The 2012 Catalunya Windsurf World Cup : Day 4 (All Times GMT+1)
You can check out the equipment the slalom sailors have registered HERE. 17:50 The wind's disappeared here so we're going to end it there after an action packed day 4 in Costa Brava. The Skipper's meeting has been called for 10:30 tomorrow morning, first possible start will be 11am. Thanks for tuning in today be sure to follow us tomorrow too. 17:46 All sailors have been called back to the beach, they will remain on standby for the moment. 17:42 Heat order will be Heat 12, 11 then 13 etc. 17:40 Sailors are coming back to the beach to change grab some bigger kit as the wind has dropped a bit. Heat 11 will be coming up when the wind is good enough again. 17:39 AP flag is up on the committee boat for the time being. 17:38 Big hole in the wind so the heat has been cancelled.  17:36 Moussilmani C just ahead of his brother Benoit in third is Rutkowski 17:35 Heat 11 is now sailing - Iachino with the best start. Rutkowski had to majorly slow down just before the start. 17:34 Albeau looking comfortable now, behind him it's Mortefon with Diaz and Allen battling for 3rd and 4th. 17:33 Results Heat 9 - 1st Quentel 2nd Cucchi 3rd Bijl 4th Frans 17:32 Albeau still holds the lead followed by Mortefon, Diaz and Allen. 17:31 Heat 10 is now sailing - Albeau with the best start by the pin. 17:30 Results Heat 8 - 1st Dagan 2nd Diethelm 3rd Dunkerbeck 4th Angulo 17:29 Quenel leads followed by Buzianis, Frans moves into third ahead of Cucchi. 17:26 Heat 9 now sailing - Bijl and Rosati with equally good starts. 17:25 Results Heat 7 - 1st Toselli 2nd Volwater 3rd Bordes 4th van Der Steen. 17:22 Results Heat 6 - 1st Rutkowski 2nd Moussilmani C 3rd Muller 4th O'Brien 17:21 Heat 8 is now sailing - Diethelm with the best start. 17:18 Toselli goes inside Van Der Steen on the first gybe to take the lead, Volwater goes past too so Van Der Steen is third. 17:17 Heat 7 is now sailing - Newson with the best start starting downwind, with Van Der Steen starting upwind. 17:15 Results Heat 5 - 1st Moussilmani S 2nd Jossin 3rd Moussilmani B 4th Iachino 17:14 Cyril Moussilmani stil in the lead on the penultimate gybe ahead of Muller, Rutkowski and O'Brien. 17:12 Heat 6 is now sailing - Muller with a clear lead after the start. Brzozowski goes into a carving 360 at the first mark to drop well back. Still Muller with Moussilmani C with the lead. 17:11 Results Heat 4 - 1st Mortefon 2nd Morin 3rd Le Guen 4th Diaz 17:09 Iachino was leading but both Moussilmani and Jossin go past him on their way to gybe 2. 17:08 Heat 5 is now sailing - Iachino into the lead. 17:07 Results Heat 3 - 1st Albeau 2nd Allen 3rd Orth 4th Costa Hoevel. 17:06 Mortefon running away with this one, Le Guen, Morin and Diaz complete the top four. 17:03 Heat 4 is now sailing - Maynard nails his start. 16:59 Albeau and Allen are flying in the stronger wind and have broken clear of the rest of the fleet. Orth in third. 16:58 Heat 3 is now sailing - Orth goes over the line first but he had to slow down so he wasn't over early. 16:55 Results Heat 2 - 1st Frans 2nd Quentel 3rd Warembourg 4th Cucchi 16:54 Heat 3 is now sailing - General Recall, Williams is over early. 16:52 Taty Frans is well powered up and in the lead. followed by Quentel, Warembourg and Cucchi. Wind appears to be picking up as well just like yesterday. 14-21 knots. 