Watch the incredible action live via the PWA live stream HERE.  17:50 The wind has become too gusty now so the sailors are released for the day. Skippers' meeting tomorrow morning at 10am - action commencing from 10:30am. Congratulations to Ben Van Der Steen and Sarah-Quita Offringa for claiming the opening victories of the week. Thanks for tuning in and see you tomorrow. 17:47 Sailors who have already been eliminated from the second eliminations have been released for the day. Skippers' meeting tomorrow morning at 10am with the first possible start at 10:30am. Heat 14 is coming up. 17:46 Men's Heat 14 is now being resailed - General Recall - Frans goes over the line early and is disqualified. 17:43 Results Women's Heat 2 - 1st Offringa 2nd Cousin 3rd Andres 4th Kaplas 5th Onishi 17:42 Offringa still leading at the third over Cousin, Andres, Kaplas and Onishi. 17:41 Women's Heat 2 is now being resailed - Offringa with the best start and she leads into the first mark ahead of Cousin, Andres. 17:36 Women's Heat 2 is now sailing - General Recall - Ghibaudo is disqualified after mistiming her start. 17:34 Results Heat 1 - 1st Erdil 2nd Unlu 3rd Kubat 4th Gorbatykh 5th Suzuki. 17:32 At the third it's Erdil with a big lead over Unlu, Kubat, Barra and Gorbtykh. 17:31 Women's Heat 1 is now sailing - At the first it's Unlu, Erdil, Barra and Suzuki and Kubat. 17:29 Women's Heat 1 and 2 will be sailed before the resail on Heat 14. 17:28 Heat Cancelled due to a drop in the wind at the second mark! 17:28 At the third Allen still leads ahead of Cyril Moussilmani and Frans who has moves into the top three. 17:27 Heat 14 is now sailing - Allen makes the best start to the second semifinal. Into the first it's Allen, Angulo, Bordes and Cyril Moussilmani. 17:25 Results Heat 13 - 1st Albeau 2nd Iachino 3rd Quentel 4th Toselli 17:24 Albeau still leading ahead of Iachino, Quentel and Toselli with Williams chasing in fifth after the final gybe. 17:21 Heat 13 is now sailing - Iachino off to another good start. At the opening buoy we have Albeau, Iachino, Quentel and Toselli. 17:17 Results Heat 12 - 1st Bordes 2nd Angulo 3rd Moussilmani C 4th Allen - The winner from the opening round - Ben van der Steen - misses out on the semifinals! 17:16 Bordes leads by the third ahead of Angulo, Allen and Moussilmani C who both dive inside van der Steen. 17:14 Heat 12 is now sailing - Angulo with a good start. Into the opening mark we have Angulo, Bordes, van der Steen and Buzianis. 17:12 Results Heat 11 - 1st Mortefon 2nd Frans 3rd Kordel 4th Costa Hoevel 17:11 Mortefon leads at the third followed by Frans, Kordel and Costa Hoevel. Rutkowski fifth and a lot of work to do to make the top four. 17:09 Heat 11 is now sailing - At the first it's Kordel, Frans, Mortefon and Sylvain Moussilmani who comes flying out of the first mark. 17:07 Results Heat 10 - 1st Toselli 2nd Bouman 3rd Quentel 4th Questel 17:06 Into the third Toselli still holds the lead followed by Bouman, Quentel and Questel, who goes round the outside of Vonk on the gybe. 17:05 Heat 10 is now sailing - Toselli makes the best start. At the first it's Toselli, Vonk, Quentel, Questel and Bouman. 17:03 Results Heat 9 - 1st Iachino 2nd Albeau 3rd Dagan 4th Williams 17:01 Iachino looking good at the front and he still leads at the third then it's Dagan, Albeau and Williams. 17:00 Heat 9 is now sailing - Iachino nails his start and the Italian leads at the first over Williams, Reuscher and Albeau 16:58 Results Heat 8 - 1st van der Steen 2nd Moussilmani C 3rd Allen 4th Diaz 16:57 Into the third van der Steen still leads ahead of Moussilmani C, Allen and Diaz with Fred Morin in fifth for the time being. 