16:08 That concludes freestyle competition and the coverage from day 4 in Aruba. Day 5 will bring a change in discipline and the slalom fleet will get their chance to do battle. The skippers meeting will commence at 10 am tomorrow morning with a first possible start to racing at 10:30. Thanks for tuning in today. 15:55 Men's Results 1st Van Broeckhoven, 2nd Thode, 3rd Estredo 15:54 Women's Results 1st Offringa, 2nd Treboux, 3rd Kessler 15:48 The results will be announced shortly 15:32 The sailors are making their way to the beach in order to hear the results that will be announced on the stage. 15:31 The results to follow shortly, if Thode has won this heat the final will have to be sailed again. 15:30 Van Broeckhoven pulls a shove-it spock 540. Thode pumps into a o/h switch chachoo and a double flaka. Van Broeckhoven sticks a burner. The sailors have to make the best use of the gusts. Thode lands an air funnel into funnel. Thode nails a swtich chachoo diablo, Van Broeckhoven replies with a culo meters from the judges. Thode pulls a culo of his own a little cleaner. Van Broeckhoven lands a perfect ponch, Thode lands an air flaka. Van Broeckhoven lands a shaka and a kono. The sailors look to be matching each other move for move, Thode lands a kono. The wind has really dropped off the sailors are struggling to plane. Van Broeckhoven catches a gust land pulls a funnel, Thode pulls a culo. Van Broeckhoven lands a culo and Thode nails a ponch with zero speed. 15:18 Next up the men's final Van Broeckhoven vs Thode 15:17 Offringa pumps in a o/h e-slider. Treboux pulls a spock and a grubby. Offringa lands a grubby of her own. The wind is blowing around 15 knots, Offringa lands a puneta and a double flaka. Treboux slides around a o/h spock. Treboux pumps into a flaka. Offringa sticks a funnel diablo and a switch chachoo diablo. Treboux crashes her shove-it spock. 15:14 Thode advances into the final 15:12 Thode and Estredo is really tight 15:09 Next up the women's final Treboux vs Offringa 15:08 Puneta burner from Estredo, Thode lands a spock culo and a double flaka. Both sailors pump on to the plane and Thode sticks a ponch. Estredo lands a cana brava funnel clock. Thode floats around a shaka diablo in hardly any wind. Estredo crashes a shove-it spock by the judges, Thode takes advantage and lands an air funnel into funnel. Estredo cruises around a burner 900, Thode pulls a huge air bob, and a super clean burner. Estredo lands a shove-it spock in both directions. Thode drops a burner. 15:02 Now sailing Thode vs Estredo 15:00 Treboux advances 14:59 Kessler and Treboux both open with flaka, Treboux lands a grubby. The wind is really light on the course. Kessler crashes a flaka diablo. Treboux slides around a spock 540 and an e-slider, straight into a c/f spock. Kessler is struggling to plane, whilst Treboux pulls ahead. Kessler lands a grubby, Treboux crashes her shove-it spock. Kessler sticks a loop in the closing seconds. 14:47 Advancing from mens heat 49 Thode 14:46 Next up Treboux vs Kessler 14:45 Thode opens with a spock culo, Taty makes the same move. Thode pumps into an air flaka into flaka. A really dark cloud lingers overhead, causing the wind to become really gusty. Thode lands a switch kono, and a ponch. A huge gust has blown over the course Taty lands an air flaka into flaka. Thode sticks a shaka. A huge culo spock from Taty next to the judges. Thode lands a floaty Scopu and an air bob. 14:37 Kessler advances. 14:36 Next up men's heat 49 Thode vs Frans Taty 14:35 De Brend crashes a spock, Kessler sticks a flaka, but crashes a spock. De Brend lands her own flaka. The girls are neck and neck. The wind has really dropped off the girls are struggling to plane. De Brend pumps into a spock 540. Kessler slides around a c/f spock 540. It’s a really close heat between the women in this heat.  