16:51 Results Heat 1 - 1st Menegatti 2nd Bijl 3rd Buzianis 4th Rosati 16:49 Heat 2 is now sailing - Warembourg with the best start, Quentel also with a good start too. 16:47 Menegatti cruising now after opening up a big lead. Behind him is Bijl, Buzianis and Rosati still occupying fourth. 16:46 At the first gybe it's Menegatti in the lead now followed by Buzianis, Bijl and Rosati. Maltas couldn't take advantage of his good start. 16:45 Heat 1 of Race 5 is now running - Spain's Maltas is first across the start line. 16:41 Red flag is now up for Heat 1. 4 minutes to go. 16:37 Last few minutes before Race 5 will kick off and we have wind of 12-16 knots right now on the course. 16:10 Race 4 will start in half an hours time, so 16:40. Stay tuned. 16:09 Results Heat 16 - 1st Dunkerbeck 2nd Mortefon 3rd Quentel 4th Moussilmani C 16:08 Van Der Steen goes down at the final mark to drop to the back of the fleet, Dunkerbeck is cruising to victory now ahead of Mortefon, Quentel and Moussilmani C. 16:07 Dunkerbeck still in the lead ahead of Mortefon and Van Der Steen, Albeau finds himself in last after going down around the second mark. 16:06 Results Heat 15 - 1st Toselli 2nd Allen 3rd Buzianis 4th Iachino 16:05 Heat 16 is now sailing - Dunkerbeck is absolutely flying and has a 10m lead. Behind him is Van Der Steen, Mortefon whilst Albeau is currently 5th. 16:03 Around the penultimate turn Toselli leads ahead of Buzianis and Allen. Taty Frans has moved up to fifth and had fourth in his sights. 16:02 Angulo goes down at the second mark but the rest of the fleet survive unscathed. 16:00 Heat 15 is now sailing - Buzianis with a good start. Frans had to check his start. As they go down to the first mark it's Toselli, Buzianis, Allen and Angulo all tightly packed. Frans in 7th. 15:56 Heat 15 is now in countdown sequence. 15:53 Results Heat 14 - 1st Albeau 2nd Dunkerbeck 3rd Mortefon 4th Moussilmani C 15:48 Albeau has extended his lead into mark 3 ahead of Dunkerbeck and Brzozowski.. Fight for fourth between Moussilmani C and Mortefon. 15:47 Albeau still leads, followed by Mortefon and Dunkerbeck into mark one, but Dunkerbeck overtakes him again on the exit. 15:46 Heat 14 now sailing - ALbeau with a good start. 15:45 Latest wind reading 10-19 knots 15:43 Results Heat 13 - 1st Menegatti 2nd Jossin 3rd Van Der Steen 4th Quentel 15:38 Heat 14 is now sailing - General Recall 15:36 As they go round the 3rd gybe mark it was the same top four but on the exit Quentel steps on the gas to move into that all important fourth. 15:33 Heat 13 is now sailing - Menegatti with the best start and he holds onto it into mark 1 ahead of Jossin, Van Der Steen and Menegatti. 15:29 Results Heat 12 - 1st Dunkerbeck 2nd Albeau 3rd Allen 4th Le Guen. 15:28 Heat 13 is now sailing - Frans goes over early in the first semi-final. General Recall. 15:26 Results Heat 11 - 1st Mortefon 2nd Brzozowski 3rd Moussilmani C 4th Iachino 15:24  At mark three Dunkerbeck leads ahead of Albeau and Allen, Le Guen and Rutkowski fighting for the final spot. 15:23 Heat 12 is now sailing - Albeau nails his start. 15:20 Big lead for the top four of Mortefon, Brzozowski, C Moussilmani and Iachino after Bijl takes out Maynard at the gybe. 15:19 Heat 10 Results - 1st Toselli 2nd Menegetti 3rd Quentel 4th Angulo 15:18 Heat 11 is now sailing - Mortefon and Brzozowski have a clear lead 15:17 Heat 9 Results - 1st Jossin 2nd Frans 3rd Van Der Steen 4th Buzianis 15:16 By the third it's still Toselli leading then Menegatti Angulo and Quentel has moved into the top four. 15:15 Point-7 sailors going well at mark 1 with Cucchi, Toselli and Angulo all in the top four along with Menegatti. 