16:55 Heat 8 is now sailing - Allen crosses the line in first place. At the opening gybe it's van der Steen, Cyril Moussilmani, Allen and Diaz. 16:54 Results Heat 7 - 1st Angulo 2nd Bordes 3rd Buzianis 4th Kiani  16:52 Angulo still leads by the third followed by Bordes, Buzianis and Kiani. They have a comfortable lead over Varol. 16:51 Heat 7 is now being resailed - Angulo, Bordes, Kiani and Buzianis in the top four at the first with only one other sailor in this heat - Varol. 16:46 Heat 7 is now sailing - General Recall - Lang, Kuscu and Vladimirov all go over early! 16:44 Results Heat 6 - 1st Kordel 2nd Costa Hoevel 3rd Algret 4th Larsen 16:43 Kordel still leading at the third over Costa Hoevel, Algret and Larsen who is now in the final qualifying place with just one more gybe to go. 16:41 Heat 6 is now sailing - Sakantaris with the best start, but it's Kordel who leads at the first ahead of Costa Hoevel and Algret. 16:39 Results Heat 5 - 1st Frans 2nd Mortefon 3rd Moussilmani S 4th Rutkowski - Dunkerbeck just misses out in fifth. 16:38 Into the third it's still Frans ahead of Mortefon, Moussilmani and Rutkowski, but Dunkerbeck is right on his tail. Frans clearly relaxed as he duck gybes at the third.  16:37 Heat 5 is now sailing - Taty Frans and Rutkowski with great starts. At the first it's Frans, Moussilmani, Mortefon and Rutkowski. 16:35 Results Heat 4 - 1st Vonk 2nd Toselli 3rd Rosati 4th Malina 16:34 Top four remain unchanged at the third - Vriewsijk trying to gain in fifth though. 16:33 Heat 4 is now sailing - Vonk crosses the line first. At the opening gybe it's still Vonk followed by Toselli, Rosati and Malina. 16:31 Results Heat 3 - 1st Quentel 2nd Questel 3rd Cousin 4th Bouman 16:30 Quentel extends his lead by the third followed by Icingir, Questel and Cousin. 16:28 Heat 3 is now being resailed - Cousin makes the best start at the first it's Quentel, Icingir, Questel and Cousin. 16:23 Heat 3 is now sailing - General Recall - Westera and Urganci are disqualified. 16:21 Results Heat 2 - 1st O’Brien 2nd Williams 3rd Reuscher 4th Albeau 16:21 Albeau fights his way back into fourth by the final mark. 16:20 At the third O'Brien still leads over O'Brien, Williams and Reuscher. 16:20 Albeau goes down at the second mark and is now 6th - be interesting to see if he can fight back. 16:19 Heat 2 is now sailing - O'Brien makes the best start and at the first we have O'Brien, Williamsl, Albeau and Reuscher 16:17 Results Heat 1 - 1st Jossin 2nd Yilmazer 3rd Iachino 4th Dagan 16:16 At the third it's Jossin, Yilmazer, Iachino and Dagan currently going through. 16:14 Heat 1 is now sailing - Iachino with a good start. At mark one it's Jossin, Dagan, Iachino and Yilmazer. 16:11 Latest wind readings of 11-20 knots. 16:10 Men's Heat 1 - Race Two is now in countdown sequence. 15:50 Second elimination will now be starting at 4:10pm. 15:42 Elimination 2 starting at 15:55. 15:41 Results Women's Winners' Final - 1st Offringa 2nd Erdil 3rd Unlu 4th Cousin 15:40 Offringa looking good in the lead by the third then it's Erdil, Unlu, Cousin and Ghibaudo. 15:38 Women's Winners' Final is now sailing - Onishi makes the best start. At the first it's Offringa, Erdil, Unlu, Ghibaudo and Suzuki. 15:36 Results Women's Heat 3 - 1st Barra 2nd Kaplas 3rd Valkna 4th  15:35 At the third it’s still Barra then Kaplas, Valkna and it was De Gues but she goes down 15:33 Women's Heat 3 is now sailing - Barra leads over Kaplas and Valkna at the first. 15:31 Results Men's Winners' Final - 1st van der Steen 2nd Toselli 3rd Albeau 4th Algret 5th Mortefon 6th Iachino 7th Quentel 8th Angulo 15:30 At the third van der Steen still leads ahead of Toselli, Albeau and Algret who has Iachino and Mortefon just behind. 