The 2013 GP Joule PWA Sylt World Cup: Day 3 (All Times GMT+2)
You can see a list of the equipment the slalom sailors have registered here.
18:19 The wind has dropped now so the racing has been called off for today. Thanks for tuning in. Skippers meeting tomorrow morning for the freestyle and slalom fleets at 10am with a first possible start at 10:30am. Skippers' meeting for the wave sailors at 1pm.
18:09 Race three will be starting at 6:25pm.
18:08 Results Men's Slalom Elimination Two at GP Joule PWA Sylt World Cup: 1st Angulo 2nd Quentel 3rd Toselli 4th Iachino 5th Frans 6th Albeau 7th Allen8th Moussilmani C
18:04 Results Losers' Final - 1st Buzianis 2nd Kordel 3rd Questel 4th Menegatti
18:03 Buzianis with a good lead by the third followed by Kordel, Questel and Menegatti. Diaz in fifth.
18:01 Men's Losers' Final is now sailing - Menegatti with the best start but at the first it's Buzianis, Kordel, Menegatti and Diaz.
18:00 Quentel up to second after the final gybe with Toselli and Iachino in fourth with Frans in fifth. Angulo takes the win.
17:59 Toselli leads at the third, but Angulo moves into the lead then Toselli. Albeau just behind with Frans and Quentel in the top four.
17:58 Frans with a perfect gybe to move into third with Quentel in fourth. Toselli still leads just ahead of Angulo.
17:57 Men's Winners' Final is now sailing - Angulo and Toselli with the best starts. At the first it's Toselli in the lead ahead of Angulo, Frans and Quentel just going past Frans for third and fourth.
17:53 Heat 16 is now in countdown sequence.
17:48 Results Heat 14 - 1st Allen 2nd Iachino 3rd Moussilmani C 4th Frans
17:47 Allen with a big lead at the third followed by Ferin, Moussilmani C and Frans bursting into fourth after going past his teammate Buzianis.
17:45 Heat 14 is now sailing - Allen with a good start and he leads into the first over Ferin, Moussilmani C and Buzianis.
17:44 Results Heat 13 - 1st Albeau 2nd Quentel 3rd Angulo 4th Toselli
17:43 Albeau still leads over Quentel who have a big lead over Angulo and Toselli.
17:41 Heat 13 is now being resailed - Angulo and Maynard make good starts. At the first it's Albeau, Quentel, Angulo and Menegatti goes down at the first after a very close first run.
17:36 Heat 13 is now sailing - General Recall - Questel jumps the gun and is disqualified.
17:36 Results Heat 12 - 1st Ferin 2nd Volwater 3rd Frans 4th Moussilmani C
17:35 Frans up to third at the final mark with Moussilmani now in fourth. Ferin with a comfortable lead over Volwater.
17:33 Asmussen was in the lead but was sailing to the first mark and he's now gone down at the mark as has Marotti. Volwater now in the lead by the third followed by Ferin, Asmussen and Frans is fighting with Marotti and Moussilmani C.
17:32 Heat 12 is now being resailed - Volwater off to a good start. At the first it's Asmussen just ahead of Marotti, Moussilmani C. Still very tight for fourth.
17:27 Heat 12 is now sailing - General Recall - Bijl goes across the line early.
17:26 Results Heat 11 - 1st Iachino 2nd Allen 3rd Buzianis 4th Diaz
17:25 Iachino is flying and has a big lead over Allen and Buzianis with Diaz in the final qualifying spot just ahead of Vonk and Moussilmani S.
17:24 Results Heat 10 - 1st Menegatti 2nd Toselli 3rd Questel 4th Angulo
17:23 Heat 11 is now sailing - Iachino with a good start and he holds his lead into the first ahead of Allen and Buzianis.
17:21 van der Steen is charging down the final straight against Angulo and it looks like a photo finish - almost nothing in it.
17:20 Angulo overtakes van der Steen for the crucial fourth place. Toselli and Menegatti clearly ahead of Costa Hoevel.
17:18 Heat 10 is now sailing - Toselli with a brilliant start followed by Menegatti. Into the first it's the two Point-7s followed by Costa Hoevel and Questel. Angulo with a nice gybe but has work to do along with van der Steen.
