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Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta Wednesday BLOG

Wednesday 16th Sept

1747h:

49er Race 6 top 3 are:  Iker Martinez de Lizarduy, Chris Draper, Pietro Sibello

1706h:

49er Race 5 top 3 are:  Pietro Sibello, Nathan Outteridge, Allan Norregaard.

1704h:

RS:X women Race 6 top 3 are:  Blanca Manchon, Flavia Tartaglini, Pauline Perrin

1701h:

RS:X women are now all ashore, they completed 2 races today.

1614h:

49er Race 4 top 3 men are:  Nathan Outteridge, Stevie Morrison, Manu Dyen

1607h:

RS:X women Race 5 top 3 are:  Bryony Shaw, Blanca Manchon, Flavia Tartaglini

1528h:

Race 6 RS:X men top 3 are:  Joao Rogrigues, Alexandre Guyader, Ricardo Santos

1505h:

General Recall on 49er start.

1505h:

Stars are now abandoned for the day.  RS:X Race 6 is complete, 49ers are all on the water and so too are RS:X women.

1419h:

Race 5 RS:X top 3 men are:  Ricardo Santos, Niko K, Julien Bontemps

1415h:

AP over A for the Womens Match Racing.  They intend to complete the Round Robin tomorrow and will then review the programme.

1401h:

AP is being removed for 49ers.....the boys are going to play!

1351h:

Current plan is to remove the AP for the RS:X women at 1415h.

1338h:

AP over A for:  470, Finn, Laser, Radial, Sonar, SKUD & 2.4mR.   

1325h:

RS:X men have just started Race 1.  Why not listen to the commentary on Sail for Gold Radio 87.7 FM.

1214h:

RS:X Race Committee are going out to take a look at conditions.  All classes are still being held ashore.  The wind is forecast to increase between 1500h & 1800h today.  If we have not mananged to start racing by 1400h today it is very likely that AP over A will be flown.

1037h:

Group B Womens Match Racing will not sail today.

0958h:

AP over 2 for the Womens Match Raing.

0955h:

AP going up for RS:X men and women

0936h:

AP flying for Star, 2.4mR, Sonar, SKUD, 470 men, 470 women, Finn, Laser, Radial, 49er & WMR

0826h:

Race committees have gone to take a look at conditions on the Laser and 470 courses.

RSX men will do 2 races inside today.

49er will then race on the same course area as the RSX follwed by the Stars and then the RSX women.  The Race Committee for the 2.4mR, SKUD and Sonar have also gone afloat to assess the conditions. 

0815h:

The Race Office is open and sailors are starting to come in to collect their flight stickers and bibs.

Wind is NE 25 knots at the moment.