The 2014 Pegasus Airlines Alacati PWA World Cup: Day 2 (All Times GMT+3)
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18:54 That's it for the day in Alacati with the early evening wind becoming too gusty again here in Alacati. Congrats to today's winners Julien Quentel and Sarah-Quita Offringa. Tomorrow's Skippers' meeting has been called for 10:30am with the first possible start at 11am. Thanks for tuning in today.
18:52 AP flag is up on the committee boat due to a drop in the wind.
18:50 Results Heat 12 - 1st Quentel 2nd Dagan 3rd Mortefon 4th Rosati
18:49 At the third Dagan has moved into the lead ahead of Quentel, Rosati and Mortefon has overtaken Kordel for the final qualifying spot.
18:48 Heat 12 is now sailing - Kordel with the best start. At the first it's Rosati, Icingir and Kordel.
18:44 Heat 12 is in countdown sequence.
18:33 AP flag is up on the committee boat due to a shift in the wind and a big hole.
18:31 Results Heat 11 - 1st Questel 2nd Toselli 3rd Moussilmani S 4th Costa Hoevel - Cyril Moussilmani misses out in 5th
18:30 Into to the third it's still Questel of Toselli, Moussilmani S and Costa Hoevel.
18:28 Heat 11 is now sailing - At the first it's Questel, Toselli and Moussilmani S.
18:26 Results Heat 10 - 1st Williams 2nd Kiani 3rd Angulo 4th Diaz - Albeau misses out after being over taken at the final mark.
18:25 At the third it's Williams who has moves into the lead ahead of Kiani. Completing the top four is Diaz and Albeau with Diaz just behind.
18:23 Heat 10 is now sailing - Kiani with the best start. At mark one we have Kiani, Angulo, Williams and Buzianis!
18:20 Results Heat 9 - 1st van der Steen 2nd Frans 3rd Algret 4th Allen - Iachino does indeed miss out.
18:19 van der Steen still looking good in first followed by Frans, Algret and Allen, Iachino missing out right now.
18:18 Heat 9 is now sailing - Allen with the best start. At the first it’s van der Steen, Allen, Frans and Algret
18:16 Results Heat 8 - 1st Quentel 2nd Icingir 3rd Kordel 4th O'Brien
18:15 At the third it’s Quentel, Icingir, Kordel and O’Brien still completing the top four.
18:13 Heat 8 is now sailing - Icingir with the best start and he leads at the first followed by Kordel, Quentel and O’Brien. Cousin just behind though.
18:04 The wind is back with 8-14 knots.
18:00 Heat 8 has been called to the committee boat, we're going to try again.
17:46 Sailors are now coming back to the beach, but they'll be kept on standby for a short time longer to see if conditions improve.
17:41 Heat 8 is now sailing - AP flag is raised just before the start due to a big lull before the line.
17:39 Results Heat 7 - 1st Mortefon 2nd Dagan 3rd Larsen 4th Rosati
17:37 Mortefon and Dagan are clear of Larsen and Rosati, who are clear of the remaining sailors at the third.
17:37 Wind is starting to get lighter with just 7-13 knots on the course now.
17:36 Heat 7 is now being resailed - Mortefon makes the best start and he holds the lead into the first followed by Dagan, Larsen and Rosati.
17:31 Heat 7 is now sailing - General Recall - Gerzile is disqualified for a premature start.
17:29 Results Heat 6 - 1st Moussilmani S 2nd Moussilmani C 3rd Jossin 4th Costa Hoevel.
17:28 At mark 3 we have Moussilmani S, Moussilmani C, Jossin and Costa Hoevel.
17:27 Heat 6 is now sailing - Jossin with the best start. In the lead at mark one is Moussilmani C, Jossin, Moussilmani S and Costa Hoevel.
17:25 Results Heat 5 - 1st Questel 2nd Monteiro 3rd Reuscher 4th Toselli
17:24 By the third gybe it's still Questel leading ahead of Monteiro, Tosell and Reuscher with Yilmazer just about still in contention for fourth.