De Brend lands her second spock 540. Kessler lands a o/h grubby giving her the edge. 14:25 Taty Frans advances 14:25 Next up De Brend vs Kessler 14:24 Tonky lands a funnel, Taty opens with a shove-it spock. A huge shaka from Tonky followed by a kono, Taty lands a culo spock and a future. Tonky tries his own future but gets wet on the landing. Taty pulls a o/h burner and an air funnel into funnel. A huge gusts blows over the arena, Taty takes advantage and lands a burner 900 into a double spock. Taty is on fire going for move after move he lands a huge spock culo in the closing seconds of the heat. 14:15 Next up men's heat 48 Tonky Frans vs Taty Frans 14:14 Kessler advances 14:13 Anayama sticks a spock, Kessler lands a c/f spock and a grubby. Anayama slides around her own c/f spock. Kessler flies around a loop. The dark clouds are back and the wind has dropped. The girls have to wait for the big gusts to plane. Kessler lands a spock. 14:04 Taty Frans advances. 14:02 Next up women's heat 48 Kessler vs Anayama 14:01 Saragoza lands a huge shaka flaka, Taty Frans lands an air flaka into flaka. Saragoza replies with a burner but crashes the landing. Taty pumps into a shove-it spock. Amazing moves from both sailors it’s going to be a tough decision for the judges. Taty lands a huge forward and a future. Saragoza nails a o/h ponch and a kono. 13:54 Anayama advances in the women's heat 47 13:51 Next up men's heat 47 Taty Frans vs Saragoza 13:50 Aukes drops a grubby, but lands a spock 540. Anayama lands a spocks 540 and a forward loop followed by a c/f spock. 13:42 Taty Frans and Saragoza advance through men's heat 46 13:40 Next up womens heat 37 Aukes vs Anayama 13:37 Van Der Eyken pulls a full kono, Saragoza lands a shaka. Auenes is on fire in this heat. A burner from Ruenes and Taty. Ruenes lands a ponch. Van Der Eyken lands a clean culo. Saragoza lands a clean o/h ponch. Taty sticks a culo. Ruenes pulls a huge kono meters from the judges. Taty slides around a shuv-it spock. Heat ends. 13:30 Advancing from women's heat 46 Aukes and Anayama 13:28 Next up men's heat 46 Van Der Eyken vs Taty Frans & Saragoza vs Ruenes 13:27 Now sailing Westera vs Aukes & Van Gent vs Anayama 13:26 Saragoza and Ruenes advance from heat 45 13:18 Chambers lands a double flaka. Three switch chachoos from the other sailors. Chambers pulls a burner Mas lands a funnel. Saragoza sticks clean burner and an air flaka into flaka. Mas lands a funnel. 13:08 Heat 45 have gone into its starting sequence, the wind has picked back up. 12:43 The sailors have been given two heats break to change their sails and the format has been changed to the best 3 out of 6 moves counting. Stay tuned! 12:43 The heat has been abandoned due to lack of wind. 12:42 The winds has dropped slighty due to the large clouds, the sailors are really having to work their way onto the plane. Saragoza lands a flaka. Chambers lands a lollipop. The sailors are barely planing. 12:38 Now sailing heat 45 Mas vs Ruenes & Saragoza vs Chambers 12:34 Advancing through heat 44 Van Der Eyken & Frans Taty 12:32 Advancing through heat 43 Ruenes & Chambers 12:31 Advancing through heat 42 Eber & De Souza Pedro 12:27 There is a communication problem between the judging platform and the beach so the results have not come through, heat 44 is running. 12:22 The sailors explode into this heat all landing their opening moves, Chambers sticks double spock, Ruenes lands a shaka, Offringa sticks a funnel and a wet burner. Ruenes claims a funnel. A huge storm cloud has just blown over the competition area, causing the wind to drop slightly. 12:15 Next up Ruenes vs Offringa & Chambers vs Lenz 12:12 Advancing through heat 41 Chambers & Lenz 12:10 The judges will now change the format to the best 4 moves out of 7 attempts counting in either direction. 12:09 Now sailing Wegerer vs Eber & Frans Choco vs De Souza Pedro 12:01 Akgaziyan pulls a switch chachoo, Chambers floats around a shaka. Meir crashes a huge shaka, Chambers sticks a fast double spock 540. Akgaziyan drops a double e-slider, Lenz lands a huge burner in front of the judges. 11:53 Advancing through heat 40 Ruenes and Offringa 11:50 Next up heat 41 Akgaziyan vs Chambers & Meir vs Lenz 11:49 Offringa opens the heat with a burner, Soltysiak flies around an air funnel. Ruenes lands a huge full kono. Jonge sticks a flaka in the back of the course. Soltysiak and Ruenes are really working hard. Ruenes crashes a spock culo. Offringa crashes a culo. 11:43 Advancing through heat 39 Frans Choco & De Souza Pedro 11:40 Dieter Van Der Eyken is rigging his 4.3 as the wind has really picked up on the competition area. 11:39 Heat 40 Ruenes vs Jonge & Offringa vs Soltysiak 11:38 De Souza nails a kono, followed by a burner. A huge gust just blew through the competition area. Schmit flies around a skopu. Choco lands an incredible burner. Parternina Teran nails a double flaka. The big moves are really coming out in this heat! Choco Frans is on fire a culo, and a massive shove-it spock. Schmit gets hit by a huge gust and catapults going switch. 