The 2014 Pegasus Airlines Alacati PWA World Cup: Day 3 (All Times GMT+3)
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18:02 With the wind going gusty that's it for today here in Alacati. Congratulations to Ben Van Der Steen and Pascal Toselli for their victories in race 3 and 4 and Sarah-Quita Offringa who has now won all of the 4 races completed! Skippers' meeting tomorrow at 10:30am - first possible start 11am. Thanks for tuning in today.
18:01 AP flag is up on the committee boat.
18:00 Heat cancelled due to a drop in the wind at the second mark.
17:59 Men's Heat 15 is now sailing - Angulo, Toselli, Cousin and Mortefon at the first.
17:57 Results Heat 2 - 1st Unlu 2nd Erdil 3rd Offringa 4th Kaplas 5th Ghibaudo
17:55 At the third it's still Unlu ahead of Erdil, Offringa, Gorbatykh and Kaplas.
17:54 Heat 2 is now sailing - Unlu leads over Erdil then Offringa
17:52 Result Heat 1 - 1st Kubat 2nd Cousin 3rd Suzuki 4th Onishi 5th Valkna
17:50 Kubat still ahead with Cousin behind those two are clear of Suzuki who is clear of Onishi and Gorbatykh. Valkna just behind in the fight for the final spot in the final.
17:49 Heat 1 now sailing - Kubat with a good start. At the first Kubat leads ahead of Cousin, Andres, Suzuki and Onishi. Andres drops her gybe though on the exit.
17:45 Women's Heat 1 back in countdown sequence.
17:42 Women's Heat 1 is now sailing - AP flag is raised just before the start of that heat.
17:40 Results Heat 14 - 1st Dunkerbeck 2nd Costa Hoevel 3rd Williams 4th Dagan
17:38 Dunkerbeck looks to be qualifying for his first final of the week followed by Costa Hoevel, Williams and Dagan.
17:37 Heat 14 is now sailing - Costa Hoevel makes the best start. At mark one it's Dunkerbeck, Costa Hoevel, Reuscher and Dagan battling with Williams for a place in the final.
17:35 Results Heat 13 - 1st Albeau 2nd Sylvain Moussilmani 3rd Quentel 4th Bordes
17:33 By the third Albeau leads ahead of Sylvain Moussilmani, Quentel and Bordes now ahead of Mortefon. Moussilmani C has dropped back to sixth.
17:32 Heat 13 is now sailing - Moussilmani S with a good start. At mark one it's Sylvain, then Albeau, Cyril Moussilmani and Quentel.
17:28 Heat 13 back in countdown sequence.
17:27 AP flag is down again now.
17:24 AP flag is up on the committee boat again due to the wind shifting and being very gusty.
17:21 Heat 13 is now in countdown sequence.
17:20 Results Heat 12 - 1st Dagan 2nd Reuscher 3rd Cousin 4th Toselli
17:19 At the third Dagan has a decent lead over Reuscher who is well clear of Cousin and Toselli in third and fourth respectively.
17:17 Heat 12 is now being resailed - Dagan good start. Leading the final quarterfinal is Dagan ahead of Reuscher, Toselli and Vonk.
17:15 Heat cancelled due to the wind dropping at mark 4.
17:14 At the third Angulo still leads over Moussilmani C and Sylvain, then Albeau still leading ahead of Quentel for fourth.
17:13 Heat 13 is now sailing - Angulo with the best start. At the first it's Angulo, Moussilmani brothers and Albeau, but very close with Algret.
17:09 Heat 13 is now in countdown sequence.
17:07 7 - 15 knots right now getting more marginal.
17:07 AP flag up.
17:06 Heat 13 is now in countdown sequence.
17:02 Heat cancelled due to a drop in the wind.
17:00 Heat 12 is now sailing - Reuscher makes the best start - very close to the boat. At mark one Toselli, leads ahead of Questel and Cousin.
