The 2014 PWA Catalunya World Cup - Day 5 (All Times GMT+1)
You can view the list of equipment the slalom sailor's have registered here. 18:06 The wind isn't good enough for competition sailing anymore so that's it for today. Skippers' meeting will be at 7:30am tomorrow morning, with a first possible start at 8am. 18:04 Heat 7 is now in countdown sequence. 18:04 The wind is still borderline but we are going to try and run heat 7 now. 17:49 The sailors have been called back to the committee boat with marginal conditions of 7-14 knots. Heat 7 coming up shortly. 17:42 Sailors are coming back to the beach to change to bigger equipment. 17:39 AP flag is up at the moment. 17:38 The heat has been cancelled due to a drop in the wind.  17:36 Heat 7 is now sailing - Angulo times his start perfectly. Dagan, Allen, Angulo and Questel currently in the top four. 17:35 Results Heat 6 - 1st Williams 2nd Iachino 3rd Mortefon 4th Lang 17:33 Williams has built a good lead by the third over Iachino, Mortefon and Lang. Diaz has slipped out of the top four. 17:30 Heat 6 is now sailing - Diaz nails his start. Williams, Iachino, Diaz and Lang are the top four after the first gybe. 17:26 Heat 6 is now in countdown sequence. 17:23 AP flag is up on the committee boat a solo kite board was floating across the start line 17:22 Results Heat 5 - 1st Van Der Steen 2nd Ferin 3rd Rosati 4th Marotti 17:21 Van Der Steen still leads followed by Ferin and then it's up for grabs between Rosati, Marotti and Moussilmani C. 17:19 Heat 5 is now sailing - Ferin with a good start. Van Der Steen leads followed by Le Guen, Quentel and Rosati. Marotti and Moussilmani C also in the mix.  17:18 Results Heat 4 - 1st Frans 2nd Menegatti 3rd Bouman 4th Akay 17:16 Frans still leads just ahead of Menegatti at the third followed Akay and Moussilmani B. 17:15 Heat 4 is now sailing - Best start from Menegatti. Frans in the lead now over Menegatti then it's Jossin and Moussilmani B. 17:14 Results Heat 3 - 1st Kordel 2nd Bordes 3rd Toselli 4th Maynard 17:12 Kordel in the lead at the third followed by Bordes, Maynard and Toselli. 17:10 Results Heat 2 - 1st Rutkowski 2nd Moussilmani S 3rd Cousin 4th Albeau - Absolutely brilliant comeback from Albeau in that heat, battling his way back from last. 17:10 Heat 3 is now sailing - Martini makes the best start. 17:09 Rutkowski still in the lead ahead of Moussilmani S, O'Brien and Cousin. Albeau doing everything he can on the final straight to make it into the top four, it's going to be close. 17:06 Looks like Albeau has just broken a harness line. in the lead it's Rutkowski, Moussilmani S, O'Brien and Cousin. 17:05 Heat 2 is now sailing - O'Brien off to a good one.  17:03 Results Heat 1 - 1st Buzianis 2nd Costa Hoevel 3rd Yilmazer 4th Volwater 17:01 It's Buzianis in the lead at the third ahead of Costa Hoevel, Bijl was third but fell allowing Yilmazer and Volwater to overtake. 17:00 Heat 1 is now sailing - Volwater off to a good start. 16:56 Heat 1 of Race 3 is now in countdown sequence. 16:46 Next Elimination starting at 16:55 16:44 Results Heat 15 - 1st Dagan 2nd Bordes 3rd Costa Hoevel 4th Van Der Steen 16:43 At the third it's Dagan, Bordes, Costa Hoevel and Williams with Van Der Steen right with them. 16:41 Heat 15 is now sailing - Williams makes the best start. Dagan ahead at the first followed by Bored, Williams and Costa Hoevel. 16:40 Results Winners' Final - 1st Dunkerbeck 2nd Frans 3rd Albeau 4th Mortefon 5th Moussilmani C 6th Buzianis 7th Maynard 8th Angulo 16:39 Dunkerbeck with a good lead as he round the final mark, then it's Frans, Albeau and Mortefon still. 16:38 Dunkerbeck looking good in this with Frans and Albeau behind him, Mortefon moves into fourth.  16:36 Winners' Final is now sailing - Dunkerbeck off to a great start and he leads at the first mark then it's Frans, Albeau and Buzianis. 16:32 Winners' Final is now in countdown sequence. 16:30 Winners' Final coming up followed by the losers'.  