The 2013 GP Joule PWA Sylt World Cup: Day 2 (All Times GMT+2)
You can see a list of the equipment the slalom sailors have registered here. 18:09 That's it for today unfortunately as the wind is too gusty now. Skippers' meeting tomorrow will be at 10am with the first possible start at 10:30am. 18:07 The Z flag is now up on the committee boat. 18:06 The AP flag is up again as the wind is becoming more gusty. 18:01 Losers' Final is now in countdown sequence again after the wind dropped. 17:56 Losers' Final is now in countdown sequence. Results Heat 13 - 1st Quentel 2nd Menegatti 3rd Costa Hoevel 4th Vonk 17:50 Menegatti and Quentel battle for the lead into the third followed by Costa Hoevel and Asmussen with the last qualifying spot at the moment, with Vonk and Williams chasing.  17:48 Heat 13 is now being resailed - Jossin and Vonk with the best starts. At the first it's Menegatti followed by Asmussen and Quentel. Williams is going to be furious after going down at the first mark after leading the last two attempts. 17:42 The sailors already eliminated from the first race have now been released for the day. Skippers' meeting for tomorrow will be at 10am with the first possible start of 10:30am. 17:42 The heat has been cancelled as the wind dropped again. 17:40 Heat 13 is now sailing - Asmussen in the lead at the first followed by Menegatti, Williams, they pump out of the first gybe. Williams moves into the lead after pumping himself back onto the plane. Results Heat 14 - 1st Frans 2nd Albeau 3rd Moussilmani C 4th Allen 17:39 Buzianis catapults on the final leg whilst in fifth place. 17:38 Frans is flying and has a good lead with Albeau, Moussilmani C and Allen who's managed to battle into fourth ahead of Buzianis and van der Steen. 17:36 Heat 14 is now sailing - Albeau nails his start and the Frenchman enters the first mark in second with Frans in the lead. Dunkerbeck has dropped to the back of the pack after the first gybe. Moussilmani C and Buzianis complete the top four right now. 17:32 The heat has been cancelled as the wind dropped after the first mark. 17:31 Heat 13 is now being resailed - Menegatti times his start perfectly and leads into the first followed by Quentel, Williams and Costa Hoevel.  17:26 The AP flag for heat 13 is down now.  17:23 The AP flag is currently up as Bernd Flessner is currently being rescued after being hit in the head by a mast.  17:19 Heat 13 is now sailing - General Recall - Iachino goes over early and is disqualified. Results Heat 12 - 1st Dunkerbeck 2nd Albeau 3rd Cousin 4th Buzianis 17:16 Dunkerbeck just ahead of Albeau at the third followed by Cousin and Buzianis who are looking comfortable in the top four.  17:14 Heat 12 is now being resailed - Cousin with a really good start. At the first mark it's Dunkerbeck followed by Albeau, Cousin and Buzianis and they have to pump out of the gybe. 17:09 Heat 12 is now sailing - General Recall - Angulo and Bijl are both disqualified after false starts. Results Heat 11 - 1st Frans 2nd Moussilmani C 3rd van der Steen 4th Allen 17:07 Frans has burst into the lead after a perfect second gybe and he still leads at the third buoy followed by Moussilmani C, van der Steen and Allen completing the top four. 17:05 Heat 11 is now sailing - Allen with the best start. It's still very close at the first, but Allen leads ahead of Frans and van der Steen. Results Heat 10 - 1st Quentel 2nd Asmussen 3rd Williams 4th Jossin 17:02 Asmussen leads into the third gybe followed by Quentel, Williams and Jossin currently occupies fourth and he keeps it after a brilliant gybe. 17:00 Heat 10 is now sailing - Asmussen flies across the start line and he leads at the first followed by Dagan, Williams, then it's very close for fourth. Results Heat 8 - 1st Albeau 2nd Flessner 3rd Bijl 4th Angulo 16:57 Albeau has opened up a big lead over Angulo, Flessner and Bijl currently in the final qualifying place. Algret goes down as does Angulo, but he recovers quickly to still be holding fourth.  