The 2011 Aruba Hi Winds PWA Grand Slam Day 6 (All times UTC -4)
17:15 The race crew have released the sailors for the day, the skippers meeting will take place at 10am in the morning with a first possible start at 10:30. Thanks for tuning into the racing today! 17:00 There will be one more announcement at 5:15pm with a first possible start at 5:30pm. If the wind still remains light the sailors will be relased 16:45 The wind teeters on the edge, the next announcement will be at 5pm with a first possible start at 5:15pm 16:30 The next announcement will be at 4:45 with a first possible start a 5pm. 16:20 The wind remains light for the moment, the next announcement will be at 4:30 with a first possible start at 4:45, stay tuned! 16:15 Heat 7 results: 1st Questel, 2nd Buzianis, 3rd O'Brien, 4th Schliemann 16:14 Heat 6 results: 1st Bordes, 2nd Yilmazer, 3rd Kiani, 4th Maynard 16:12 The AP flag is up for the moment, the race crew have allowed the riders a few minutes to pick up their larger gear. 16:07 Heat 8 has been recalled due to Bijl again, the wind is getting really gusty by the start line. 16:06 Buzianis holds the lead 16:06 The wind is looking really light on the course now. 16:04 Heat 7 is now sailing... 16:02 Heat 5 results: 1st Toselli, 2nd Moussilmani, 3rd Rosati, 4th Iachino 15:59 Only 4 sailors made it to heat 6 15:58 Heat 6 is now sailing... 15:56 Heat 4 results: 1st Albeau, 2nd Guadagnino, 3rd Dinsmore, 4th Law 15:55 Toselli holds the lead at the moment. 15:54 Heat is now sailing, with one extra person they will be disqualified. 15:53 Heat 3 results: 1st Angulo, 2nd Costa Hoevel, 3rd Williams, 4th Menegatti 15:51 Guadagnino goes down, Albeau 15:49 A great start for Guadagnino. 15:48 Heat 4 is now sailing... 15:46 Heat 2 results: 1st Quentel, 2nd Diaz, 3rd Cucchi, 4th Begalli 15:45 Williams is in 3rd and Menegatti in 4th. Angulo is leading but Costa Hoevel is giving him a run for his money. 15:45 Heat 1 results: 1st Allen, 2nd Dagan, 3rd Jossin, 4th Frans 15:44 Heat 3 is now sailing... 15:43 Van Der Steen goes down at the 4th mark, marking the end of his sailing in this elimination 15:42 The wind is reading 9-15 knots on the outside of the course. 15:40 Quentel has taken the lead at the 3rd mark 15:38 Diaz and Van Der Steen both get a great start. 15:37 Heat 2 is now sailing... 15:35 Frans is in 5th place, Dunkerbeck holds first. 15:34 We are racing!!! 15:31 Heat 1 of elimination 5 has gone into sequence. 15:15 The racing will commence at 3:30, stay tuned! 14:52 The racing has been postponed slightly, the next announcement will be at 3:15 with a first possible start at 3:30. 14:37 The fifth elimination ladders are now available online. 14:28 Women's winners results: 1st Offringa, 2nd Arutkin, 3rd Aubet, 4th Jaggi 14:27 Mens winners results: 1st Dunkerbeck, 2nd Albeau, 3rd Van Der Steen, 4th Maynard 14:26 The results are now available on the elminations ladders, follow the corresponding tab on the main page. 14:10 Results to follow, we are currently waiting for them to come through from the commitee boat. The fifth elimination will kick off at 3pm, stay tuned for more action. 14:10 Arutkin holds the front, Offringa is challenging her at the first gybe. Offringa is really squeezing out the speed on the second straight. Arutkin still holds first place. Jaggi sits in 4th place and storms around her gybe at the 3rd mark. Offringa has taken the lead ahead of Arutkin. Aubet is in third putting the pressure on the two leaders. Offringa is holding the lead by a long way. On the final straight Offringa cruises ahead of the other chased by Arutkin, Aubet and Jaggi. 14:06 Now sailing womens winner's final 14:02 Now sailing women's loser's final.. 