17:16 Mortefon challenging Maynard for fourth but Maynard just manages to hold him off.
17:15 At the third Albeau has moved into the lead followed by Kordel, Maynard and Quentel with everyone pumping out of the gybe.
17:13 Heat 9 is now sailing - Maynard nails his start, but it's very close. Maynard leads into the first ahead of Albeau, Kordel and Quentel. Dagan and Bordes fighting to make it into the top four.
17:13 Results Heat 8 - 1st Bijl 2nd Moussilmani C 3rd Cousin 4th Ferin
17:11 Moussilmani C has a good lead over Bijl by the third followed by Cousin and Ferin completing the top four.
17:09 Heat 8 is now being resailed - Cousin makes the best start but Moussilmani C leads into the first gybe ahead of Cousin, Bijl and Ferin.
17:04 Heat 8 is now sailing - General Recall - Kiani and Le Guen go over early.
17:02 Results Heat 7 - 1st Marotti 2nd Asmussen 3rd Volwater 4th Frans
17:01 Marotti still in the lead by the third followed by Volwater, Asmussen. Frans with a brilliant comeback as he moves into fourth place.
16:59 Heat 7 is now being resailed - Volwater with the best start and he leads into the first followed by Marotti, but Frans goes down on his gybe and several others go down too.
16:54 Heat 7 is now sailing - General Recall - Westera goes over early.
16:52 Results Heat 6 - 1st Iachino 2nd Diaz 3rd Vonk 4th Guadagnino
16:51 At the third Iachino still leads ahead of Diaz, Guadagnino and Vonk exchange positions for third and fourth place respectively.
16:49 Heat 6 is now sailing - Iachino just ahead of Diaz at the first mark followed by Vonk and Guadagnino.
16:47 Results Heat 5 - 1st Moussilmani S 2nd Buzianis 3rd Allen 4th Malina
16:46 Rutkowski and Schliemann both go down at the second mark. Moussilmani S leads after the third followed by Buzianis, Allen and Malina.
16:44 Heat 5 is now sailing - Moussilmani S with a good start but it's Buzianis in the lead into the first mark followed by Moussilmani and then very close between Allen, Rutkowski.
16:43 Results Heat 4 - 1st Angulo 2nd Questel 3rd Costa Hoevel 4th Kornum
16:41 Williams drops back from the top four at the final mark.
16:40 Angulo with a clear lead over Questel with Costa Hoevel and Williams completing the top four at the moment, but Kornum dives down the inside on the gybe to move into fourth. Williams with a lot of work to do now.
16:38 Heat 4 is now sailing - Angulo with a good start and he leads into the first mark followed by Questel, Costa Hoevel and Williams in the top four.
16:36 Results Heat 3 - 1st Menegatti 2nd van der Steen 3rd Toselli 4th Algret
16:34 Menegatti has built a big lead into the third mark with van der Steen up to second after overtaking Flessner, who is down to fifth after Algret and Toselli go past him.
16:32 Heat 3 is now sailing - Menegatti with a good start and he leads into the first mark followed by Flessner, van der Steen and Toselli who moves into clear fourth after a perfect gybe.
16:28 Heat 3 is back in countdown sequence.
16:26 AP flag is now up on the committee boat as the wind dropped just before the start of heat three.
16:21 Heat 3 is now sailing - General Recall - Bongartz goes over the start line early and is disqualified.
16:17 Results Heat 2 - 1st Albeau 2nd Bouman 3rd Bordes 4th Maynard
16:15 Albeau still in the lead by the third followed by Bouman, Bordes and Maynard moves into the top four after going past Jossin.
16:13 Heat 2 is now sailing - Albeau with a good start and he leads into the first mark followed by Bouman, Maynard and Bordes. Only 5 sailors in this heat when they should've been 7.
16:12 Results Heat 1 - 1st Quentel 2nd Kordel 3rd Mortefon 4th Dagan
16:11 Quentel in the lead by the third followed by Kordel, Mortefon and Dagan. Dunkerbeck is currently in fifth.
16:09 Dunkerbeck drops to seventh after the first mark, having been in the top four.
16:08 Heat 1 is now sailing - Kordel with the best start and he leads into the first mark followed by Mortefon and Quentel.
16:04 Heat 1 is now in countdown sequence.