15:28 Men's Winners' Final is now sailing - At the first it's van der Steen, Toselli, Algret and Albeau. 15:26 Results Heat 15 - 1st Buzianis 2nd Cousin 3rd Dagan 4th Frans 15:25 Buzianis still leads at the third followed by Cousin, O'Brien and Dagan. 15:23 Men's Heat 15 is now sailing - At the first it's Buzianis, Dagan, O'Brien and Cousin. 15:21 Results Women's Heat 2 - 1st Kubat 2nd Cousin 3rd Suzuki 4th Yaman 5th Andres 15:20 At the third it's still Kubat in the lead ahead of Cousin, Suzuki, Yaman and Andres in the final qualifying place. 15:18 Women's Heat 2 is now being resailed - Tulumen with the best start. At the first it's Kubat, Cousin, Suzuki. 15:09 Women's Heat 2 is now sailing - General Recall - De Gues goes over early and is disqualified. 15:07 Results Women's Heat 1 - 1st Offringa 2nd Unlu 3rd Erdil 4th Onishi 5th Ghibaudo 15:06 Offringa with a good lead at the third over Unlu, Erdil, Onishi and Ghibaudo. 15:04 Women's Heat 1 is now sailing - Unlu with the best start but it's Offringa in the lead at the first followed by Unlu, Erdil, Ghibaudo. 15:02 Results Heat 14 - 1st Toselli 2nd Albeau 3rd Quentel 4th Algret 15:01 Toselli holds his lead into the third followed by Albeau, Quentel and Algret after Frans dropped his second gybe. 14:59 Heat 14 is now being resailed - Frans off to a flyer. At the first it's Toselli, Albeau, Frans and Quentel.  14:54 Heat 14 is now sailing - General Recall - Cousin jumps the gun and is disqualified from the second semifinal. 14:52 Results Heat 13 - 1st van der Steen 2nd Angulo 3rd Iachino 4th Mortefon 14:51 At the third van der Steen still leads ahead of and unchanged top four - so that's Angulo, Iachino and Mortefon completing the top four. O'Brien in fifth, but he looks too far back. 14:49 Heat 13 is now sailing - van der Steen off to the best start in the first semifinal. At the first gybe it's van der Steen, Angulo, Iachino and Mortefon. Currently 9-14 knots on the start line. 14:45 Results Heat 12 - 1st Kordel 2nd Cousin 3rd Allen 4th Frans. 14:42 At the third it's Kordel, Allen, Frans and Cousin. Cyril Moussilmani back in fifth and the world tour leader has work to do. 14:41 Heat 12 is now sailing - Moussilmani C with a good start. At the opening gybe it's Kordel, Frans, Moussilmani C. 14:39 Results Heat 11 - 1st Albeau 2nd Toselli 3rd Quentel 4th Algret 14:38 Albeau still in the lead at the third ahead of Toselli, Quentel and Algret. Dunkerbeck currently fifth. 14:37 Heat 11 is now sailing - Albeau off to the best start in this one and he leads into mark one ahead of Toselli, Algret. Then it's Quentel and Dunkerbeck after getting slightly stuck at the first. 14:35 Results Heat 10 - 1st Dagan 2nd Mortefon 3rd Buzianis 4th Angulo - Most of the sailors are on 7.8m or 8.6s at the moment. 14:34 Dagan looking good at the front and he still leads at the third followed by Mortefon, Buzianis and Angulo. The top four are now clear of the rest of the pack. 14:32 Heat 10 is now sailing - Angulo with the best start. At the opening buoy it's Dagan, Mortefon, Rosati, Buzianis and Angulo in fifth. 14:30 Results Heat 9 - 1st Iachino 2nd van der Steen 3rd Vrieswijk 4th O'Brien - Costa Hoevel's last minute slip proves costly! The Argentine misses out in fifth. 14:29 Costa Hoevel goes down on his final gybe! 14:28 Costa Hoevel in the lead at the third ahead of Iachino, van der Steen - down to third - and O'Brien battling with Vrieswijk. 14:27 Heat 9 is now sailing - O'Brien with the best start. At the first we have van der Steen, Costa Hoevel, Questel and Iachino. 14:24 Results Heat 8 - 1st Bordes 2nd Moussilmani C 3rd Cousin 4th Monteiro 14:23 At the third gybe it's still Bordes leading ahead of Moussilmani C, Cousin and Monteiro. 