16:58 Results Heat 11 - 1st Dunkerbeck 2nd Williams 3rd Costa Hoevel 4th Buzianis
16:57 At the third it's Dunkerbeck, Williams and Costa Hoevel clear of Buzianis who is fighting for fourth with Allen.
16:55 Heat 11 is now sailing - Jossin has to slam on the brakes to avoid going over early. At the first it's Dunkerbeck and Williams away cleanly then Yilmazer and Larsen.
16:53 Results Heat 10 - 1st Moussilmani S 2nd Algret 3rd Moussilmani C 4th Albeau
16:52 Sylvain Moussilmani still leads ahead of Algret, Moussilmani C and Albeau who has Frans just behind. Not good news for Van Der Steen though as he crashes at the second mark.
16:51 Heat 10 is now sailing - The sailors have to stall to avoid going over early but it's a good start just about. At mark one it's Sylvain Moussilmani, Algret, Albeau and Cyril Moussilmani.
16:49 Sailors already eliminated from race 5 are now released for the day!
16:49 Results Heat 9 - 1st Mortefon 2nd Mortefon 3rd Angulo 4th Quentel
16:48 Mortefon leads by the third and then it's Bordes, Angulo and Quentel after Iachino gets covered at the second mark.
16:46 Heat 9 is now resailing - Angulo good start. At mark one it's Bordes, Mortefon, Angulo and Iachino.
16:41 Heat 9 back in countdown.
16:40 AP flag is up due to a fishing boat getting in the way of the start.
16:36 Current wind 13-19 knots.
16:36 Heat 9 now sailing - General Recall - Kiani goes over early.
16:34 Results Heat 8 - 1st Toselli 2nd Vrieswijk 3rd Diaz 4th Vonk
16:33 Toselli leads still at the third then it's Vrieswijk up to second followed by Diaz - up to third - and Vonk. Gerzile still in with a chance though.
16:32 Heat 8 is now sailing - Leading the final first round heat is Toselli then Vonk, Gerzile and Vrieswijk with Diaz just behind.
16:30 Results Heat 7 - 1st Dagan 2nd Questel 3rd Reuscher 4th Cousin
16:28 By the third Dagan has maintained his lead over Questel and Reuscher. The only change is Cousin sneaking into fourth still very close between him and Bouman.
16:27 Heat 7 is now sailing - Dagan off to a good one. At the first it's the Israeli ahead of Questel, Ruescher and Bouman.
16:25 Results Heat 6 - 1st Costa Hoevel 2nd Allen 3rd Yilmazer 4th Buzianis
16:24 At the third it's still the Argentine leading ahead of Allen - up to second - Yilmazer and Buzianis. Comfortable qualification for them from here.
16:22 Heat 6 now sailing again - Yilmazer with the best start. At the opening buoy it's Costa Hoevel, Yilmazer, Allen and Buzianis.
16:17 Heat 6 is now sailing - General Recall - Kuscu goes over early. Game over for this elimination for him.
16:15 Results Heat 5 - 1st Dunkerbeck 2nd Jossin 3rd Williams 4th Rosati - Lang was on Rosati's tail but catapults out of his final gybe.
16:14 By the third it's Dunkerbeck, Jossin, Williams and Rosati has been able to overtake Lang for fourth.
16:13 Heat 5 is now sailing - Jossin good start. At mark one it's Dunkerbeck, Williams, Jossin and Lang.
16:10 Results Heat 4 - 1st Van Der Steen 2nd Moussilmani C 3rd Albeau 4th O'Brien
16:09 Van Der Steen still leading ahead of Moussilmani C, Albeau and O'Brien. Going to take a lot of work from Rutkowski to make his way back.
16:08 Heat 4 is now sailing - At the first van der Steen leads ahead of Moussilmani C, Rutkowski and Albeau, but Rutkowski gets overtaken by O'Brien.
