The 2011 Aruba Hi Winds PWA Grand Slam Day 5 (All times UTC -4)
17:48 Thank concludes the racing from day 5 in Aruba, thanks for tuning in today. We will kick off in the morning with the skippers meeting at 10am first possible start at 10:30am.
17:44 Heat 8 results: 1st Albeau, 2nd Quentel, 3rd Moussilmani, 4th Grijpma
17:43 Heat 7 results: 1st Van Der Steen, 2nd Buzianis, 3rd Schnitzler, 4th Schliemann
17:41 Heat 8 is now sailing...
17:38 Heat 6 results: 1st Toselli, 2nd Bordes, 3rd Allen, 4th Menegatti
17:36 Heat 7 is now sailing...
17:31 Heat 6 is now sailing...
17:29 Heat 5 results: 1st Maynard, 2nd Angulo, 3rd Iachino, 4th Cucchi
17:28 Heat 6 has gone back into sequence.
17:27 Heat 6 has been recalled due to Lampe going over early for the second time today.
17:22 Heat 4 results: 1st Williams, 2nd Volwater, 3rd Costa Hoevel, 4th Liechti
17:21 Heat 5 is now sailing...
17:20 Heat 3 results: 1st Jossin, 2nd Questel, 3rd Guadagnino, 4th Kiani
17:18 Heat 4 is now sailing...
17:15 Heat 2 results: 1st Dagan, 2nd Frans, 3rd Mortefon, 4th Yilmazer
17:14 Heat 1 results: 1st Dunkerbeck, 2nd Diaz, 3rd Orth, 4th Kordel
17:13 Heat 3 is now sailing...
17:12 Heat 2 is now sailing...
17:05 Heat 1 is now sailing..
17:00 Heat 1 of elimination 3 is now in sequence.
16:59 The men's elimination 3 ladder is now available online.
16:31 Results to follow, the race crew would like to take advantage of the good wind and complete the opening heats from elimination 3 stay tuned.
16:27 A really close start all the sailors stick together, a clean first gybe, Albeau is leading on the second leg, Dunkerbeck sits in fourth. Dunkerbeck goes down at the seond mark. Albeau has pulled right ahead of the third leg. Carnage at the third mark. Costa Hoevel sits in second and Dagan in fourth. Dunkerbeck is in 6th. Albeau has a long gap at the front.
16:18 The men's winners final coming up next, Dunkerbeck, Dagan ,Albeau, Buzianis, Jossin, Maynard.
16:17 Van Der Steen holds first, Bijl sits in second. A huge lead from Van Der Steen. Diaz is in third, challenging for 2nd place. Iachino holds fourth. The sailors are really spread out for the final straight each claiming their positions.
16:13 Now sailing the men's losers final.
16:12 Arutkin leads the pack, followed by Offringa and Jaggi, Offringa is charging try to make her come back. Offrgina has stolen first at the fourth mark, Arutkin sits in second, Jaggi has dropped back. Arukin want’s her first place back.
16:07 The women's winner's final.
16:06 Its a drag race to the finish between Vidal and Cousin
16:04 Leading the back is Cousin
16:03 We are now sailing the womens's losers final
16:01 There are a few issues with the men's elimination 2 ladder. We will focus on bringing the best coverage from the heats and get the results up as soon as we can.
15:58 Now sailing men's heat 14
15:57 Apologies for the lack of updates we are having a few issues with the connection.
15:41 Next up men's heat 13.
15:40 The women's results are on the elmination ladder
15:33 Due to a fault with the elmination ladder, elimination 2 will be missing for a short while. Now sailing women's heat 2
15:31 Women's heat 1 is now sailing...
15:25 Vidal and Guadagnino wen't over early
15:14 Women's heat 1 will be up next.
15:13 Dunkerbeck is at least 100m in the front, Moussilmani has just made it into 4th. Buzianis sits in 2nd.
15:13 Heat 11 results: 1st Albeau, 2nd Mortefon, 3rd Liechti, 4th Iachino
15:12 Angulo and Dunkerbeck are fighting for 1st.
15:11 Heat 12 is now sailing...
15:07 Heat 10 results: 1st Dagan, 2nd Bijl, 3rd Diaz, 4th Van Der Steen
15:04 Heat 11 is now sailing..
15:02 Volwater dosen't make it through.
15:00 Dagan is leading the pack
14:59 Great start to Bijl.