16:55 Heat 8 is now sailing - Albeau leads at the first followed by Flessner, Angulo and Algret currently in the top four. Results Heat 9 - 1st Menegatti 2nd Iachino 3rd Vonk 4th Costa Hoevel 16:53 Menegatti cruising in the lead by the third, then it's Iachino, Vonk and Costa Hoevel completing the top four. Diaz tries to fight back on the final leg but can't quite make it. 16:51 Heat 9 is now sailing - Iachino makes the best start. Menegatti leads at the first followed by Volwater, Iachino and Costa Hoevel. Iachino moves up to second after a perfect gybe. 16:48 New heat order of 9 then 8, 10, 11 etc. 16:47 The heat has been cancelled due to the wind going light. 16:46 Heat 8 is now sailing - Algret nails his start, but at the first it's Angulo just behind Algret followed by Albeau.  Results Heat 7 - 1st Dunkerbeck 2nd Cousin 3rd Buzianis 4th Ferin 16:43 Dunkerbeck still in the lead ahead of Cousin and Buzianis. Ferin currently in fourth just ahead of Justesen.  Results Heat 6 - 1st Toselli 2nd Langer 3rd van der Steen 4th Maynard. 16:41 Heat 7 is now sailing - Buzianis with a good start with Justesen. Dunkerbeck flies into the lead by the first mark followed by Buzianis, Cousin, still very close between the rest of the pack. 16:39 Toselli looking comfortable in the lead followed by Langer, van der Steen has fought his way into third place alongside Maynard as they overtake Lang. 16:36 Heat 6 is now sailing - Rutkowski crosses the line in first place and he leads into the first followed by Maynard. van der Steen currently in last. Results Heat 5 - 1st Frans 2nd Allen 3rd Mortefon 4th Moussilmani C 16:33 At the third it's Frans followed by Allen, Moussilmani C and Mortefon. Frans duck gybes around the final mark. 16:31 Heat 5 is now sailing resailed - Kiani with the best start. Frans leads into the first mark though followed by Allen, Mortefon and Moussilmani C.  The freestyle and wave sailors have been released for the day - skippers' meeting tomorrow morning at  16:27 Results Heat 4 - 1st Quentel 2nd Reuscher 3rd Jossin 4th Asmussen 16:26 Heat 5 is now sailing - General Recall - Le Guen and Larsen are both disqualified after jumping the gun. 16:24 At the third Quentel has built a good lead over Asmussen, with Jossin and Reuscher completing the top four. Bordes now battling with Asmussen for the final qualifying spot.  16:22 Heat 4 is now being resailed - Reuscher makes the best start. At the first it's Quentel followed by Asmussen, Jossin and Reuscher. 16:17 Heat 4 is now sailing - General Recall - Guadagnino goes over early. Results Heat 3 - 1st Williams 2nd Moussilmani B 3rd Dagan 4th Rosati 16:13 At the third Williams has a good lead over Moussilmani B, Dagan and Rosati who are clear of the rest of the fleet. 16:11 Heat 3 is now sailing - Moussilmani B nails his start. Williams leads at the first followed by Moussilmani B, Dagan and Questel. 16:09 At the third mark it's Menegatti, Marotti, Diaz and Moussilmani S still occupying the top four. Vonk fighting for fourth and he makes it on the gybe. 16:07 Heat 2 is now being resailed - Marotti nails his start and he leads into the first mark with Menegatti right next to him. Diaz and Vonk currently complete the top four. 16:03 Apologies for the temporary loss of the live stream, everything is now back up and running as normal. You can watch the live stream here. 16:02 The wind dropped below 7 knots so the AP flag was up in the committee boat, heat 2 is now back in countdown sequence now. 15:56 Heat 2 is now sailing - General Recall - Kornum goes over early and is disqualified.  