16:06 Results Heat 3 - 1st Frans 2nd Kordel 3rd Moussilmani S 4th Algret
16:05 At the third it's an unchanged top four. Westera still has a slight shot at catching Algret for fourth.
16:03 Heat 3 is now sailing - Kordel good start. Frans leads ahead of Kordel, Moussilmani S and Algret.
16:01 Results Heat 2 - 1st Quentel 2nd Iachino 3rd Kiani 4th Malina.
16:00 At the third it's Quentel, Iachino, Kiani and Malina with Icingir chasing.
15:59 Heat 2 is now sailing - Kiani good start. At the first it's Kiani, Iachino, Quentel and Malina.
15:57 Results Heat 1 - 1st Angulo 2nd Mortefon 3rd Bordes 4th Larsen
15:56 At the third it's Angulo ahead of Mortefon, Bordes and Urganci.
15:54 Heat 1 is now sailing - Angulo good start. Bordes leads over Angulo at the firs then it's Mortefon and Larsen.
15:50 Heat 1 now in countdown sequence.
15:41 Result Women's Winners' Final - 1st Offringa 2nd Onishi 3rd Cousin 4th Kaplas 5th Yaman 6th Suzuki
15:40 At the third it's the seemingly unbeatable Offringa, Onishi and Cousin into third after Erdil and Ghibaudo collide.
15:39 Women's Winners' Final is now sailing - Offringa in the lead again at the first ahead of Onishi, Anayama and Cousin, then Ghibaudo in fifth.
15:36 Results Heat 3 - 1st Kubat 2nd Andres 3rd Unlu 4th De Gues
15:35 At the third it's Kubat, Andres, Unlu up to third after two girls go down.
15:33 Heat 3 is now being resailed -
15:28 Women's Heat 3 is now sailing - General Recall - Gorbtykh, Demirasal and Senel disqualified.
15:25 Results Men's Winners' Final - 1st Toselli 2nd Albeau 3rd Quentel 4th Costa Hoevel 5th Williams 6th Bordes 7th Algret 8th Questel
15:25 Williams moves into fourth after diving inside Bordes at the final buoy
15:24 Toselli still leads at the third followed by Albeau, Quentel as Costa Hoevel dives down the inside of Bordes to take fourth.
15:22 Men's Winners' Final is now sailing - Toselli makes the best start. At the first it's Toselli, Bordes, Albeau, but Quentel moves into third over Bordes. Wiliams fifth.
15:21 Results Heat 15 - 1st Dagan 2nd Moussilmani S - Really close finish to the remainder of the heat with Iachino, Yilmazer and Dunkerbeck in contention.
15:20 At the third it's Dagan, Sylvain Moussilmani, Yilmazer and Iachino with Dunkerbeck in pursuit.
15:19 Men's Heat 15 is now sailing - Dagan leads ahead of Sylvain and Cyril Moussilmani. Iachino fourth.
15:16 Results Heat 2 - 1st Offringa 2nd Anayama 3rd Ghibaudo 4th Onishi 5th Kaplas.
15:14 At the third Offringa has extended her lead over Anayama, Ghibaudo, Onishi and Kaplas.
15:13 Heat 2 is now sailing - At the first it's Ghibaudo, Anayama, but after a pile up at the first Offringa moves into the lead. 5 sailor pile up!
15:11 Results Heat 1 - 1st Cousin 2nd Erdil 3rd Suzuki 4th Valkna 5th Yaman.
15:09 At the third it's Cousin leading ahead of Suzuki, but Erdil gybes inside her then Barre and Yaman.
15:08 Women's Heat 1 is now sailing - De Gues with the best start. At the first it's Suzuki and Cousin first and second after Kubat drops her gybe and takes out Unlu, who was leading as they entered the mark.
15:06 Results Heat 14 - 1st Toselli 2nd Albeau 3rd Questel 4th Costa Hoevel
15:05 At the third it’s still Toselli then Albeau back into second, Questel third and Costa Hoevel fourth.