14:21 Heat 8 is now sailing - Cousin nails his start. At the first it's Bordes, Moussilmani C, Cousin. 14:19 Results Heat 7 - 1st Frans 2nd Allen 3rd Yilmazer 4th Kordel 14:18 Frans still leading at the third ahead of Allen, Yilmazer and Kordel. Those top four look safely ahead. 14:16 Heat 7 is now being resailed - Frans with the best start of the bunch and he leads at the first ahead of Allen, Yilmazer and Kordel. 14:10 Heat 7 is now sailing - General Recall - Icingir and Vladimirov mistime their starts. 14:09 Results Heat 6 - 1st Dunkerbeck 2nd Toselli 3rd Albeau 4th Moussilmani S 14:07 Dunkerbeck still in the lead at the third then it’s Toselli, Albeau and Moussilmani S. 14:05 Heat 6 is now sailing - Dunkerbeck with the best start and he leads into the first followed by Toselli, Albeau and Moussilmani. 14:04 Results Heat 5 - 1st Quentel 2nd Williams 3rd Algret 4th Vonk 14:00 Heat 5 is now sailing - Morin with the best start. 13:56 Results Heat 4 - 1st Lang 2nd Angulo 3rd Westera 4th Mortefon - Rutkowski misses out in fifth. 13:55 Heat 4 is now sailing - At the third it's Lang, Angulo and Westera. 13:54 Experiencing a few technical issues with the live stream at the moment. It will be back up asap. Please bear with us. 13:52 Results Heat 3 - 1st Dagan 2nd Buzianis 3rd Diaz 4th Rosati. 13:51 Into the third we have Dagan, Buzianis, Diaz and Rosati in fourth. 13:49 Heat 3 is now sailing - Rosati nails his start. at the first it's Dagan, Rosati and Diaz. 13:48 Results Heat 2 - 1st Iachino 2nd Questel 3rd Jossin 4th O'Brien 13:47 By the third mark Iachino leads ahead of Questel, Jossin and O'Brien. The top four look safe in this one barring disaster. 13:45 Heat 2 is now being resailed - Iachino off to a good start. At the first buoy it's Questel, Iachino, Jossin and O'Brien. 13:39 Heat 2 is now sailing - General Recall - Larsen jumps the gun and is disqualified.  13:37 Results Heat 1 - 1st Costa Hoevel 2nd van der Steen 3rd Vrieswijk 4th Reuscher 13:36 Costa Hoevel still in the lead at the third ahead of van der Steen, Vrieswijk and Reuscher. Kiani just behind in fifth though and still in with a chance of the top four. 13:34 Heat 1 is now sailing - van der Steen with the best start of the day. At the first it's Costa Hoevel, van der Steen, Kiani and Reuscher.  13:30 Heat 1 is now in countdown sequence. 13:15 Elimination one will be starting at 1:30pm, watch the action live on the PWA live stream with Ben Proffitt.  13:02 The top four will advance from the men's heats, while the top five will go through to the next round in the women's fleet. The women's ladder can now be found here. 13:00 Next announcement at 1:15pm, first possible start remains 1:30pm. Current winds of 12-15 knots at the moment. 12:35 Next call at 1pm - first possible start at 1:30pm. The wind is already good at 9-15 knots on the course, so we should have an excellent afternoon of racing ahead of us. 12:15 Men's elimination one is now available here. 12:05 Unfortunately they'll be no Finian Maynard competing at this event either. Finian isn't in Turkey because he is frustrated from being 75% at all the events in 2014 and is now recovering to 100% before competing again with a clear eye on getting back to his best. 25 minutes to go until the skippers' meeting. It's extremely hot, but the wind is in the right direction and should build through the afternoon. Good morning and welcome to the opening day of the Pegasus Airlines Alacati PWA World Cup. Registration will be taking place between 10-11am this morning, followed by the skippers' meeting at 12:30pm - first possible start today is 1:30pm.