11:33 Advancing through heat 38 Wegerer & Eber 11:26 Heat 39 Schmit vs Frans Choco & De Souza Pedro vs Parternina Teran 11:24 Eber pulls a huge switch kono, Vrieswijk makes a kono. Scheffers sticks a double puneta, whilst Wegerer lands a shaka. The sailors are really powered up now using sails around 4.7m. A huge air flaka for Vrieswijk. Scheffers lands a ponch in front of the judges followed by a burner. It’s a burner fest each sailor took it in turns to pull them off in front of the judges platform. 11:20 Advancing from heat 37 Chambers & Lenz 11:19 Next up heat 38 Scheffers vs Wegerer & Eber vs Vrieswijk 11:18 Chambers lands a switch chachoo, Finies tries to reply but drops his funnel. Martina lands a funnel, whislt Lenz sticks a shaka. A sick burner for Martina. Chambers drops his switch flaka out the back. 11:08 Jonge and Soltysiak advance through heat 36 11:07 Heat 37 Finies  vs Chambers & Martina vs Lens 11:06 Popretinskiy opens the heat with a smooth bob, Soltysiak lands a burner in front of the judges. Rowe crashes a switch flaka, Jonge pulls an e-slider 540. Rowe has crashed a few critical moves in this heat. Its close between Soltysiak and Popretinskiy. 11:00 Frans Choco & Parternina Teran advance through heat 35 10:58 Heat 36 Jonge vs Rowe & Soltysiak vs Popretinskiy 10:57 Frans Choco unleashes some style with a huge forward and a switch shaka. Zan sticks a shove-it spock. Wederfoort lands a clean culo on his second attempt. Parternina Teran pulls a clean kono meters away from the judges platform, but drops his double puneta. Zan lands a grubby diablo to finish the heat. 10:49 Advancing through heat 34 Wegerer and Vrieswijk 10:45 Heat 35 Frans Choco vs Zan & Wederfoort vs Parternina Teran. 10:44 Wegerer goes down on a o/h burner. De Zeeuw lands a shaka followed by an air funnel in front of the judges. Da Silva floats around a shaka. Vrieswijk plays it simple with a puneta. Some big crashes in this heat, De Zeeuw pulls a flaka. Vrieswijk steps it up with a clean burner. 10:35 Chambers and Finies advance through heat 32 10:34 Heat 34 Wegerer vs De Zeeuw & Da Silva vs Vrieswijk 10:33 Kole opens the heat with a shaka, Chambers lands his own shaka. Finies drops a shove-it spock. Chambers pulls a really clean switch chachoo and a forward loop. The wind has picked up for this heat. Finies sticks a flaka diablo to finish the heat. 10:27 Advancing through heat 31 Popretinskiy and 33 Lenz 10:22 Heat 32 Finies vs Van Der Erenbeem & Chambers vs Kole 10:22 Popretinskiy crashes his opening move.  Max crashes a grubby. A tough heat for the sailors they are only planning in the gusts, they have to be really selective with their moves. Lenz lands a sick kono and a burner. Popretinskiy just makes  a burner in the closing seconds of the heat 10:16 Advancing from heat 29 Parternina Teran and 30 Rowe. 10:11 Heat 31 Popretinskiy vs Max & 33 Lenz vs Cicilia 10:10 Parternina Teran pulls a shove-it spock but fails to nail the landing. The sailors are waiting for the bigger gusts to pull their moves. Rowe sticks a shaka on the outside of the arena, followed by and e-slider in front of the judges. Pronk pulls a flaka. De Windt lands a faka diablo. Rowe is dominating his heat. Parternina Teran pumps his way into a burner. Rowe crashes on the inside 10:01 We are now streaming live PWA TV! 10:00 Competition is running! The heats will be 8 minutes long with the best 3 out of 6 moves counting in either direction. We have clear skies winds gusting up to 20 knots. The sailors are using sails around 5.0m. 9:32 First up heats 29 & 30 Parternina Teran vs De Windt & Rowe vs Pronk 9:30 The wind is gusting 15-20 knots, the opening heats of the double elimination will kick off at 10am. 9:00 Good morning and welcome to day 4 of coverage from the 2011 Aruba Hi Winds PWA Grand Slam. Right now we have clear skies and a building offshore wind. The skippers meeting will take place at 9:30 with a first possible start at 10am. Stay tuned!