15:03 Heat 14 is now sailing - Albeau makes another good start and but doesn't hold his lead with Toselli and Questel ahead.
15:00 Results Heat 13 - 1st Williams 2nd Quentel 3rd Bordes 4th Algret
14:59 Williams leading at the third still ahead of Quentel, Bordes and Algret just ahead of Mortefon.
14:58 Dunkerbeck struggles to get away from the first mark though and unfortunately drops out the top four.
14:57 Heat 13 is now sailing - Dunkerbeck makes a good start. At the first it’s Williams, Bordes, Dunkerbeck and Mortefon.
14:53 Results Heat 12 - 1st Albeau 2nd Toselli 3rd Yilmazer 4th Vrieswijk - Great comeback from Vrieswijk who steals the last place in the second semifinal. Big upset there as Van Der Steen misses out!
14:52 At the third Albeau still leads ahead of Toselli, Yilmazer and a great battle four fourth between Van Der Steen and Angulo - it’s neck and neck.
14:51 Heat 12 is now sailing - Albeau nails his start and the Frenchman leads at the first ahead of Toselli, Yilmazer and Angulo. Allen goes down at the first.
14:50 We currently have 10-14 knots.
14:49 Results Heat 11 - 1st Questel 2nd Iachino 3rd Moussilmani S 4th Costa Hoevel
14:48 Into the third Questel has maintained his lead over Iachino, Moussilmani S and Costa Hoevel. Jimmy Diaz hasn't given up hope and is still chasing for fourth.
14:46 Heat 11 is now sailing - Sakantaris makes another good start. At the opening buoy it's Questel, Costa Hoevel and Moussilmani S.
14:44 Results Heat 10 - 1st Williams 2nd Bordes 3rd Algret 4th Dagan - The Israeli wins the battle for the last qualifying position into the first semifinal.
14:43 Bordes easy at the front ahead of teammate Williams then Algret third and a good battle for fourth between Dagan, Rosati!
14:42 Heat 10 is now sailing - Bordes off to a great start in the second quarterfinal. At the opening buoy it's Bordes, Williams, Dagan and Algret.
14:39 Results Heat 9 - 1st Dunkerbeck 2nd Mortefon 3rd Moussilmani C 4th Quentel
14:38 At the third Dunkerbeck has extended his lead. Second Moussilmani C then Mortefon and Quentel who has managed to break into that crucial fourth place.
14:37 Heat 9 is now sailing - Dunkerbeck, Cyril Moussilmani, Mortefon and Icingir in the top four at the first.
14:35 Results Heat 8 - 1st Van Der Steen 2nd Albeau 3rd Yilmazer 4th Allen
14:33 Van Der Steen looking comfortable at the lead by the third ahead of Albeau, Yilmazer and Allen.
14:32 Heat 8 is now sailing - Van Der Steen leads ahead of Yilmazer, Albeau and Allen.
14:30 Results Heat 7 - 1st Toselli 2nd Vrieswijk 3rd Angulo 4th Larsen
14:29 Toselli still leads at the third over Vrieswijk, Angulo and Larsen.
14:28 Heat 7 is now sailing - Kayin crosses the line first. At the opening gybe it's Toselli, Vrieswijk, Angulo and Larsen.
14:26 Results Heat 6 - 1st Iachino 2nd Questel 3rd Westera 4th Diaz
14:25 Iachino with a good lead at the third over Questel, Westera and Diaz. Top four are clear of the remaining sailors.
14:23 Heat 6 is now sailing - Iachino with the best start. The Italian holds his lead over Questel, Westera and Diaz too.
14:21 Results Heat 5 - 1st Jossin 2nd Moussilmani S 3rd Costa Hoevel 4th Sakantaris - Morin loses his footing on the final gybe and takes out Jordy Vonk in the process!
