The 2011 Aruba Hi Winds PWA Grand Slam Day 8 (All times UTC -4)
15:37 That concludes the racing from the Aruba Hi Winds PWA Grand Slam. Thankyou for tuning in. The PWA will now head to Lanzarote from the 30th June- 3rd July for the Men's fifth stop on the freestyle tour. Head to www.pwaworldtour.com to follow all the action! 15:36 Women's winners final: 1st Arrighetti, 2nd Offringa, 3rd Vidal, 4th Cousin 15:35 Women's losers final: 1st Suzuki, 2nd Klepacka, 3rd Arutkin, 4th Meijer 15:32 Men's winners final: 1st Van Der Steen, 2nd Quentel, 3rd Allen 4th Moussilmani 15:31 Men's losers final: 1st Albeau, 2nd Frans, 3rd Buzianis, 4th Dunkerbeck 15:29 Jaggi gets off to a great start, Offringa tries to match her speed. Offringa undertakes Jaggi, Jaggi goes down at the first gybe. Offringa storms into third. Aubet holds the front. Arrighetti leads as Aubet goes down, Offringa moves into second. Cousin sits in third. Jaggi is right at the back of the pack.  Offringa makes a really nice gybe at the 3rd mark. Arrighetti remains up front and looks like she will win the final. 15:25 Arutkin and Erdil go down at the first mark allowing Klepacka to fly past.  Suzuko has taken the lead and holds it. 15:20 Next up the women's losers final 15:19 Allen gets off to a flying start, Van Der Steen moves up the pack and claims first at the mark. Moussilmani sits in second. Quentel in third. Allen in fourth. Van Der Steen is absolutely flying in this race. Van Der Steen holds the front the whole way around the race and claims the victory! 15:15 Next up the men's winner's final 15:13 Dunkerbeck has some serious speed now working his way up the pack.  Albeau leads, Frans and Buzianis are fighting for second, Frans wins. 15:12 Dunkerbeck is cruising at the back knowing he has the event in the bag, Albeau is fighting for his second place finish. 15:12 Frans dominates the fleet with his 6.6 at the start. Albeau overtakes and ges around first at the first mark. 15:11 Men's losers final now sailing... 15:09 Erdil goes down and the ladies pass her. 15:08 Erdil claims an amazing gybe moving into second place. 15:07 Offringa get off to a great start, Benvenuti and Kubat follow close behind. 15:04 Women's heat 2 is now sailing... 15:00 Women's heat 2 has been recalled, Arutkin was miles ahead of the fleet. 14:59 Van Der Velden just stormed around a clean gybe claiming 5th place and her entry into the winners final 14:59 Aubet still hold first followed by Jaggi and Arrighetti and Cousin 14:48 Jaggi sits in second 14:57 Aubet pulls an amazing start 14:56 Women's heat 1 is now sailing... 14:51 Women's heat 1 has been recalled, due to Klepacka 14:47 They will not need to sail the mens heat 14, next up women's heat 1 14:46 A dramatic turn of events here in Aruba 14:44 Albeau goes over early along with Williams, Jossin, and Dunkerbeck!! 14:44 Heat 14 has been recalled. 14:40 Maynard is at the front. 14:39 Heat 12 results: 1st Dunkerbeck, 2nd Dagan, 3rd Williams, 4th Rosati 14:38 Heat 13 is now sailing... 14:34 Heat 11 results: 1st Albeau, 2nd Jossin, 3rd Moussilmani, 4th Quentel 14:33 Heat 13 has been recalled Frans went over early. 14:32 O'Brien fails to make the top four. 14:30 Dagan is on fine form just behind Dunkerbeck. Williams is in 3rd 14:29 Dunkerbecks board speed is too much for the rest of the pack. 14:29 Heat 12 is now sailing... 14:24 Heat 12 is recalled, due to Volwater and Bordes went over early. 14:23 Heat 10 results: 1st Maynard, 2nd Diaz , 3rd Van Der Steen, 4th Mortefon. 14:20 Albeau takes the lead, followed by Jossin and Moussilmani 14:18 Heat 11 is now sailing... 14:16 Van Der Steen is flying, he has nothing to lose in this elimination. 14:15 Diaz takes the front followed by Maynard, Bijl goes down at the first mark. 14:15 Heat 10 is now sailing... 14:11 Heat 10 is back in its starting sequence. 13:56 Heat 9 results: 1st Allen, 2nd Angulo, 3rd Buzianis, 4th Frans 13:53 Heat 10 has been cancelled due to a drifting mark, the AP flag is up for the moment. 13:52 Van Der Steen goes around first, followed by Bijl and Maynard. 13:51 Heat 10 is now sailing... 13:50 Heat 8 results: 1st Dunkerbeck, 2nd Rosati, 3rd Bordes, 4th Domenianni 13:48 Frans is flying and he cuts in hard with a perfect gybe. 13:47 Allen holds the lead Angulo and Buzianis are battling for 2nd. 13:46 Heat 9 is now sailing... 13:45 Heat 7 results: 1st Volwater, 2nd Dagan, 3rd Williams, 4th O'Brien 13:43 Dunkerbeck holds the front  13:42 Heat 8 is now sailing... 13:39 Heat 6 results: 1st Albeau, 2nd Guadagnino, 3rd Moussilmani, 4th Iachino 13:38 O'Brien keeps hold of 4th 13:38 Volwater, Dagan and Williams hold the top spots at the first mark. 13:37 Heat 7 is now sailing... 13:34 Heat 5 results: 1st Quentel, 2nd Questel, 3rd Jossin, 4th Schnitzler 13:32 Moussilmani takes the lead and Albeau used his board speed to blitz his way past the fleet. 13:33 Heat 6 is now sailing... 13:31 Heat 4 results: 1st Van Der Steen, 2nd Diaz, 3rd Yilmazer, 4th Mortefon. 