Update: 7:00 PM. Racing has finished for the day, with Flight 1 of the
repechage completed, and 2 of 3 Flight 2 matches completed: Walker over
Hansen and Mirsky over Iehl.
Today also saw the first day of competition of the Renaissance Reinsurance Junior Gold Cup. World class sailors from Bermuda and 16 other nations sailed three races today in the sound.
Full reports on both the Argo Group Gold Cup and the Renaissance Reinsurance Junior Gold Cup are coming soon.
Update 4:46 PM: Flight 7 of Group 2 completed. Viltoft over Lewin,
Perry over Marinho, Ainslie over Hansen and Col over Minoprio. The
final Group 1 makeup match from yesterday was also sailed, with Swinton
over Mirsky.
The repechage is underway now with Hansen, Robertson, Walker, Iehl, Perry and Mirsky. There is probably not enough time to complete this tonight. The RenRe Junior Gold Cup began today with sailors from around the world sailing Optimists. in Great Sound with "very lumpy" conditions reported.
Reports for both the Argo Gold Cup and the RenRe Junior Gold Cup are forthcoming.
Update 3:00 PM: Flight 6 of Group 2 completed. Viltoft over Marinho,
Perry over Lewin (Paula was black flagged, surely we have a record for
Gold Cup black flags!), Ainslie over Minoprio, Hansen over Col. In the
fifth match, makeup from Group 1 yesterday, Monin over Corbett.
Update 2:00 PM: Flight five for Group 2 completed. This was a five
match flight, a makeup race between Monnin and Allem from Group 1
yesterday. Monnin has won that match.
Flight 5 Group 2 results: Minoprio over Hansen, Marinho over Lewin, Viltoft over Perry and Ainslie over Col.
Update 1:30 PM: Flight 7 completed, Enright over Wilson, Walker over
Robertson, Berntsson over Rahm and Richard over Gilmour.
UNOFFICIALLY... this puts Gilmour out of the Gold Cup, he will not sail
the Repechage.
Update 12:37 PM: Flight 6 completed. Robertson over WIlson, Walker over
Enright, Berntsson over Richard and Rahm over Gilmour (Gilmour was
black flagged).
Update: 11:52 AM: Peter Gilmour has been blackflagged in his match
against Johnnie Berntsson. Results for Group 3 Flight 5 are: Richard
over Rahm, Robertson over Enright, Walker over Wilson, Berntsson over
Gilmour. Flight 6 just getting underway.
Update: 11:40 AM -- Peter Gilmour has been given a Black Flag in his race against Johnie Berntsson. This is the fourth black flag for the Argo Group Gold Cup.
Update: 11:15 AM local time.
Very strong winds early in the day have settled down.
The sequence of racing today is as follows:
Flights 5,6,7 for Group 3, followed by Flights 5,6,7 in Group 2 and a 3
match flight for Group 1 to make up for missed matches in that group
yesterday due to boat damage.
Group 3 flight 5 has just started, a strong front has passed through
Hamilton Harbour and winds are now down to about 8 -10 knots from the
northwest
Check the results page for updates throughout the day.
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by Talbot Wilson
Hamilton, Bermuda (October 8, 2009): With Argo Group Gold Cup action delayed by light breezes on Tuesday and breakdowns in heavy winds and squalls on Wednesday, action continues Thursday to complete the Stage one, three-group round robin and the repecharge to decide the eight teams that move up the ladder toward the $50,000 first place prize or even a share of the $100,000 total purse.
Racing has been delayed at least one hour awaiting passage of a squall line associated with a frontal zone passing over Bermuda. Forecasters are predicting high winds and a chance of lightning.
Groups 2 & 3 have both completed four flights and have three more today to complete their initial round robin stage. Group 3 will complete their final three flights early then Group 2 will swap into the boats. One match will be added to each flight in Group 2 today making each flight consist of 5 matches. The fifth matches will be Group 1 competitors who missed matches Wednesday because of boat damage: Allen v. Monnin in Flight 5 Match 5, Corbett v. Monnin in Flight 6 Match 5 and Swinton v. Mirsky in Flight 7 Match 5.
The top two in each group automatically advance to the quarters while third and fourth places have one more chance in the repecharge round robin to be sailed at the end of he day, time permitting.
Crews from the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club and Triangle Rigging worked into the night on repairs to get ten of the classic International One Design (IOD) sailboats back into commission. Winds should moderate from the high twenties early to high teens later in the day.
Daily news highlights are available on www.sail.tv
GPS tracking is available on line. To download the race viewer go to http://www.race-trax.com/downloads/race-trax-race-viewer
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Marine Synopsis - Strong winds will continue today as a cold front swings through from the northwest. Showers can be expected this morning with the chance of thunder and possible gusts to gale force for a time. Winds will slowly ease behind the front, but rough seas will remain through Friday.
Today - Winds westerly 22 to 28 knots, with gusts to 40 knots or higher in squally showers early, veering northwesterly 18 to 22 knots in the afternoon... A band of rain with widespread showers and a likelihood of thunder, with poor to very poor visibility, clearing during the afternoon... Seas increasing, inside the reef 2 to 4 ft... Outside the reef 7 to 11 ft... Sunrise: 7:17 am.
Tonight - Winds northwesterly 18 to 22 knots, easing north-northwesterly 15 to 20 knots later... Seas inside the reef 2 to 4 ft... Outside the reef 8 to 12 ft... Sunset: 6:55 pm.
Friday - Winds northerly 10 to 15 knots, gradually easing 8 to 12 knots, becoming variable 5 to 10 knots overnight... Isolated showers with mainly fair visibility... Seas inside the reef 2 to 3 ft... Outside the reef 8 to 12 ft... Sunrise: 7:18 am; Sunset: 6:54 pm.
Saturday - Winds west-southwesterly 5 to 10 knots, variable at times, increasing 10 to 15 knots... Seas inside the reef 1 to 2 ft... Outside the reef 5 to 8 ft, decreasing... Sunrise: 7:19 am; Sunset: 6:52 pm.
Sunday - Winds westerly 10 to 15 knots... Isolated showers developing overnight with fair visibility... Seas inside the reef 1 to 2 ft... Outside the reef 4 to 7 ft... Sunrise: 7:19 am; Sunset: 6:51 pm.
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