14:20 Into the third it's Moussilmani S, Jossin, Costa Hoevel and Vonk.
14:18 Heat 5 is now sailing - Sakantaris makes the best start. His lead doesn't last long though as Jossin leads ahead of Costa Hoevel, Moussilmani S and Morin at the first. Vonk was in the top three but gets overtaken.
14:16 Results Heat 4 - 1st Kordel 2nd Rosati 3rd Bordes 4th Williams
14:15 At the third Kordel looks good in first ahead of Rosati, Bordes and Williams. Monteiro in fifth but doesn't look like he'll be able to catch up into fourth.
14:13 Heat 4 is now sailing - Kordel nails his start. At the first we have Kordel, Williams, Bordes and Monteiro, Rosati right in there too.
14:10 Results Heat 3 - 1st Dagan 2nd Algret 3rd Buzianis 4th Rutkowski
14:09 Dagan looking good in first ahead of Algret, Buzianis and Rutkowski has fought his way past Lang to move into fourth.
14:07 Heat 3 is now sailing - Buzianis with a great start, but Dagan leads at the mark ahead of Buzianis Algret and Lang.
14:05 Results Heat 2 - 1st Moussilmani C 2nd Kiani 3rd Kiani 4th Icingir
14:04 At the third we have Moussilmani C still in the lead ahead of Kiani, Quentel and Icingir. Malina trying to battle back.
14:03 Heat 2 is now sailing - Quentel with a terrible start! Moussilmani C leads ahead of Kiani and Icingir. Quentel already up into the top four though with an impressive recovery.
14:01 Results Heat 1 - 1st Dunkerbeck 2nd Mortefon 3rd Reuscher 4th Cousin
14:00 Dunkerbeck holds his lead into the third over Mortefon, Reuscher and Cousin. That top four won't change without a major mistake from one of the top four.
13:59 Heat 1 is now being resailed - Dunkerbeck with the best start and he leads at the first ahead of Mortefon, Reuscher and Cousin.
13:54 Heat 1 is now sailing again - General Recall - Frans and Asmussen both go early on the restart.
13:47 Heat 1 is now sailing - General Recall - That start won't actual count as there was a boat disturbing the sailors on the start line!
13:43 Heat 1 is now in countdown sequence again after a mix up with the flags.
13:41 Latest winds of 11-17 knots!
13:41 Ben Van Der Steen: "“Yeah I like the conditions here and it’s going well. The next one is an important one with the first discard coming into play. I'm focused and ready for more racing”
13:40 Heat 1 now in countdown sequence - race four coming up!
13:28 Next race coming up at 13:40.
13:27 Results Women's Winners' Final - 1st Offringa 2nd Cousin 3rd Kubat 4th Onishi 5th Ghibaudo 6th Erdil
13:26 Offringa looking good for victory number 3 at the third as she leads ahead of Cousin, Kubat, Onishi and Ghibaudo. Erdil currently sixth.
13:24 Women's Winners' Final is now sailing - Anyone guess who's in first? That's right Offringa leads at the first ahead of Cousin, Kubat and Ghibaudo.
13:22 Results Heat 3 - 1st Unlu 2nd Kaplas 3rd Anayama 4th De Gues 5th Barra.
13:21 At the third it's Unlu with a good lead over Kaplas, Anayama and De Gues who is up into the top four after a collision at the second.
13:20 Women's Heat 3 is now sailing - Anayama with a great start. At the first it's Unlu, Anayama and Barra.
13:18 Results Men's Winners' Final - 1st Van Der Steen 2nd Williams 3rd Quentel 4th Questel 5th Moussilmani S 6th Mortefon 7th Algret 8th Angulo
13:17 Angulo catapults on the exit of the fourth mark!
13:16 Into the third van der Steen still leads ahead of Angulo and Quentel, but Williams up into fourth after Algret drops his second gybe. The Dutchman has a significant lead in this one!
