The 2011 Aruba Hi Winds PWA Grand Slam Day 7 (All times UTC -4)
17:50 The wind remains unsuitable to continue the rest of the elimination, with that the sailors have been released for the day. The final day of competition will kick off at 10am with the skippers meeting, tune in then for another action packed day! 17:39 Heat 14 results: 1st Costa Hoevel, 2nd Toselli, 3rd Quentel, 4th Dunkerbeck 17:34 Heat 1 of the women's has been cancelled, due to the light wind on the startline. 17:32 Next up the women's heat 1 17:31 Dunkerbeck is flying passed the fleet. 17:30 Menegatti and Costa Hoevel both had a great start. 17:29 Heat 14 is now sailing... 17:25 Heat 14 is now in sequence. 17:14 Racing will be resumed with heat 14 shortly. 17:03 The race crew are checking the wind, the AP flag is flying. 16:51 The AP flag is up for the moment as the wind has turned quite gusty. 16:49 Heat 12 results: 1st Toselli, 2nd Dunkerbeck, 3rd Maynard, 4th Volwater 16:48 Heat 11 results: 1st Costa Hoevel, 2nd Menegatti, 3rd Quentel, 4th Bordes 16:47 Next up heat 14 16:40 Heat 13 is now sailing... 16:35 Dunkerbeck move into 3rd flying past Volwater. 16:34 Maynard gets of to a great start followed by Dagan in heat 12. 16:33 Bijl goes down early in the race. 16:32 Heat 10 results:1st Albeau, 2nd Questel, 3rd Buzianis, 4th Williams 16:31 Heat 11 is now sailing... 16:26 Heat 11 has been recalled due to Diaz and Kiani going over early. 16:22 Heat 9 results: 1st Van Der Steen, 2nd Frans, 3rd Allen, 4th Mortefon 16:21 Albeau, Questel, Buzianis and Williams all sit in the top four. 16:21 Heat 10 is sailing... 16:15 Heat 10 has been recalled due to Angulo going over early. 16:14 Heat 8 results: 1st Dunkerbeck, 2nd Dagan, 3rd Toselli, 4th McFarlane. 16:12 Van Der Steen holds the front of the pack. 16:11 Heat 9 is now sailing... 16:09 Heat 7 results: 1st Maynard, 2nd Volwater, 3rd Gaudagnino, 4th Kordel 16:07 Dagan and Toselli sit in 2nd and 3rd. 16:06 Heat 8 is now sailing, Dunkerbeck pulls miles ahead of the pack. 16:05 Heat 6 results: 1st Quentel, 2nd Bordes, 3rd Kiani, 4th Diaz 16:04 Maynard holds the lead 16:03 Heat 7 is now sailing.. 16:01 Heat 5 results: 1st Costa Hoevel, 2nd Marino, 3rd Menegatti, 4th Bijl 15:57 Leading the pack Kiani, Quentel and Bordes. 15:53 Heat 6 is now sailing... 15:51 Costa Hoevel holds the lead.. 15:49 Heat 4 results: 1st Angulo, 2nd Albeau, 3rd Begalli, 4th Yilmazer 15:48 Heat 5 is now sailing... 15:45 The AP flag is down heat 5 is in its starting sequence. 15:43 The wind has dropped slightly the AP flag is up. 15:41 Heat 3 results: 1st Williams, 2nd Questel, 3rd Buzianis, 4th Schliemann 15:40 Angulo holds first at the first mark followed by Albeau. 15:39 Heat 4 is now sailing... 15:36 Heat 2 results: 1st Van Der Steen, 2nd Jossin, 3rd Frans, 4th Rosati 15:35 Williams holds the lead. 15:35 Heat 3 is now sailing... 15:34 Heat 1 results 1st Mortefon, 2nd Allen, 3rd Moussilmani, 4th Cicilia 15:31 Van Der Steen is holding 1st place. 15:30 Rosati sits in second, 3rd Frans 15:29 Heat 2 is now sailing... 15:25 Heat 1 is now sailing... 15:20 The wind is blowing 10-17 knots on the startline, heat 1 haas gone into its starting sequence. 