16:22 Results Heat 14 - 1st Albeau 2nd Frans 3rd Moussilmani C 4th Angulo - Van Der Steen just misses out after an extremely close finish. 16:21 Albeau still in the lead followed by Moussilmani C, Frans and Angulo has moved into the top four with Williams dropping back to fifth. 16:18 Heat 14 is now sailing - Dagan off to a good start. Albeau in the lead ahead of Frans, Moussilmani C and Williams. 16:17 Results Heat 13 - 1st Maynard 2nd Buzianis 3rd Mortefon 4th Dunkerbeck 16:16 As they leave the third mark it's exactly the same order as before and it doesn't look like it will change from here. 16:13 Heat 13 is now sailing - It's an even start in this heat. It's Maynard in the lead followed by Buzianis, Mortefon and Dunkerbeck. Jossin is just behind in fifth. 16:09 Heat 13 is now in countdown sequence. 16:07 First semifinal coming up. 16:04 Heat 12 - 1st Williams 2nd Costa Hoevel 3rd Van Der Steen 4th Albeau 16:03 Albeau is keeping Menegatti behind him on the final straight. that'll make a big difference to the rankings. 16:02 Williams still leads with Costa Hoevel second and Van Der Steen now third, but Albeau has managed to force his way into the top four after the third gybe. 16:00 Heat 12 is now sailing - Toselli nails his start. At the first it's Williams, Costa Hoevel, Menegatti and Van Der Steen currently in the top four. 15:58 Results Heat 11 - 1st Moussilmani C 2nd Frans 3rd Dagan 4th Angulo 15:57 Moussilmani looking comfortable followed by Frans, Dagan and Angulo, they have Rosati and Quentel chasing them though. 15:55 Heat 11 is now sailing - Angulo makes a good start. Moussilmani C leads at the first ahead of Frans, Dagan and Angulo. 15:54 Results Heat 10 - 1st Moussilmani S 2nd Iachino 3rd Buzianis 4th Jossin 15:53 Moussilmani continuing to extend his lead over Iachino - who's up to second - Buzianis and Jossin. 15:51 Heat 10 is now sailing - Iachino with the best start but it's Moussilmani S who leads ahead of Buzianis, Questel and Iachino. 15:47 Heat 10 is now in countdown sequence. 15:44 Results Heat 9 - 1st Dunkerbeck 2nd Bordes 3rd Isaac 4th Maynard 15:43 Dunkerbeck has a good lead over Bordes, Isaac and Maynard. 15:41 Heat 9 is now sailing - Volwater makes a great start. Dunkerbeck moves to the front by the first mark followed by Maynard, Bordes and Isaac. 15:39 Results Heat 4 - 1st Moussilmani S 2nd Buzianis 3rd Mortefon 4th Questel 15:38 The top four have now pulled away from the rest of the fleet, so as long as there's no major mistakes it will be Moussilmani, Buzianis, Mortefon and Questel in the next round. 15:37 Heat 4 is now being resailed again - Mortefon first across the line, but it's Moussilmani who lead ahead of him at the first then Buzianis and Questel. 15:30 The resail of Heat 4 is now sailing - General Recall - Bouman and Ferin go over early. 15:27 Results Heat 8 - 1st Albeau 2nd Costa Hoevel 3rd Toselli 4th Menegatti 15:26 Albeau stil leads with Costa Hoevel, but Toselli is up to third with Menegatti fourth. Kiani is giving chase but is out of the top four for now. 15:24 Heat 8 is now sailing - Kiani makes the best start. Albeau has moved into the lead ahead of Costa Hoevel, Kiani and Menegatti with Toselli just behind. 15:22 Results Heat 7 - 1st Van Der Steen 2nd Williams 3rd Kordel 4th Reuscher 15:21 Top three remains unchanged, but there's a good battle between Lang and Reuscher for fourth. 15:19 Heat 7 is now sailing - At the first it's a GA Sails top three with Van Der Steen, Williams and Kordel followed by Lang. 15:15 Heat 7 is now in countdown sequence. 15:14 The result from Heat 4 won't stand as the wind wasn't good enough. So heat 4 will be sailed again after heat 8. 15:12 AP flag is up on the committee boat as the wind dropped below 7 knots. 15:11 Results Heat 4 - 1st Moussilmani S 2nd Buzianis 3rd Ferin 4th Mortefon. 15:10 At the third it's still Moussilmani S, Buzianis and Ferin, but Mortefon now looks to have control of fourth place. 