13:14 Men's Winners' Final is now sailing - Quentel off to a great start again and van der Steen leads at the first ahead of Angulo, Quentel and Algret.
13:12 Results Heat 15 - 1st Toselli 2nd Dagan 3rd Frans 4th Costa Hoevel.
13:11 The only change to the top four at the third is Frans moving up to third ahead of Costa Hoevel.
13:09 Heat 15 is now being resailed - Dagan with the best start but it's Toselli leading at the first ahead of Dagan, Costa Hoevel and Frans.
13:07 Wind now up to 12-17 knots on the water.
13:05 Men's Heat 15 is now sailing - General Recall - Allen jumps the gun and is disqualified.
13:04 Latest winds of 9-16 knots on the course. One minute to go until the men's losers' final.
13:01 Results Heat 2 - 1st Offringa 2nd Kubat 3rd Suzuki 4th Yaman 5th Gorbatykh
13:00 Offringa has extended her lead by the third over Kubat, Suzuki, Yaman and Gorbatykh battling with Valkna for fifth.
12:57 Women's Heat 2 is now sailing - Suzuki with the best start - at the first it's Offringa, Kubat, Suzuki and Unlu. Yaman currently fifth in the final qualifying place.
12:55 Results Heat 1 - 1st Cousin 2nd Erdil 3rd Onishi 4th Ghibaudo 5th Andres
12:54 As they come into the third it's Cousin now leading ahead of Erdil, Anayama, Onishi and Ghibaudo just ahead of Andres.
12:53 Women's Heat 1 is now sailing - Erdil leads at the first ahead of Cousin, Barra and Ghibaudo.
12:51 Results Heat 14 - 1st Moussilmani S 2nd Quentel 3rd Mortefon 4th Questel
12:50 At mark three we have Moussilmani S ahead of Quentel, Mortefon and Questel - the French dominating this heat!
12:48 Heat 14 is now sailing - Quentel with the best start. Moussilmani S, Quentel and Mortefon.
12:46 Results Heat 13 - 1st Van Der Steen 2nd Williams 3rd Angulo 4th Algret - Frans almost fights back but finishes 5th and just misses out on the winners' final.
12:45 At the third it's now van der Steen leading then Williams, Angulo and Algret. Frans out of the top four after dropping his second gybe!
12:43 Heat 13 is now sailing - Frans with the best start of the day. At the first it's Frans, van der Steen, Angulo and Williams, but he stalls on the exit.
12:39 Heat 13 is now in countdown sequence - 4 minutes to go.
12:36 Latest wind readings of 8-14 knots.
12:28 Sailors have been called to the committee boat - Heat 13 is first up!
12:22 Sailors remain in standby mode, conditions aren't quite where they need to be at the moment though.
12:00 Sailors are now in standby mode - meaning we can start anytime from 12:15pm. Currently 8-13 knots on the course.
11:45 Next announcement at 12pm - first possible start 12:15pm.
11:30 Wind still isn't quite there with 6-11 knots on the race course. Feedback from the water is that conditions look as though they are starting to improve though. Next call 11:45am - first possible start 12pm.
11:15 Next announcement at 11:30am - first possible start 11:45am.
11:00 Still not quite enough with 6-11 knots being recorded. Next announcement in 15 minutes first possible start 11:30am.
10:45 Next announcement at 11am - first possible start 11:15am. There is already 8-12 knots on some areas of the course, but still a few holes around.
10:35 The forecast still has the strongest wind today being in the late afternoon or early evening like yesterday, but hopefully we see some action before then! The wind is in the right direction for local effects to take place anyway.
10:30 Next announcement at 10:45am - first possible start 11am.
Good morning and welcome to day three of the Pegasus Airlines Alacati PWA World Cup. Julien Quentel claimed his first bullet of the season yesterday in race two, while Sarah-Quita Offringa made it two wins out of two to cement her place at the top of the rankings. Skippers' meeting coming up at 10:30am.