15:50 The next elimination will be coming up shortly, stay tuned.
15:40 New start time for race two of 15:50.
15:25 The second elimination has been moved back by 10 minutes as the seeing is still being prepared.
15:15 Second elimination coming up at 15:30. stay tuned.
15:15 Results Men's Losers' Final- 1st Asmussen 2nd van der Steen 3rd Dunkerbeck 4th Buzianis.
15:14 Results Men's Slalom Elimination One at GP Joule PWA Sylt World Cup: 1st Moussilmani C 2nd Costa Hoevel 3rd Albeau 4th Vonk 5th Allen 6th Quentel 7th Menegatti 8th Frans
15:13 Asmussen cruising to victory now with van der Steen overtaking Dunkerbeck on the final straight with Buzianis holding onto fourth followed by Iachino.
15:12 Asmussen with a good lead now over Dunkerbeck, van der Steen and Buzianis. Iachino and Jossin are battling for fifth with Williams up to seventh now.
15:11 Amussen pumps into the lead on the exit of the second gybe Dunkerbeck now in second then van der Steen flies past Buzianis.
15:10 Men's Losers' final is now sailing - Buzianis off to a good start. Williams had to slam on the breaks and is now at the back of the pack. At the first Dunkerbeck leads over Asmussen, Buzianis and van der Steen in the top four.
15:08 Moussilmani looking overpowered now after changing up sail size before the final, but he still leads at the last mark followed by Costa Hoevel, Albeau and Vonk, looks like things will stay the same for the top four.
15:08 Moussilmani C extending his lead by the third then Costa Hoevel, Albeau and then Vonk in fourth with Allen and Quentel behind.
15:06 Moussilmani still leads then Costa Hoevel, Albeau and Vonk with Allen at the second.
15:05 Men's Winners' final is now sailing - Allen off to a flyer followed by Costa Hoevel. Into the first mark it's Moussilmani C followed by Costa Hoevel, Allen and then Albeau.
15:01 Men's Winners' final is now in countdown sequence.
14:52 The winners' final will see Quentel, Menegatti, Costa Hoevel, Vonk, Frans, Albeau Moussilmani C and Allen.
14:45 The wind has picked up now with winds of 9-16 knots. Winners' final coming up at 3pm. Stay tuned.
14:30 The wind has unfortunately dropped back to below 7 knots so the next announcement will be at 2:45pm with the first possible start at 3pm.
14:18 Latest wind readings of 8-15 knots.
14:15 The conditions are looking better now so the conclusion of the men's opening elimination will be starting at 2:45pm. The winners' final will be sailed first followed by the losers' final.
14:00 Conditions still aren't quite there at the moment - next announcement at 2:15pm, first possible start 2:45pm.
13:45 The wind is currently 5-15 knots, so the next announcement will be at 2pm, with a first possible start at 2:30pm.
13:30 Next announcement for the slalom fleet at 1:45pm, first possible start at 2:15pm. The next call for the wave and freestyle sailors will be at 4pm.
13:25 Latest wind readings of 9-15 knots, so if conditions stay the same it looks as though we'll be starting shortly. Stay tuned!
1:15pm The wind is picking up again here in Sylt with gusts of up to 20 knots being registered. Next announcement at 1:30pm, first possible start at 2pm.
12:30 There's a little bit more activity around the event site now, but the wind is still too light for the time being for the slalom to be resumed. Next announcement at 1:15pm, first possible start 1:45pm.
12:00 The wind is starting to increase, but not quite there yet with winds of 4-11 knots being recorded. Next call at 12:30pm with the first possible start at 1pm.
11:30 The conditions remain largely unchanged so far, so the next announcement will be at 12pm with the first possible start at 12:30pm.
11:00 The wind is still quite light at the moment, but looks like it's slowly starting to build, so the next call will be at 11:30am with a few possible start at 12pm.
10:00 With the offshore wind being very light at the moment the next announcement will be at 11am, with the first possible start at 11:30am. The forecast looks very similar to yesterday so we should see more action by the afternoon.
It's another glorious sunny start in Sylt on day three of the GP Joule PWA Sylt World Cup. Yesterday saw the men's slalom whittled down to the top sixteen with just the winners' and losers' finals to complete. Skippers' meeting coming up at 10am.