15:08 The resail of Heat 4 is sailing now - Ferin off to a good start.At the first it's Moussilmani S, Buzianis, Ferin and then very close between Bouman and Mortefon 15:04 Heat 4 is now in countdown sequence. 15:02 Results Heat 6 - 1st Frans 2nd Moussilmani B 3rd Vonk 4th Angulo 15:01 Angulo manages to sneak past Pressler at the final mark to take the final qualifying place in the next round.  15:00 Frans with a good lead ahead of Moussilmani B, Vonk has now moved up into third ahead of Pressler, who has Angulo right on his tail. 14:58 Heat 6 is now sailing - Frans off to a good start. Frans followed by Moussilmani B, Pressler and then it's close between Angulo and Vonk. 14:57 Results Heat 5 -  1st Dagan 2nd Moussilmani C 3rd Quentel 4th Rosati 14:56 Dagan has a big lead now over Moussilmani C, Rosati and Le Guen. Quentel battling close behind to clinch the fourth and final place in the next round. 14:55 Heat 4 won't stand because a kitesurfer entered the course and was in the way. Heat 4 will be resailed after heat 6. 14:54 Heat 5 is now sailing- Dagan off to a flyer. and leads at the first ahead of Moussilmani C, Quentel and Le Guen. 14:50 The top four remains unchanged after the third, Bouman isn't too far behind fourth place though. 14:49 Heat 4 is now sailing - Moussilmani S with the best start and he leads after the first turn then it's Mortefon Buzianis and Ferin. 14:48 Results Heat 3 - 1st Jossin 2nd Allen 3rd Iachino 4th Cousin 14:47 Jossin has a good lead at the third followed by Iachino and Cousin and Westera. 14:45 heat 3 is now sailing - Jossin followed by Allen, Iachino and Cousin 14:43 Results Heat 2 - 1st Dunkerbeck 2nd Volwater 3rd Bordes 4th Martini 14:41 Dunkerbeck with a good lead over Volwater at the third then it's still Algret and Bordes but Martini is gaining. 14:40 Heat 2 is now sailing - Dunkerbeck leads at the first ahead of Volwater, Algret and Bordes. 14:34 AP flag is up on the committee boat, a free sailor was sailing on the course and across the start line. 14:32 Results Heat 1 - 1st Maynard 2nd Isaac 3rd Rutkowski 4th Icingir 14:31 Maynard leads ahead of Isaac, Rutkowski and Icingir, Akay is trying to catch but has a lot of work to do. 14:29 Heat 1 is now being resailed - Maynard off to the best start. Maynard still leads ahead of Icingir and Isaac. 14:24 Heat 1 is now sailing - General Recall - Yilmazer, Marotti and Diaz all go over early. 14:20 Heat 1 is now in countdown sequence. 14:07 Race Three coming up at 14:20. 14:06 Results Heat 15 - 1st Williams 2nd Allen 3rd Maynard 4th Quentel 14:05 It's going to be a very close finish from 2-5th. Allen went much lower on his final gybe and it paid off for him. 14:04 Williams has shot to the front by the third ahead of Maynard, Allen and Quentel , Angulo now fifth. 14:02 Heat 15 is now sailing again - Angulo with the best start and he leads into the first mark ahead of Maynard, Dunkerbeck was third but drops his gybe. so Allen goes past with Williams. 13:57 Heat 15 is now sailing - General Recall - Menegatti goes over early and is disqualified. 13:56 Results Winners' Final - 1st Albeau 2nd Mortefon 3rd Bordes 4th Moussilmani B 5th Moussilmani C 6th Rutkowski 7th Iachino 8th Van Der Steen 13:55 At the third it's still Albeau, Mortefon and Bordes but Moussilmani B is fourth again with Moussilmani C in fifth. 13:54 Bordes moves into the top four at the second after Moussilmani B goes wide on his gybe. 13:53 Winners' Final is now sailing - Albeau times his start perfectly.  ALbeau then Moussilmani B, Mortefon and Cyril Moussilmani at the first mark. 13:49 The Winners' Final is now in countdown sequence. 13:41 The Winners' Final will be up next.  13:40 Results Heat 14 - 1st Albeau 2nd Iachino 3rd Van Der Steen 4th Rutkowski - Rutkowski made a really nice gybe on the final mark and came out much quicker than Allen to overtake. 13:39 Albeau still ahead at the third followed by Iachino, it's actually Van Der Steen in third not Williams and Allen in fourth. Rutkowski is trying to catch him, but has some work to do. Doesn't like our current leader will be making it through to the final. 