15:13 The racing is set to start at 3:30pm. Check out the elimination 7 ladders online now. 14:34 Women winners final results: 1st Offringa, 2nd Jaggi, 3rd Kubat 14:33 Mens winners final results: 1st Dunkerbeck, 2nd Albeau, 3rd Van Der Steen, 4th Diaz 14:32 Results to follow, the racing will continue into elimination 7 after a break for lunch. Racing will commence at 3:30pm. 14:32 Jaggi steals the 1st place with Offringa hot on her heels. Kubat storms around the first mark into first place. Offringa over takes into second moving Jaggi into 3rd. At the 3 reach  gybe Jaggi sits above Offringa giving her all her dirty air. Offringa gybes hard in front of Jaggi and Kubat seeing her move straight into 1st. Kubat gets stuck with dirty air, she drops down into third but challenges Jaggi hard seeing her steal her 2nd place back. Offringa has distanced herself from the rest of the pack seeing her claim 1st place. Her home fans go wild on the beach. 14:25 Women winners final next 14:21 Next up ladies losers final. 14:21 Albeau goes around the 1st mark, Dunkerbeck is flying and it chasing Albeau on the second reach. Dunkerbeck has overtaken him and pulls a really tight gybe. Van Der Steen and Diaz sit in 3rd and 4th. Dunkerbeck is pulling ahead of the pack entering the 3rd gybe in 1st. Dunkerbeck gains a huge lead on the pack cleaning up in this men’s final. Diaz and Menegatti fought hard for 3rd and 4th. 14:17 Next up men's winners final 14:16 Maynard flies around the first mark and down the second reach, Dagan goes around in second. Angulo sits in third. Dagan is flying but Angulo gybes around the inside stealing second. TFrans has made his way to the rest of the pack. Maynard has pulled away of the pack. Dagan and Angulo and Frans have gone down causing a major upset at the 3rd mark.  Questel moves into second followed by Mortefon and BJil. Dagan and Angulo are miles away. 14:09 Next up the men's losers final. 14:08 A great start for Offringa. 14:07 Women's heat 2 is now sailing... 14:05 Arrighetti is running away with the lead. 14:04 Men's heat 14 results: 1st Albeau, 2nd Moussilmani, 3rd Buzianis, 4th Diaz 14:02 Ladies heat 1 is now sailing... 13:57 The ladies heat has been recalled due to Benvenuti going over early. 13:56 Men's heat 13 results: 1st Dunkerbeck, 2nd Van Der Steen, 3rd Volwater, 4th Menegatti. 13:53 Diaz and Bijl are fighting for 4th place 13:53 Next up ladies heat 1 13:52 Heat 14 is now sailing... 13:49 Dunkerbeck holds first. 13:47 Heat 12 results: 1st Maynard, 2nd Bijl, 3rd Diaz, 4th Dagan 13:45 Heat 13 is now sailing... 13:41 Heat 10 results: 1st Questel, 2nd Mortefon, 3rd Van Der Steen, 4th Frans 13:38 Maynard has taken it at the first mark. 13:38 Bijl is leading the pack. 13:37 Heat 12 is now sailing... 13:35 Yilmazer and Frans fight for fourth place. 13:34 Heat 10 is now sailing... 13:33 Heat 11 results: 1st Albeau, 2nd Moussilmani, 3rd Buzianis, 4th Bordes. 13:30 Heat 10 will be sailined next. 13:29 Heat 10 has been recalled due to a sailor going over the line 13:23 Albeau has made it into 1st. 13:23 Albeau sits in second, Moussilmani is in first. 13:23 Heat 11 is now sailing, Heat 10 will follow. 13:22 The heat was cancelled due to a boat being in the way at the first mark. 13:21 Heat 9 results 1st Dunkerbeck, 2nd Menegatti, 3rd Angulo, 4th Volwater 13:20  Allen broke a mast prior to the start. 13:18 Heat 10 has been cancelled. 13:18 A great start for Mortefon, but he goes down at the first mark. 13:17 Heat 10 is now sailing... 13:17 Heat 8 results: 1st Costa Hoevel, 2nd Dagan, 3rd Bijl, 4th Cucchi 13:14 Angulo has sailed into third. 13:14 Volwater and Angulo are fighting for fourth place. 13:13 Dunkerbeck just flew out the start followed by Toselli 13:13 Heat 9 is now sailing.. 