17:22 Heat 5 is now sailing - Kayin with the best start. At mark one it's Questel, Reuscher, Monteiro and Toselli who pumps away front the first gybe.
17:20 Results Heat 4 - 1st Angulo 2nd Rutkowski 3rd Bouman 4th Kiani
17:19 At mark three Angulo has a good lead over Rutkowski, Bouman and it was Sakantaris, but he drops his gybe under the pressure of Kiani and the Dane moves back into the top four now.
17:18 Heat 4 is now sailing - Sakantaris with the best start at the first it's Angulo, Rutkowski, but Kiani drops out of the qualifying places after falling at the first.
17:16 Results Heat 3 - 1st Buzianis 2nd Albeau 3rd Williams 4th Diaz
17:15 At the third it's Buzianis, Albeau, Williams and then Diaz battling with Morin for fourth.
17:13 Heat 3 is now sailing - Morin crosses the line in first place. At the first buoy we have Albeau, Williams, Buzianis and Morin.
17:11 Results Heat 2 - 1st van der Steen 2nd Iachino 3rd Allen 4th Dunkerbeck
17:09 van der Steen holds his lead into the third followed by Iachino, Allen and Dunkerbeck. Those 4 should be safe now!
17:08 Heat 2 is now sailing - van der Steen with the best start - at the first it's the Dutchman then Iachino, Allen and Dunkerbeck.
Sailors who are eliminated from race 3 will be released for the day.
17:06 Results Heat 1 - 1st Frans 2nd Algret 3rd Vonk 4th Westera
17:06 At the third Frans still holds the lead over Algret, Westera and Vonk who have both passed Bordes.
17:04 Heat 1 is now sailing - Frans nails his start. At the first it's the Bonairean followed by Algret, Bordes and Lang.
17:00 Heat 1 is now in countdown sequence - 4 minutes to go!
16:57 The wind is now 12-18 knots so looking good for race 3 which starts in just a few minutes time.
16:49 Start time for elimination 3 - 5pm.
16:39 Results Men's Winners' Final - 1st Quentel 2nd Angulo 3rd Iachino 4th Moussilmani C 5th Toselli 6th Bordes 7th Albeau 8th Mortefon
16:37 At the third it's Quentel still leading, Angulo, Iachino and Moussilmani C.
16:35 Men's Winners' Final is now sailing - Angulo leads at the first ahead of Moussilmani C, but Quentel flies into the lead come the second mark.
16:32 Results Heat 15 - 1st Dagan 2nd Williams 3rd Questel 4th Frans
16:31 Dagan still leading at the third ahead of Williams, Questel up to third after overtaking Frans on the gybe.
16:29 Men's Heat 15 is now sailing - Frans with the best start. At the opening mark it's Dagan, Frans, Williams and Questel.
16:27 Results Women's Winners' Final - 1st Offringa 2nd Cousin 3rd Erdil 4th Suzuki
16:26 At the third it’s still Offringa followed by Cousin, Erdil and Suzuki.
16:24 Women's Winners' Final is now sailing - Unlu with the best start. At the first its' Offringa, Unlu, Suzuki and Erdil.
16:23 Results Women's Losers' Final - 1st Anayama 2nd Barra 3rd Yaman 4th Demirasal.
16:22 At the third it's Anayama, Barra and Yaman.
16:20 Women's Heat 3 is now being resailed - Barra with the best start. Anayama in the lead at the first ahead of Yaman and Barra.
16:14 Women's Heat 3 is now sailing - General Recall - Valkna and Ghibaudo are both disqualified after mistiming their starts.
16:12 Results Heat 14 - 1st Bordes 2nd Angulo 2nd Mortefon 3rd Moussilmani C
16:11 At the third it's still Bordes in the lead, Angulo second followed by Mortefon and Moussilmani C with Kordel behind.
16:09 Heat 14 is now sailing - Bordes with the best start. At the first it's Bordes, Angulo, Allen and Moussilmani C, but Allen went down allowing Kordel and Mortefon through.