15:14 Heat 10 is now sailing - Menegatti leads. 15:12 Results Heat 8 - 1st Dunkerbeck 2nd Moussilmani B 3rd Allen 4th Volwater. 15:11Jossin leads followed by Frans, Buzianis and Van Der Steen. 15:10 Really close heat still down to the mark one, it's Jossin, Van Der Steen, Frans and then Moussilmani and Buzianis battling for fourth. 15:09 Heat 9 is now sailing - Moussilmani S first across the line right in the middle. 15:07 Malina goes down at the third mark but the top four stays the same. 15:05 Heat 8 is now sailing - Algret and Dunkerbeck with the best starts - Dunkerbeck holds his lead and is followed by Allen, Moussillmani C and Volwater. 15:04 Doesn't look like WIlliams made it out of that heat. 15:03 Albeau still leads but Williams dropped into the water meaning he's fifth now, then it's Diethelm, Le Guen and Rutkowski. 15:02 Results Heat 6 - 1st Moussilmani C 2nd Maynard 3rd Kozanoglu 4th Poltenstein 15:01 Albeau flies into the lead along with Ross Williams at the first mark. 15:00 Heat 7 is now sailing - Le Guen first over, Julia catapults just before the start. 14:58 Results Heat 5 - 1st Mortefon 2nd Bijl 3rd Iachino 4th Brzozowski. 14:57 There was a collision at the first mark but its Moussilmani and Maynard at the front.. 14:56 Heat 6 is now sailing - Kozanoglu 1st over the line followed by Maynard by the  pin. Moussilmani C off to a poor start. 14:53 Top four after gybe 3 is currently Mortefon, Iachino, Bijl and Brzozowski. 14:52 Results Heat 4 - 1st Angulo 2nd Quentel 3rd Costa Hoevel 4th Diaz 14:51 Heat 5 is now sailing - Iachino and Bijl with flying starts in this one. 14:50 Results Heat 3 - 1st Menegatti 2nd Cucchi 3rd Toselli 4th Rosati. 14:49 Still Quentel and Angulo out in the lead after turn 3, Costa Hoevel and Diaz are battling for third and fourth. 14:47 QUentel and Angulo have an easy lead over the rest of the pack. 14:46 Heat 4 is now sailing - Quentel first across the line again. 14:45 Top four remains the same but Ania is trying to catch up in fifth. 14:43 Italians are dominating the top four with Menegatti leading, then Cucchi, Toselli and Rosati. 14:42 Heat 3 is now sailing - Ania with the best start by the boat. Menegatti second after starting by the pin. 14:38 Results Heat 2 - 1st Jossin 2nd Bordes 3rd Moussilmani S 4th Frans 14:37 Heat 3 is now sailing - Yilmazer goes early, general recall. 14:34 Results Heat 1 - 1st Dagan 2nd Van Der Steen 3rd Buzianis 4th Muller 14:33 It's Jossin still in the then Bordes, Frans and Moussilmani S. 14:32 Heat 2 is now sailing - Jossin out into the lead after the start.  14:30 Dagan still leads and Van Der Steen is still second but Bouman who was in third drops his gybe to allow Buzianis to pass at gybe 3. 14:29 At the first gybe we have Dagan at the front followed by Van Der Steen, Muller and Buzianis. 14:28 Heat 1 is now sailing - Muller off to the best start of Race 3. 14:23 Heat 1 of Elimination 3 is now in countdown sequence. 14:22 12-18 knots for the latest wind readings. 13:40 We are going to have a 40 minute lunch break here in Costa Brava. So Race 3 will commence from 14:20. 13:39 Results Heat 16 - 1st Dunkerbeck 2nd Quentel 3rd Jossin 4th Kozanoglu. 13:38 Dunkerbeck is absolutely flying and has an easy lead, Quentel is now second with Jossin chasing. 