13:10 Heat 7 results: 1st Maynard, 2nd Diaz, 3rd Quentel, 4th Liechti 13:09 Costa Hoevel holds the lead. 13:09 Heat 8 is now sailing... 13:08 Heat 6 results: 1st Buzianis, 2nd Williams, 3rd Bordes, 4th Begalli 13:02 Heat 7 is now sailing... 12:58 Heat 5 results: 1st Albeau, 2nd Jossin, 3rd Moussilmani, 4th O'Brien 12:58 Heat 6 is now sailing... 12:57 Heat 4 results: 1st Questel, 2nd Mortefon, 3rd Rosati, 4th Law 12:55 The women's elimination 6 ladder is now available online. 12:54 Heat 5 is now sailing... 12:51 Heat 3 results: 1st Van Der Steen, 2nd Allen, 3rd Frans, 4th Yilmazer 12:50 Questel leads the way. 12:50 Heat 4 is now sailing... 12:50 Heat 2 results: 1st Dunkerbeck, 2nd Menegatti, 3rd Marino, 4th Guadagnino 12:47 13-16 knots blowing over the course. 12:44 Heat 3 is now sailing... 12:42 Heat 1 results: 1st Toselli, 2nd Volwater, 3rd Angulo, 4th Kiani 12:35 Heat 2 is now sailing... 12:34 Heat 1 is now sailing... 12:30 Heat 1 of elimination 6 has gone into its starting sequence. 12:28 The sun is shining in Aruba and the wind is blowing around 15 - 20 knots on the course, stay tuned for elimination 6. 12:27 The women's results are available on the elimination 5 ladder. 12:24 The mens elimination 6 ladder is now available 12:17 Mens winners final: 1st Costa Hoevel, 2nd Questel, 3rd Dunkerbeck 12:16 The racing will continue into elimination 8 with a first possible start at 12:30. 12:15 Results to follow... 12:14 Jaggi goes down at the first mark, taking down Guadagnino. Aubet holds the front. Klepacka fights for second and Kubat sits in third. Abet holds the lead at the 3rd mark, Kubat slides around a great gybe into second. Offringa is in 5th, but pushes hard down the final straight. Aubet holds a huge lead on the rest of the fleet. 12:10 Next up the women's winners final 12:09 Erdil holds the lead at the first mark, Arrighetti cuts inside her and takes the lead. The two are fighting down the second leg. Arrighetti holds the lead by around 30 meters. Vidal sits in third. Erdil has caught up with Arrighetti it’s a drag race to the fourth mark. 12:05 Next up women's losers final. 12:04 Perfect start from Bjorn, buthe  heads to the wrong mark then goes down. The crowd go nuts on the beach. Costa Hoevel holds the lead, Questel in second. Questel goes down at the 2nd mark, Dunkerbeck has spotted his chance for second. Costa Hoevel holds the lead at the third mark. Questel holds off Dunkerbeck at the third mark. Costa Hoevel is miles ahead of the pack. Dunkerbeck is reeling in the others with his super speed. Questel holds him off on the final leg coming in second,Dunkerbeck in third. 11:59 Bjorn nails a perfect start 11:57 The sailors are back in their starting sequence. 11:56 The crowds on the beach cannot belive it. 11:55 Williams has an gone over early the race has been recalled, 3 sailors remain! 11:51 The winner's final is in its starting sequence. 11:50 Albeau, Toselli went over early only 4 sailors remain in the final 11:49 The majority of the fleet have gone over early.. we are waiting to find out who. 11:47 Men's losers final results: 1st Diaz, 2nd Allen, 3rd Volwater, 4th Moussilmani 11:45 Women's Heat 2: 1st Offringa, 2nd Jaggi, 3rd Cousini, 4th Kubat 5th Klepacka 11:44 A huge crash at the startline Frans and Maynard went over early. 11:41 Next up men's winners final. 