After two days of frustrating conditions a light but shifty wind filled in for day 3 yesterday. Racing got under way at 10.30 with a fickle easterly breeze blowing at 6 knots.

The breeze stayed all day today and varied in strength from 6-10 knots with 45 degree shifts rolling through the course. The race committee did an amazing job picking which marks to send the matches to with only 2 matches out of 42 having to be abandoned for a re-sail.

The slick work on the changeover helped complete 11 flights to finish the first round robin. It was a very tired group of sailors, umpires and race committee that arrived back at the dock at 20.45.

The big question is which way next. With a forecast for Thursday exactly the same as the preceding two days, Thursday could bring the lions share of the second round completed or a stalling in the proceedings which could lead to breaking for semi-finals. Lets hope for the wind gods to smile.

RESULTS

Flight 7 : Andrew Arbuzov (RUS) def. Mathieu Richard (FRA) - Maxim Taranov (RUS) def. Staffan Lindberg (FIN) - Paolo Cian (ITA) def Karol Jablonski (POL) - Philippe Presti (FRA) def Bjorn Hansen (SWE).

Flight 8 : Ed Baird (USA) def. Johnnie Berntsson (SWE) - Jablonski (POL) def Neugodnikov (RUS) - Richard (FRA) def Cian (ITA) - Lindberg (FIN) def Presti (FRA)

Flight 9 : Bjorn Hansen (SWE) def. Andrew ARBUZOV (RUS) - Paolo Cian (ITA) def. Ian Williams (GBR) - Staffan Lindeberg (FIN) def Johnnie Berntsson (SWE) - Philippe Presti (FRA) def. Ed Baird (USA)

Flight 10 : Staffan Lindberg (FIN) def. Ian WILLIAMS - Jablonski (POL) def Berntsson (SWE) - Cian (ITA) def Arbuzov (RUS) - Baird (USA) def Taranov (RUS)

Flight 11 : Lindberg (FIN) def Arbuzov (RUS) - Baird (USA) def Cian (ITA) - Johnnie Berntsson (SWE) def. Bjorn Hansen (SWE) - Richard (FRA) def Taranov (RUS)

Flight 12 : Baird (USA) def. Lindberg (FIN) - Presti (FRA) def Arbuzov (RUS) - Jablonski (POL) def Richard (FRA) - Neugodnikov def Hansen (SWE)

Flight 13 : Presti (FRA) def Berntsson (SWE) - Neugodnikov (RUS) def Cian (ITA) - Hansen (SWE) def Baird (USA) - Richard FRA def Taranov RUS

Flight 14 : Jablonski (POL) def Arbuzov (RUS) - Hansen (SWE) def. Richard (FRA) - Maxim Taranov (RUS) def Berntsson (SWE) - Presti (FRA) def Williams (GBR)

Flight 15 : Ed Baird (USA) def. Karol Jablonski (POL) - Lindberg (FIN) def Richard (FRA) -
Hansen (SWE) def Williams (GBR) - Arbuzov (RUS) def Taranov (RUS)

Flight 16 : Richard (FRA) def. Presti (FRA) - Jablonski (POL) def Williams (GBR) - Lindberg (FIN) def. Neugodnikov (RUS) - Berntsson (SWE) def Cian (ITA)

Flight 17 : Neugodnikov (RUS) def Cian (ITA) - Taranov (RUS) def Williéms (GBR)