13:36 Dunkerbeck leads around the first turn followed by Kozanoglu, Quentel and Bijl. 13:35 Heat 16 is underway again - It's a good start but only 5 sailors crossed the line. Kozanoglu got the best of it. 13:31 Big shock as Antoine Albeau is the man to jump the gun. 13:30 Heat 16 is now sailing - General Recall  13: 29 Results Heat 15 1st Williams 2nd Toselli 3rd Buzianis 4th Brzozowski 13:27 Williams has extended his lead by buoy 3, Toselli is still second but Buzianis has moved past Brzozowski for third. 13:26 Ross Williams leads by the first mark followed by Toselli, Brzozowski and Buzianis in fourth. 13:25 Heat 15 is now sailing - It was a close start but Brzozowski just edged it. 13:24 Heat 15 is now in countdown sequence. Latest wind of 11-18 knots. 13:16 Heat 14 Results - 1st Albeau 2nd Kozanoglu 3rd Menegatti 4th Quentel. Heat 15 will be coming up shortly. Followed by the winner's final. 13:11 Third gybe, Albeau with a comfortable lead followed by Kozanoglu, Menegatti. Fight for fourth between Moussilmani C, Costa Hoevel and Quentel. 13:10 At the first mark the front three are Albeau Menegatti and Toselli. 13:09 Heat 14 is now sailing - Quentel nails another start. 13:05 Results Heat 13 - 1st Dagan 2nd Dunkerbeck 3rd Jossin 4th Bijl 13:02 At mark 3 it's Dagan followed by Dunkerbeck and Jossin. Battling for fourth is Bijl and Williams. 13:00 Heat 13 is now sailing - Dunkerbeck in the lead. 12:59 Results Heat 12 - 1st Menegatti 2nd Albeau 3rd Brzozowski 4th Costa Hoevel. 12:58 Results Heat 11 - 1st Toselli 2nd Moussilmani C 3rd Quentel 4th Kozanoglu 12:57 Albeau turned the after burners on and has blasted into 3rd now. 12:56 Albeau currently in 5th, in the lead is Menegatti. 12:55 Heat 12 is now sailing - Menegatti first over the line. 12:54 At the third mark it's still Toselli, followed by Quentel, Moussilmani and Kozanoglu 12:53 Results Heat 10 - 1st Dunkerbeck 2nd Buzianis 3rd Bijl 4th Williams 12:52 Toselli, followed by Angulo who falls, so Quentel and Moussilmani move past him. 12:50 Heat 11 is now sailing - Quentel with the best start followed by Angulo. 12:49 Dunkerbeck, Buzianis and Bijl look safe, But Williams is battling with Diaz for fourth. 12:48 Results Heat 9 - 1st Dagan 2nd Allen 3rd Jossin 4th Moussilmani S 12:46 At gybe 1 it's Dunkerbeck, Williams, Buzianis and Bijl. 12:45 Heat 10 is now sailing - Williams with a good start, but looks like Diaz, Van Der Steen and Cucchi didn't have great starts. 12:44 It's still Dagan followed by Allen, Jossin and Moussilmani. 12:43 Results Heat 7 - 1st Menegatti 2nd Mortefon 3rd Brzozowski 4th Costa Hoevel 12:41 Heat 9 is now sailing - Slabe and Dagan with the best start in the fist quarter final. 12:39 It's Mortefon followed by Menegatti, Brzozowski and Costa Hoevel, Looks like Kiani got hit on the head by a boom in the gybe. 12:38 Results Heat 8 - 1st Albeau 2nd Algret 3rd Questel 4th Rutkowski. 12:36 Heat 7 is now sailing - Brzozowski nails his start on the re-start again. 12:34 It's still Albeau followed by Questel. 12:33 It's Albeau still leading followed by Le Guen and Questel. 12:32 Heat 8 is now sailing - Albeau with a good start. 12:30 New heat order will be Heat 8 then 7, 9. 12:29 Heat 7 has had to be cancelled the wind dropped. 12:28 Results Heat 6 - 1st Quentel 2nd Toselli 3rd Bordes 4th Ania 12:27 Heat 7 is now sailing - Brzozowski nails his start. 8-10knots currently being read out on the course. 12:26 At turn 3 it's Quentel followed by Toselli Bordes and Ania. 12:25 Heat 5 Results - 1st Moussilmani C 2nd Angulo 3rd Kozanoglu 4th Schliemann. 