup.org

August 26, 2004

On-line registration for Worlds in Dranske you can find on internationalwindsurfing.com

Day 1 - Devon's report

August 26, 2004

18:45 Finian won the first race as Ross after leading whole race made a mistake at the end...
See the results
17:50 Z FLAG UP!!!! The procedure will start in 15 minutes!!!!
17:45 SURPRISE! SURPRISE!!! Z flag will be up in a few minutes!! Wind picked up!! We have a chance foe a first race!!!!!

FUN RACE WINNERS: POR-5, ITA-8, BRA-999 - they won the invitation for dinner tonight!...
16:30 FUN RACE will start in a minutes. No wind for a normal race so we will have a fun race...
details on: http://www.euro-cup.org/
14:00 Now we have a power again but... no wind. Waiting for more news please read Devon's report from yesterday...

We've some power supply problems so as soon as we figure out the problem you will get hot updates. For the moment we wait for the wind.

Course diagram and slalom seeding ...

August 25, 2004

A17:20 P over A. No more Races today!!!
Two attempts to start heat No 2 without sucess! The wind had shifted to much.

16:00 The wind has stabilized again. The course is reset and the competitors are sent to the water again. The wind is actual ranging from 13 to 16 knots. We will also return on the water now..

14:00 The second heat was cancelled as the wind dropped. The competitors are sent ashore and we wait for better conditions.

13:21 Finish Heat 1: 1. IVB-11 with huge lead, 2. ITA-456, 3. ISV-1, 4. BRA-999, 5. GBR-83, 6. FRA-99, 7. GBR-52, 8. 8. POL-13

The start of the first heat about 13:00 local time. As the course is far from our office please follow Mathhias SMS reports from the water on http://www.euro-cup.org

12:30 local time Z-flag for the first slalom serie is up!!!

August 25, 2004

The Oeiras Windsurfing Euro-Cup 2004 - Day 1
We just fihished the registration... 25 guys registered for formula and 20 of them for slalom... Race committee is just setting the course for down wind slalom. We hope for the first series at 13 local time... Stay tuned...

Windsurfing Euro-Cup Oeiras 2004
Report from the Inscription Day

August 24, 2004

Report from the Inscription Day

August 24, 2004

First competitors start register for the event... Andrea Cucchi just arrived... We expect about 30 competitors. 27 preregistered by the internet...

August 24, 2004

Good morning from sunny and windy Oeiras. The registration will start in a few hours. Some top racers (Gonzalo, Devon, Finian, Alberto) are already here... stay tuned for more news...