14:58 Heat 10 is now sailing...
14:56 Heat 9 results: 1st Costa Hoevel, 2nd Menegatti, 3rd Allen, 4th Maynard.
14:56 Frans went over early for the 3rd time today.
14:52 Heat 10 is now sailing...
14:51 Heat 8 results: 1st Dunkerbeck, 2nd Angulo, 3rd Schliemann, 4th Jossin
14:49 Heat 9 is now sailing...
14:49 Heat 7 results: 1st Bordes, 2nd Marino, 3rd Moussilmani, 4th Buzianis
14:46 Heat 6 results: 1st Mortefon, 2nd Albeau, 3rd Iachino, 4th Liechti
14:45 Dunkerbeck has destroyed the rest of the pack in this heat!
14:43 Heat 8 is now sailing...
14:41 Marino is a new man to the tour, and he is storming the race. Buzianis is trying to catch him.
14:39 Great start from Marino
14:38 Heat 7 is now sailing...
14:37 Albeau just stormed the whole pack, having dropped an early gybe.
14:34 Heat 5 results: 1st Yilmazer, 2nd Williams, 3rd Kiani, 4th Orth
14:30 Heat 6 is now sailing...
14:30 Williams sits in second. Yilmazer holds first after the 3rd gybe.
14:27 Heat 5 is now sailing, the results from heat 3 and 4 are available via the corresponding tab on the homepage.
14:25 The results from heats 3 and 4 will be online shortly, Lampe has an early start in heat 5
14:21 Van Der Steen holds the lead, Diaz is in second.
14:19 Due to a technical fault we will have to wait for the results from the water, now sailing heat 4. The sailors are really powered up the wind is blowing around 24 knots. Van Der Steen holds the lead at the first mark.
14:15 Heat 2 Bijl is in 2nd, Volwater holds the first place.
14:09 Heat 1 results: 1st Costa Hoevel, 2nd Maynard, 3rd Menegatti, 4th Allen
14:09 Heat 2 is now sailing...
14:07 Menegatti has slipped to third. Questel droped his gybe.
14:06 Menegatti is leading the pack
14:00 Now sailing the men's elimination 2, the wind is blowing 16-22knots.
13:50 The live streaming will commence at 2pm.
13:50 The men's elimination 2 ladder is now available online, women's to follow. Racing will commence at 2pm
13:15 With the first elimination completed there will be a short break for lunch. racing will continue at 2pm, stay tuned!
13:10 Women's winner's final results: 1st Jaggi, 2nd Arrighetti, 3rd Klepackav, 4th Aubet.
13:09 Women's losers final results: 1st Arutkin, 2nd Anayama, 3rd Van Der Velden, 4th Meijer
13:09 A good start for the women, Jaggi takes 2nd , Guadaginois smoking down the first reach taking the lead. Jaggi pushes out in front as a few of the women drop their gybes including Guadagino. The women are flying down the straight. Jaggi holds the lead the whole way around the course.
13:03 Women's winner's final up next.
13:00 Mens winner's final results: 1st Dunkerbeck, 2nd Van Der Steen, 3rd Quentel, 4th Albeau
12:57 Women's losers final Offringa and Cousin go over early
12:56 Losers Final results: 1st Buzianis, 2nd Volwater, 3rd Menegati, 4th Yilmazer
12:55 Dunkerbeck takes the lead on first gybe all the pack really close. Dunkerbeck is miles ahead of the rest, Dagan goes down. Dunkerbeck is charging down the 2nd straight. Van Der Steen is in 2nd. Dunkerbeck has a huge lead, Quentel goes inside and gets wet. Albeau sits in 4th. Fourth mark Dunkerbeck is ploughing ahead of the pack. Albeau is making a comeback from fourth. Williams cuts inside Albeau and has to hold him off for the straight. Dunkerbeck has been over taken by Van Der Steen a drag race down the straight. It’s a photo finish. Results to follow
12:51 Heat 16 is now sailing..
12:46 Heat 15 is now sailing...
12:43 Women's heat 2 results: 1st Jaggi, 2nd Arrighetti, 3rd Erdil, 4th Kubat, 5th Benvenuti
12:41 Frans and Jossin have gone over early
12:38 Now up men's losers final heat 15.
12:35 Advancing through women's heat 1: 1st Suzuki, 2nd Vidal, 3rd Klepacka, 4th Aubet, 5th Guadagino
12:30 Women's heat 2 has gone into sequence.