14:01 Men's losers final results 1st Buzianis, 2nd Angulo, 3rd Dagan, 4th Toselli 14:00 Dunkerbeck crosses the line first, Frans brings up the rear. Maynard sits in second, Albeau cruises around the first make into second place. It’s a Dunkerbeck and Albeau showdown on the second leg. Van Der Steen is sitting in third. On the 3rd leg Dunkerbeck holds strong ahead of Albeau, both sailos pump hard out of the 4th gybe. Frans moves from 8-6th in one gybe. It’s a really close final run a two man drag race between windsuring;s two greats. Dunkerbeck pulls at least 50m ahead, followed by Albeau and Van Der Steen. 13:57 Men's winners final now sailing... 13:55 Next up men's winners final. 13:55 Angulo out in front, followed by Buzianis. Buzianis takes the lead and sits in first. Dagan is trying to take Angulo as wel,l but he slows down for the gybe then turns on the power blitzing him for the straight. Buzianis holds the front around the 3th mark. Angulo tries to cut above him on the third leg. Buzianis is well ahead on the final leg. 13:50 Now sailing the men's losers final.. 13:47 Women's heat 2 results: 1st Aubet, 2nd Offringa, 3rd Vidal, 4th Arrighetti 13:46 Bijl goes over early the race has been recalled. 13:43 Men's losers final now sailing... 13:42 Arutkin is miles in the lead in this one. 13:41 Women's heat 2 is now sailing... 13:36 Heat 14 results: 1st Dunkerbeck, 2nd Maynard, 3rd Moussilmani, 4th Albeau 13:35 Women's heat 1 is now sailing... 13:34 Next up women's heat 1 13:32 Albeau is at the back of the pack. 13:32 Heat 13 results: 1st Van Der Steen, 2nd Menegatti, 3rd Frans, 4th Questel 13:31 Toselli has gone down at the first gybe 13:31 Dunkerbeck is flying distancing himself from the rest of the pack 13:30 Diaz has a great start over Dunkerbeck 13:29 Heat 14 is now sailing... 13:25 Heat 12 results: 1st Buzianis, 2nd Albeau, 3rd Maynard, 4th Diaz 13:23 Frans just claimed second on a much smaller sail that the rest of the pack 13:20 Heat 11 results: 1st Toselli, 2nd Dunkerbeck, 3rd Moussilmani, 4th Dinsmore 13:19 Now sailing heat 13... 13:16 Heat 10 results: 1st Bijl, 2nd Frans, 3rd Van Der Steen, 4th Angulo 13:15 Now sailing heat 12... 13:14 Dinsmore just claimed a qualifying position. 13:11 Heat 11 is now sailing, Dunkerbeck sits in second following Toselli 13:10 Heat 9 results: 1st Dagan, 2nd Questel, 3rd Bordes, 4th Menegatti 13:08 Bijl holds the lead followed by Frans, Van Der Steen and Angulo 13:07 Heat 8 results: 1st Buzianis, 2nd Albeau, 3rd Diaz, 4th Schnitzler 13:06 Heat 10 is now sailing... 13:04 Heat 7 results: 1st Maynard, 2nd Mortefon, 3rd Yilmazer, 4th Schliemann 13:02 Volwater has gone down, Menegatti has taken 4th 13:01 Questel in second, Bordes in third, and in 4th Volwater 13:01 Dagan leads into the first mark 13:00 Heat 9 is now sailing... 12:57 Heat 8 is now sailing... 12:56 Heat 6 results: 1st Quentel, 2nd Moussilmani, 3rd Dinsmore, 4th Jossin. 12:54 Heat 5 results: 1st Orth, 2nd Dunkerbeck, 3rd Toselli, 4th Law 12:50 Maynard leads the fleet. 12:49 Heat 7 is now sailing... 12:48 Dinsmore is in third after a clean gybe. 12:47 Moussilmani leads the fleet followed by Quentel. 12:46 Heat 6 is now sailing... 12:45 Heat 4 results: 1st Bijl, 2nd Van Der Steen, 3rd Angulo, 4th Cucchi 12:43 Orth holds the lead ahead of Dunkerbeck 12:42 Carnage in this race Toselli catapulted, Vrieswijk is in qualifying position. 12:41 Heat 3 results: 1st Frans, 2nd Williams, 3rd Guadagnino, 4th Allen 12:40 Heat 5 is now sailing.. 12:37 Angulo sits in first followed by Bijl 12:36 Heat 4 is now sailing... 12:34 Heat 2 results: 1st Menegatti, 2nd O'brien, 3rd Questel, 4th Volwater 12:33 Frans holds the lead. 12:30 Heat 3 is now sailing... 12:28 Heat 1 results: 1st Iachino, 2nd Bordes, 3rd Dagan, 4th Liechti 12:26 The elimination 4 ladders are now available online. 12:24 Heat 2 is now sailing... 12:20 Heat 1 is now sailing... 12:16 The women's results are now available online. 