13:37 Heat 14 is now sailing - Menegatti and Albeau off to equally good starts. Albeau leads at the first followed by Iachino, Williams and Allen. Menegatti currently in 5th or 6th 13:33 Heat 14 is now in countdown sequence. 13:31 Results Heat 13 - 1st Bordes 2nd Moussilmani C 3rd Mortefon 4th Moussilmani B 13:27 Quentel was right on the tail of Moussilmani S who was in fourth place, but he pushes his gybe too much and goes down.  13:26 Top three remains unchanged, but Dunkerbeck drops out of the top four on the exit of gybe three as Quentel and Moussilmani go past him. 13:25 Heat 13 is now sailing - Bordes with the best start in the first semifinal. Mortefon in the leads ahead of Bordes, Moussilmani C and Dunkerbeck. 13:23 Results Heat 12 - 1st Menegatti 2nd Williams 3rd Iachino 4th Van Der Steen 13:22 The only change to the top four at the third is that Williams has managed to move back up into second place. 13:21 Menegatti still leads at the second, Iachino overtakes Williams who is third now and Van Der Steen much further back in fourth. 13:20 Heat 12 is now sailing - Menegatti crosses the line in first place and he keeps his lead at the first ahead of Williams, Moussilmani and Iachino 13:16 Heat 12 is now in countdown sequence. 4 minutes to go until we're racing again! 13:13 The AP flag is up on the committee boat as the wind is swinging a lot, so the course needs altering. 13:07 It's super windy again now with with the sun back out in full force. 13:00 The wind has kicked back in and the sailors from heat 12 have been called to the committee boat. 9-19 knots on the water now. 12:59 There is still some holes in the middle of course, but with the sun starting to come back out conditions should hopefully improve. 12:56 The wind has just started to pick back up again with latest readings of 9-14 knots. 12:45 The sailors are coming back to the beach now as the wind has gone very gusty. We'll keep you updated as the conditions change. 12:40 The AP flag is up on the committee boat as we wait for the conditions to improve. 12:38 Unfortunately the wind seems to be dropping and going more gusty. Latest wind readings of 5-11 knots. Hopefully the cloud overhead clears and the wind will kick back in. 12:33 Heat 13 will be first then the resail of heat 12. 12:28 The heat has been cancelled due to the wind dropping below 7 knots just before the start line. 12:27 Heat 12 is now sailing - Menegatti off to a great start.  12:27 Results Heat 11 - 1st Albeau 2nd Angulo 3rd Allen 4th Rutkowski - Frans couldn't quite get there. 12:26 Results Heat 9 - 1st Maynard 2nd Bordes 3rd Buzianis 4th Quentel. 12:25 Albeau ahead of Allen, Angulo and Rutkowski after the third, but Frans is trying to force his way into the top four as they approach the final mark. 12:22 Heat 11 is now sailing - Le Guen off to a good on in the third quarterfinal. Albeu leads at the first though ahead of Allen, Jossin and Rutkowski. 12:21 Results Heat 10 - 1st Moussilmani C 2nd Dunkerbeck 3rd Mortefon 4th Moussilmani B. 12:20 Moussilmani C has moved into the lead by the third ahead of Dunkerbeck, Mortefon and Moussilmani B. The top four are clear of the rest. 12:18 Heat 10 is now sailing - Dunkerbeck off to a flyer and he leads into the first mark ahead of Moussilmani C and Mortefon. The guys had to pump out of that first gybe.  12:17 The wind has just gone a bit more gusty with latest readings of 8.5-15 knots. 12:16 Maynard just ahead of Bordes, Buzianis and Quentel, but Cousin is gaining. 12:13 Heat 9 is now being resailed - Maynard first across the line on the restart. Maynard still in the lead at the first ahead of Bouman and Bordes. Quentel flies out of his gybe and moves into fourth. 12:11 Results Heat 8 - 1st Van Der Steen 2nd Dagan 3rd Menegatti 4th Iachino 12:11 Results Heat 7 - 1st Toselli 2nd Moussilmani S 3rd Williams 4th Yilmazer 12:09 Heat 9 is now sailing - General Recall - Kiani goes over early. 