13:29 Quentel and Yossin now lead the fleet. 13:28 Kiani has stopped and the rest of the fleet fly past. 13:28 Kiani has a great start and goes around the mark first, followed by Quentel. 13:28 Heat 5 is now sailing... 13:25 Heat 3 results: 1st Toselli, 2nd Maynard, 3rd Bijl, 4th Liechti 13:24 Diaz holds onto second ahead of Yilmazer. 13:23 Van Der Steen holds the lead 13:22 Heat 4 is now sailing... 13:21 Heat 2 results: 1st Allen, 2nd Marino, 3rd Angulo, 4th Queniart 13:19 Toselli holds first but Maynard is flying coming up behind. 13:18 Heat 3 is now sailing... 13:16 Allen holds the lead in heat 2 13:15 Heat 1 results: 1st Frans, 2nd Buzianis, 3rd Kordel, 4th Lampe 13:15 Angulo sits in 2nd, Marino in 3rd. 13:14 Heat 2 is now sailing... 13:11 Heat is back in its starting sequence. 13:09 Heat 2 has been recalled, Costa Hoevel has gone over early. 13:05 Buzianis leads the way 13:04 Heat 1 is now sailing.. 13:00 Heat 1 has gone into its starting sequence. 12:57 The wind is reading 10-21 knots at the outside mark. 12:50 The women's elimination 8 is now availlable online. racing will commence at 1pm, stay tuned. 12:06 The women's winners final results: 1st Offringa, 2nd Arrighetti, 3rd Klepacka, 4th Kubat 11:59 The men's elimination 8 ladder is now available online. 11:56 Women's winners final results to follow. 11:49 Women's losers final results: 1st Suzuki, 2nd Benvenuti, 3rd Guadagnino, 4th Anayama. 11:48 Men's winners final results: 1st Dunkerbeck, 2nd Van Der Steen, 3rd Costa Hoevel, 4th Albeau. 11:47 Men's losers final results: 1st Volwater, 2nd Maynard, 3rd Buzianis, 4th Questel 11:46 The next elimination will kick off at 1 pm, allowing the sailors a slight break before the final elimination of the competition. 11:44 Offringa goes into first place around the first mark,  Arrighetti has made it into second. Offringa has pulled a huge gap on the rest of the fleet. Arutkin has gone down causing a huge crash, Erdil piled into her, its carnage at the mark. Slight slip up from Arutkin. Jaggi sits at the back of the pack. Kubat has moved into fourth. Offringa slides around a perfect fourth gybe, Arrighetti takes second. 11:39 Next up the women's winner final. 11:39 Anayama has stormed the start, the ladies all stall at the first mark. Suzuki has pulled away from the pack, Benvenuti is in second, Guadagnino holds third. 11:34 The ladies losers final will be up next. 11:33 Volwater holds the lead at the first mark.  Buzianis is having a go at trying to make his way into second. Volwater holds a big lead on the rest of the fleet. Mortefon sits in second, Maynard in third. Mortefon goes down allowing the fleet to overtake. 11:30 Now sailing men's losers final. 11:30 Van Der Steen gets off to a great start, Albeau has a bad one and he sits in the back. Dunkerbeck is flying, charging in first place. Van Der Steen and Dunkerbeck and Costa Hoevel hold the top three spaces. Albeau has made it up into 4th. Van Der Steen has moved into second. At the third gybe. Dunkerbeck has pulled way ahead of the fleet. The top four riders are distanced away from the pack. Albeau is making his comeback, burning down the 4th straight trying to catch his nemesis. Dunkerbeck crosses the line in first 11:25 The mens winner's final is now sailing! 11:20 The men's winners final will be sailed next followed by the losers final. 11:19 The men's losers final has been cancelled due to a wind shift on the course. 11:15 Next up the men's losers final. 11:11 Offringa has moved up into 5th she is giving it everything she has got to make 4th. 11:10 Arrighetti holds the lead at the first mark. 11:10 Heat 2 is now sailing... 11:09 Erdil and Meijer battle it out for fourth. 11:08 Aubet and Cousin maintain their lead Jaggi is chasing in third. 11:06 Aubet holds the start and Cousin sits in second coming up to the 2nd gybe. 11:05 Van Der Velden gets off to a great start., however Aubet overtakes on the opening straight. 11:05 Women's heat 1 is now sailing... 11:01 Women's heat 1 has gone into its starting sequence. 10:45 The wind is reading 9-16 knots ,women's heat 1 will commence at 11am. 10:30 The wind is improving by the minute, the next announcemnet will be at 10:45 with a first possible start at 11:00, stay tuned. 10:16 The race crew have placed a slight delay on the days racing, the sailors are on standby for the moment the next announcement will be at 10:30 with a first possible start at 10:45. 10:02 PWA TV will begin broadcasting at 10:25, head over to the  main site to watch the heats unfold. 10:00 The wind is blowing 11-16 knots over the racecourse, with that news the PWA crew have announced racing will commence at 10:30. We will pick up action from elimination 7 with the women's race 1. 9:15 Good morning from the final day of coverage of the Aruba Hi Winds PWA Grand Slam. The skippers meeting is planned for 10am with a first possible start at 10:30. Right now we have wall to wall sunshine and a gentle offshore breeze. Stay tuned!