12:27 Women's heat 2 has been recalled Iwai went over early.
12:23 Women's heat 1 is now sailing...
12:21 Heat 14 results: 1st Van Der Steen, 2nd Questel, 3rd Dunkerbeck, 4th Quentel.
12:18 Next up the women's heat 1
12:17 Heat 13 results: 1st Williams, 2nd Dagan, 3rd Moussilmani, 4th Albeau
12:15 Dunkerbeck has made his way into 3rd.
12:14 Dunkerbeck goes wide and tries to storm his way down the course.
12:13 Questel is in the lead, Dunkerbeck is last
12:10 Heat 14 is now sailing...
12:08 Dagan holds the lead.
12:07 Albeau sits in fourth.
12:06 Heat 13 is now sailing Williams and Dagan take the lead.
12:04 Heat 13 is back in sequence.
12:04 Heat 13 was cancelled due to false start from Frans and Jossin
12:02 Heat 12 results: 1st Quentel, 2nd Menegatti, 3rd Dunkerbeck, 4th Buzianis
11:55 Dunkerbeck sits in third.
11:51 Heat 12 is now sailing, Bordes is in the lead.
11:48 Heat 11 results: 1st Van Der Steen, 2nd Volwater, 3rd Questel, 4th Yilmazer
11:47 Heat 12 is now sailing...
11:44 The pack are really close Guadagnino leads the way.
11:43 Heat 11 is now sailing...
11:41 Heat 10 results: 1st Mortefon, 2nd Albeau, 3rd Dagan, 4th Toselli
11:38 Heat 11 has been abandoned due to a large boat ploughing through the race course.
11:37 Heat 11 is now sailing...
11:36 Albeau and Mortefon are battling to the finish line.
11:33 Heat 9 results: 1st Frans, 2nd Williams, 3rd Moussilmani, 4th Jossin
11:32 Heat 10 is now sailing...
11:30 Heat 8 results: 1st Bordes, 2nd Menegatti, 3rd Dunkerbeck, 4th Iachino
11:28 Heat 9 is now sailing...
11:26 Heat 7 results: 1st Quentel, 2nd Buzianis, 3rd Schliemann, 4th Orth
11:25 Heat 8 is now sailing...
11:24 The wind is reading 12-20 knots on race course.
11:21 Heat 6 results: 1st Allen, 2nd Guadagnino, 3rd O'Brien, 4th Van Der Steen
11:18 Heat 7 is now sailing, Orth and Quentel lead at the start.
11:17 Heat 5 results: 1st Volwater, 2nd Questel, 3rd Yilmazer, 4th Cucchi
11:16 Heat 6 now sailing..
11:12 Heat 4 results: 1st Dagan, 2nd Albeau, 3rd Costa Hoevel, 4th Vrieswijk
11:10 Lampe has dominated the start.
11:09 Heat 5 is now sailing...
11:07 Heat 4 In true Albeau style he is miles ahead on the last stretch.
11:06 Heat 3 results: 1st Toselli, 2nd Diaz, 3rd Moretfon, 4th Kordel.
11:05 Albeau leads.
11:04 Heat 4 is sailing..
11:00 Heat 2 results 1st Jossin, 2nd Moussilmani, 3rd Dinsmore, 4th Liechti
10:57 Heat 3 is now sailing, great start from Domenianni.
10:56 Bijl has snapped a mast at the second mark
10:55 Heat 1 results: 1st Williams, 2nd Frans, 3rd Kiani, 4th Angulo
10:56 Bijl leads the way.
10:54 Heat 2 is now sailing...
10:48 We are racing!
10:45 Heat 1 has gone into sequence.
10:35 Competition will commence at 10:45, stay tuned!
10:26 The PWA crew are putting the finishing touches to the race course, racing has been delayed slighty. The next announcement will be at 10:45.
10:10 The wind is gusting 10-15 knots the sailors have been briefed and competition will go ahead from 10:30 first up the Men's elimination 1.
9:40 The elimination 1 ladders are now available online.
9:00 Good morning and welcome to day 5 of coverage in Aruba. With the freestyle competition complete we will be handing the baton over to the men's and women's slalom fleet. The first elimination ladder will be available shortly and the skippers meeting will be taking place at 10 am. Right now we have clear skies and the trade winds have kicked in, Stay tuned!