12:24 Quentel and Toselli in the lead  12:22 Heat 5 is now sailing - Quentel first over the line. Schenk didn't have a good start. 12:20 Moussilmani C has overtaken Angulo, they both have comfortable leads over their closest rivals. Battling for fourth is Poltenstein and Schliemann. 12:19 Into the first gybe it's still Angulo, then Moussilmani C and Kozanoglu. 12:18 Heat 5 is now sailing - Angulo out in the lead from the outset. 12:14 Looks like it was Ferin who went early. 12:13 Heat 5 is now sailing - General Recall  12:12 Results Heat 4 - 1st Dunkerbeck 2nd Williams 3rd Van Der Steen 4th Bijl. 12:10 First mark is Dunkerbeck, Williams, Van Der Steen and Bijl. 12:09 Results Heat 3 - 1st Frans 2nd Diaz 3rd Cucchi 4th Buzianis. 12:08 Heat 4 is now sailing - Warembourg in the lead. 12:07 Results Heat 1 - 1st Iachino 2nd Jossin 3rd Moussilmani S 4th Slabe 12:06 Frans has moved into the lead then it's Cucchi, Diaz and Buzianis. Dinsmore is trying to break into the top four in fifth. 12:05 At the first mark it's Cucchi followed by Frans, Moussilmani S and Slabe 12:04 Heat 3 is now sailing - Frans with the best start. 12:02 At mark 3 Iachino and Jossin have broken into a clear lead, but there's a battle for the remaining 2 places between, Slabe, Moussilmani S, Volwater and Diethelm. 12:00 Iachino still in the lead by the first mark, chasing him is Diethelm, Jossin and Moussilmani S. 11:59 Heat 1 is now sailing  - Iachino leads from the start, Julia and Malina get stuck behind. 11:55 Heat 1 is now in countdown sequence. 11:53 The wind has improved again so AP is now down for heat 1. 11:52 AP flag is for Heat 1. 11:50 Results Heat 2 - 1st Dagan 2nd Allen 3rd Moussilmani B 4th Maynard. 11:49 Maynard dropped his rig, but looks like he's managed to recover quick enough to still be in fourth. 11:48 Dagan still leads, Allen is upto second followed by Maynard and Moussilmani B in 4th. 11:47 At mark 2 it's Dagan in the lead followed by Moussilmani B and Maynard in third. 11:45 Heat 2 is now sailing - Maynard off to a flyer on his 8.6. 11:40 New heat order will be heat 2 followed by 1 and 3. Heat 2 is now in countdown sequence. 11:39 The heat's been cancelled the wind is super gusty. 11:38 Heat 1 is now sailing - Sylvain Moussilmani with the best start of the day.  11:32 We are now going in countdown sequence for heat 1. 11:29 Latest wind readings of 7-10 knots but the wind is shifting a lot and remains very gusty. AP flag is still up. 11:19 The AP flag is up in the committee boat. The wind dropped slightly. We'll keep you updated as conditions develop. 11:06 Sailors from heat 1 have been called to the committee boat. We're good to go from 11:15. 11:00 7-11 knots it's right on the borderline, so all sailors are on standby, we're good to go anytime after 11:15. 10:45 Winds still not quite there yet, but it's looking good. Next announcement 11am first possible start 11:15. 10:30 We've got 6-12 knots already this morning combined with beautiful sunshine. As the wind's so close already we're going to have another update at 10:45 first possible start is 11am. Welcome to day four, after Antoine Albeau won the second elimination on day three it's shaping up to be a very exciting day ahead. Bjorn Dunkerbeck is still the current event leader but Albeau, Allen and Quentel are all still within touching distance and plenty of other sailors are still in contention at this stage. Stay tuned.