F18 Worlds in Belgium - Good Old Thursday- Video

5:38 PM Thu 16 Jul 2009 GMT

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The weather gods have not been kind to the 2009 F18 Worlds and today the race committee was feeling the pressure as six qualifying races were needed to validate the championship for the 171 boat fleet.

Here is the offical report from the F18 Worlds after Good Old Thursday. (Note we are still waiting on the Good Old Results.)

' Tuesday no wind no racing, Wednesday too much wind only two races, Thursday what will come of good old Thurday?

'The morning starts of with next to no wind. First start, Race 5 for the first fleet is on schedule. The second fleet messes up their first start and this brings them into problems. Because they would be in the way of the first fleet arriving at the gate they need to wait.

'The wind drops to four knots. They shorten the course for the first fleet (yellow and white).

'We have an unexpected winner: POL 4, Adam Skomski GER 203 Sach is second and FRA004 Bontemps is third.

'The wind keeps dropping to two knots. The racing committee decides to postpone and sends everyone back to the beach. No sailing, lunch then? Yes!

'After a little hour, a seabreeze arrives and flags go up for green and blue.