11:41 Diaz has a great start and goes around the first mark. Guadagnino goes down, its carnage at the first mark, Allen was taken out. Light at the first mark. Diaz holds 1st, 2nd Moussilmani, 3rd Allen and Volwater in 4th. Diaz holds a 50 meter lead at the front. The wind is light at the third mark. Diaz is owning the race. Moussilmani is being pushed by Allen at the 4th mark, Moussilmani gets parked on the gybe, Allen and Volwater pass by. 11:37 Women's heat 1 results: 1st Arutkin, 2nd Meijer, 3rd Aubet, 4th Guadagnino 11:35 Next up men's losers final 11:32 Offringa, Jaggi, Cousin hold the top spots. 11:32 Offringa goes around the 1st gybe mark, Jaggi in second. 11:31 Now sailing women's heat 2, Offringa holds the lead. 11:28 Men's heat 14 results: 1st Toselli, 2nd Dunkerbeck, 3rd Maynard, 4th Questel 11:28 Arutkin is in second and a big battle for 4th between Erdil and Arrighetti 11:27 Aubet holds a 50 meter lead. 11:26 Aubet holds the lead at the first mark, Arutkin has slipped into 3rd 11:26 Women's heat 1 now sailing... 11:24 Next up the women's heat 1. 11:23 Questel and Moussilmani are fighting it out for 4th place. 11:21 Mortefon goes down at the first mark, Toselli holds the lead. 11:21 Toselli and Maynard have great starts. 11:21 Heat 14 is now sailing... 11:18 Heat 13 results: 1st Albeau, 2nd Costa Hoevel, 3rd Williams, 4th Frans 11:15 Heat 14 has gone into its starting sequence. 11:14 Albeau has crossed the line first. 11:13 Frans and Allen are battling for fourth place. 11:12 Heat 12 results: 1st Dunkerbeck, 2nd Volwater, 3rd Mortefon, 4th Questel 11:10 Heat 13 is now sailing... 11:08 Buzianis has catapulted at the 4th gybe mark. 11:08 Questel and Buzianis are fighting for 4th place. 11:07 Dunkerbeck holds the lead followed by Volwater. The wind has really picked up on the course. 11:06 Volwater is flying at the start 11:05 Heat 12 is now sailing... 11:04 Heat 11 results: 1st Toselli, 2nd Moussilmani, 3rd Maynard, 4th Bordes 11:02 Heat 12 has gone back into its starting sequence. 11:01 Bijl has pushed the start too hard and has gone over early. The heat has been recalled. 11:00 Heat 12 is now sailing... 10:58 Heat 10 results: 1st Albeau, 2nd Williams, 3rd Costa Hoevel, 4th Guadagnino 10:57 Toselli holds the lead. 10:55 Heat 11 is now sailing... 10:54 Heat 9 results: 1st Frans, 2nd Cucchi, 3rd Allen, 4th Diaz 10:51 Heat 10 is now sailing... 10:47 Heat 8 results: 1st Dunkerbeck, 2nd Volwater, 3rd Mortefon, 4th Bijl 10:45 Heat 9 is now sailing... 10:42 Dunkerbeck holds huge lead down the final straight. 10:41 We are racing, a great start for Dunkerbeck 10:37 Heat 8 will be rerun, the sailors are back in their starting sequence. 10:35 The heat has been cancelled due to light winds at the start. 10:30 The sailors have gone into their starting sequence. 10:29 We are now streaming live PWA TV! 10:15 Racing will commence with heat number 8 from elimination 5 at 10:30. Stay tuned! 10:00 The PWA crew are putting the finishing touches onto the race course, the sailors are on standby for the moment. The next announcement will be at 10:15 with a first possible start to racing at 10:30. 9:51 The wind is blowing between 9-14 knots over the racecourse. 9:45 Good morning and welcome to the live coverage from day 7 of the Aruba Hi Winds PWA Grand Slam. Right now we have a building offshore wind and the sun is breaking through the clouds. The skippers meeting will take place as 10am with a first possible start at 10:30, stay tuned for another action packed day!