12:06 On the exit of the third Van Der Steen still leads ahead of Menegatti, Dagan and Iachino. 12:04 Heat 8 is now sailing - Volwater with a good start. Van Der Steen, Menegatti, Iachino and Dagan. 12:04 It's pretty windy here now with most of the guys on their small boards and 7.0s or 7.9s. 12:03 Results Heat 5 - 1st Albeau 2nd Le Guen 3rd Angulo 4th Martini 12:03 Results Heat 4 - 1st Dunkerbeck 2nd Moussilmani C 3rd Marotti 4th Algret 12:00 Heat 7 is now sailing - Toselli with a great start and he holds his lead into the first followed by Moussilmani S, Williams and O'Brien at the third. 11:58 Results Heat 6 - 1st Frans 2nd Jossin 3rd Allen 4th Rutkowski. 11:57 Frans with a good lead, ahead of Jossin, Allen and Rutkowski who completes the top four.  11:55 Heat 6 is now sailing - Frans flies across the line first. Frans still leads ahead of Allen and Questel and Jossin. Either Questel or Jossin went down at the first mark though.  11:54 Results Heat 3 - 1st Mortefon 2nd Moussilmani B 3rd Pressler 4th Alcazar 11:52 Albeau in the lead still ahead of Le Guen, Angulo. There's a battle for fourth with Ferin trying to grab the last qualifying place. 11:51 Heat 5 is now sailing - Albeau with a good start and he leads at the first gybe ahead of Le Guen and Angulo. 11:48 Dunkerbeck still in the lead at the third ahead of Moussilmani C and Marotti.  11:46 Heat 4 is now sailing - Marotti makes the best start. Dunkerbeck leads at the first mark. 11:44 Results Heat 2 - 1st Buzianis 2nd Kiani 3rd Bouman 4th Cousin 11:43 Mortefon still in the lead at the third followed by Moussilmani B, Pressler. 11:42 Heat 3 is now sailing - Pressler makes the best start. Mortefon in the lead at the first followed by Vonk, Lang and Moussilmani B. 11:40 Results Heat 1 - 1st Bijl 2nd Quentel 3rd Bordes 4th Maynard 11:39 Buzianis still in the lead ahead of Kiani and Bouman, Isaac was in fourth but goes down on his gybe and allows Cousin to pass. 11:37 Heat 2 is now sailing - Kiani nails his start. Buzianis leads at the first ahead of Kiani, Diaz and Bouman. 11:34 Bijl still in the lead at the third followed by Quentel who is up to second now followed by Bordes. Costa Hoevel was in the top four but doesn't collect his sail on the new tack after his gybe and goes down. 11:32 Heat 1 is now sailing - Bijl with the best start of the bunch. Bijl, Maynard, Bordes and Quentel currently in the top four after the first mark. 11:28 Heat 1 is now in countdown sequence again. 11:26 The AP flag is up for. They are going to restart the countdown for the first heat. 11:25 The red flag is now up for heat 1 of elimination two. 11:10 Elimination Two will be starting at 11:25. 11:10 Results Heat 15 - 1st Toselli 2nd Mortefon 3rd Bordes 4th Angulo 11:06 Rosati leads followed by Mortefon. Van Der Steen goes down though. It's looking pretty windy out their now. 11:04 Heat 15 is now sailing - Pretty even start for everyone in the first heat of the day. 11:00 Heat 15 is now in countdown sequence. 10:45 The wind looks good now. The racing will be resuming at 11am. Stand by. 10:38 Latest wind readings of 9-14 knots now. Looks like we should be up and racing very soon. 10:30 The wind is starting to pick up now, so the crew are getting ready to go on the water and check the wind. Next call 10:45am first possible start 11am, 10:00 The wind remains very light for the time being, next call 10:30am, first possible start 11am. 09:30 Over the last hour the conditions haven't really changed here. It's still overcast at the moment. Next call 10am first possible start 10:30am. 08:30 With the light wind start to the day the next call will be made at 9:30am with the first possible start at 10am. Good morning and welcome to the fifth day of the PWA Catalunya World Cup. The skippers' meeting will be taking place in a few minutes times, but it's a quiet start to the day in terms of wind.