16:05 Heat 14 is now in countdown sequence - 4 minutes to go.
16:00 Best wind of the day now with the wind gusting to 17 knots.
15:57 Time to try again with the wind picking up to 10-14 knots. Sailors from heat 14 are on their way to the committee boat again now.
15:48 The wind is currently 5-14 knots - so still not quite good enough. The wait continues.
15:42 Sailors will remain in standby mode until 4:30pm , just in case the wind does fill in so we don't waste any time.
15:33 Sailors still remain on standby, but the wind is still too patchy for the time being.
15:08 The sailors are back on the beach as we wait for the wind to fill in properly again!
14:59 Heat cancelled! Not enough wind on the exit of the opening gybe. AP flag up whilst we wait for the wind.
14:58 Heat 14 is now sailing - Moussilmani C with the best start. Angulo leads at the first ahead of Mortefon, Bordes and Cyril Moussilmani.
14:54 Heat 14 is now in countdown sequence.
14:54 Latest wind readings of 10-13 knots. We are just waiting for one more sailor to get to the committee boat and we'll be underway with the countdown.
14:44 The wind is picking up again so we're going to try and run heat 14 again now. Sailors have just been called to the committee boat and hopefully the wind will stick around this time. 9-17 knots.
14:30 Sailors are back in standby mode with winds of 7-14 knots, but still a few holes around.
14:15 We're going to move back to announcements with the wind not improving. Next call at 2:30pm - first possible start 2:45pm.
13:58 The wind remains pretty light at the moment, there are still a few guys out who are planing, but the wind isn't consistently strong enough to allow racing.
13:37 The wind still isn't where it needs to be at the moment, so the sailors remain on hold. We'll update you as the conditions change.
13:20 AP flag is up on the committee, unfortunately the wind dropped back. Hopefully that drop proves temporary though and we'll be underway soon.
13:11 Just a reminder that Taty Frans and Gonzalo Costa Hoevel are disqualified from Heat 14 due to premature starts yesterday so just Mortefon, Kordel, Bordes, Angulo, Moussilmani C and Allen remain.
13:06 Heat 14 has been called to the committee boat. Racing coming up in just a few minutes time!
12:57 Sailors are still in standby mode - the wind is currently right on the borderline with 7-11 knots, but still dropping in places.
12:51 The heat order when we get underway will be the completion of the remaining men's semifinal, followed by the women's losers' and winners' finals and then the men's losers' and winners' finals.
12:30 Everyone is in standby mode from now on with the first possible start at 12:45pm. Racing coming up soon!
12:15 Next announcement 12:30pm - first possible start 12:45pm. The wind is averaging 9-10 knots with gusts of up to 14 knots now being registered, but there's still a few holes around where the wind is dropping below 7 knots. Shouldn't be long until we are racing though.
12:00 Next announcement at 12:15pm - first possible start 12:30pm. The wind is slowly to pick up again.
11:45 Next call 12pm - first possible start 12:15pm.
11:30 The wind is very light now as the temperature continues to rise. Next announcement at 11:45am first possible start 12pm.
11:15 Next announcement 11:30am - first possible start 11:45am.
11:00 The wind still isn't where it needs to be so the next call will be at 11:15am - first possible start 11:30am.
10:45 Next announcement 11am - first possible start 11:15am.
10:30 The wind is already starting to improve here in Alacati and it's not a million miles away - so next call at 10:45am first possible start remains 11am.
10:00 The wind is still light at the moment, but in the right direction for the local effect to kick in. Next announcement at 10:30am - first possible start 11am.
09:38 Good morning and welcome to day two of the Pegasus Airlines Alacati PWA World Cup. Yesterday saw the opening race of each the men's and women's fleets completed as Ben Van Der Steen and Sarah-Quita Offringa claimed the first victories of the week. The majority of race two was also completed with just 3 heats of the men's and 2 heats of the women's remaining. Skippers' meeting coming up at 10am.