12:11 The men's elimination 1 has gone into sequence. 12:04 The racing will continue into the fourth elimination at 12:15 12:02 Women's winners results pending... 12:02 Women's winners final Erdil in the front, Jaggi chasing her hard.  Aubet makes a clean gybe at the third mark. The final straight Erdil pulls ahead of the rest of the pack, Jaggi going full pelt 30 meters behind. 12:00 Women's losers final results: 1st Vidal, 2nd Suzuki, 3rd Westera, 4th Meijer 11:58 Men's losers final results: 1st Maynard, 2nd Frans, 3rd Dagan, 4th Bordes 11:57 Now sailing women's winners final 11:55 Men's winners final results: 1st Albeau, 2nd Van Der Steen, 3rd Costa Hoevel, 4th Quentel 11:52 Klepacka went over early. 11:51 The women's winner final has been recalled. 11:51 The women's winners final now sailing.. 11:49 Suzuki has stolen the lead, 2nd place Vidal 11:48 Guadagnino held the lead for the majoirty of the race but shes dropbs here gybe. 11:47 Next up the women's losers final.. 11:46 Mortefon has gone down, Dunkerbeck sits in 7th right at the back of the fleet. Albeau holds the lead. Dunkerbeck has made his way into 5th, The sailors are stuck at the fourth mark. Albeau is miles ahead of the pack, cruising around to the finish. 11:42 now sailing the men's winners final 11:40 The results ladders for the men and women's fleet are now up to date. 11:37 Now sailing men's losers final.. 11:35 The men's losers final is back in sequence. 11:34 A premature start from Buzianis 11:33 Men's losers final has been recalled 11:27 Next up men's losers final 11:25 Results from Men's heat 14  and women's heat 1 to follow. 11:24 Offringa sits in 2nd at the 4 mark 11:21 Women's heat 2 now sailing.. 11:11 Heat 14 is now sailing... 11:10 Heat 11 results: 1st Angulo, 2nd Cucchi, 3rd Toselli, 4th Maynard 11:10 Dunkerbeck just charged into 4th place on the final straight. 11:06 Costa Hoevel has taken the lead at the 2nd mark, Dunkerbeck sits in 7th 11:06 Questel holds the lead battling against Costa Hoevel 11:05 Heat 12 results: 1st Buzianis, 2nd Albeau, 3rd Quentel, 4th Van Der Steen. 11:04 Heat 13 is now sailing... 11:02 Angulo holds a 50m lead on the final straight. 11:02 Maynard and Menegatti are battleing for fourth place. 11:01 Angulo has taken the lead. 11:00 Great start for Bordes 11:00 Heat 11 is now sailing for the second time... 10:59 Moussilmani lost all his speed at the last mark of heat 12 10:58 Heat 12 is now sailing... 10:57 Heat 10 results: 1st Questel, 2nd Williams, 3rd Costa Hoevel, 4th Jossin 10:56 Heat 9 results: 1st Dunkerbeck, 2nd Mortefon, 3rd Frans, 4th Dagan 10:50 Kordel sailed the wrong heat he has been disqualified. 10:47 Heat 11 is now sailing... 10:47 Dunkerbeck holds the front by 100m 10:47 Frans is in second, Dagan in third. 10:46 Dunkerbeck is made his way to the front 10:45 Heat 9 is now sailing... 10:43 Jossin and Kiani are battling for fourth place. 10:42 Guadagnino snapped a mast prior to the race so he wont be racing 10:40 Heat 10 is now sailing... 10:38 Heat 9 has been cancelled due to the light wind at the first mark the new heat order will be 10, 9, 11 10:36 The sailors are stick at the first mark and few have caught a lucky gust. 10:35 We are racing!! heat number 9 is underway. 10:30 Heat 9 has gone into its starting sequence. 10:28 We will be picking up the racing at heat 9 of the men's third elimination, the wind is blowing 12-18 knots on the start line. 10:05 The sailors have been briefed, the race crew are heading out to sea and the racing will commence at 10:30am. 10:00 The women's elimination 3 ladder is now available online. 9:50 Good morning from day 6 of the 2011 Aruba Hi Winds PWA Grand Slam. Right now we have overcast skies and a light offshore breeze. The skippers meeting will take place at 10am with a first possible start at 10:30, stay tuned.