15:54 Results Heat 1 - 1st Costa Hoevel 2nd Iachino 3rd Schliemann 4th Volwater 15:52 Volwater battling for the final qualifying spot with Malina. The Dutchman flies down the final leg to take the final spot. 15:51 Costa Hoevel still leads at the third followed by Iachino, Schliemann and Westera, but he goes down at the mark. Volwater currently in fifth place. 15:49 Heat 1 is now sailing - Iachino with the best start. Costa Hoevel leads at the first mark followed by Iachino. 15:45 Heat 1 is now in countdown sequence.  15:40 Latest wind readings of 7-15 knots - just 5 minutes to go before the red flag. 15:30 The first heat of the slalom will feature Costa Hoevel, Iachino, Volwater, Malina, Yilmazer, Schliemann, Recke and Westera. 15:21 Latest wind readings of 7-15 knots. 24 minutes until the red flag for the first heat of the men's slalom. Stay tuned! 15:15 The course is set and the wind looks good now. The men's slalom will begin at 3:45. Watch all the action live on the PWA TV here. 15:00 The wind is still dropping below 7 knots at time, but gusting up to 15 knots. Next call at 3:15pm, first possible start 3:45pm. 14:45 The race crew are just setting the course. The wind is currently 5-15 knots. Next announcement at 3pm, first possible start 3:30pm.  14:37 The conditions look like they are getting better with Angulo and Buzianis planing straight off the beach.  14:30 The sailors remain on hold - next announcement at 2:45pm, first possible start 3:15pm. Latest wind readings of 5-15 knots. 14:15 Next announcement at 2:30pm with the first possible start at 3pm. Micah Buzianis is heading out onto the water to test the conditions.  13:45 The wind is still up and down so the next call at 2:15pm with the first possible start at 2:45pm. At times the wind is dropping to 4 knots. The forecast does have the wind picking up slightly at 3pm, so hopefully we will see the racing begin. 13:30 Next call at 13:45 with the first possible start at 14:15. Latest wind readings of 6.5-14 knots, so getting slightly better. 13:15 The conditions haven't developed over the last fifteen minutes so next announcement at 13:30, with the first possible start at 2pm. Latest report from the water is that the wind is improving and becoming more stable. 13:05 The next announcement for the wave and freestyle fleets will be at 4pm with a first possible start of 4:30pm.  13:00 Current wind readings of 6-11 knots. Next announcement at 13:15 with the first possible start at 13:45.  12:45 The wind is dropping to five knots at times so the sailors remain on hold. Next announcement at 1pm, first possible start 1:30pm. 12:30 The sailors remain on hold - next announcement at 12:45 with the first possible start at 1:15pm. 12:15 Next announcement at 12:30pm, first possible start 1pm. The wind is currently 6-10 knots. 12:00 Latest wind readings of 7-12 knots. Diony Guadagnino is currently on the water and happily planing. The race crew are heading to the water now, next call at 12:15pm with the first possible start at 12:45pm. 11:30 The wind is currently 6-8 knots so the next announcement will be at 12pm with the first possible start at 12:30pm. 11:00 The event site is beginning to fill up now as the morning progresses, but the wind hasn't increased as yet. Next announcement at 11:30am with the first possible start at 12pm. 10:30 The wind hasn't increased in the last half an hour so the next announcement will be at 11am with the first possible start at 11:30am.  10:00 The wind is currently 6-8 knots so the sailors remain on hold. Next announcement at 10:30am with the first possible start at 11am. The wind is currently cross offshore from the right, but the forecast is for the wind to swing to port tack, so there will be two course diagrams. Good morning and welcome to day two of the GP Joule PWA Sylt World Cup. It's another glorious sunny start to the day. Hopefully today we will see the slalom begin. Skippers' meeting coming up at 10am.