Porto Cervo, 3 June 2008 - The third day of the Volvo Melges 24 World Championship 2008, hosted by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda, Porto Cervo, was an absolute stunner with clear skies, hot sunshine, crystal clear blue waters and a north-westerly breeze which built from around 16 knots at the start o
It's day two of the Volvo Melges 24 World Championship in Porto Cervo and it's a wet and humid one as you can see from our picture of the Piazza Azzura taken at 0915. The Race Committee has signalled a one hour postponement to give time for the weather to clear and the wind to come up.
Here in Porto Cervo at the Volvo Melges 24 Worlds its 1130, the sun is starting to break through and the Race Committee have sent the competitors out to the race area where Hank Stuart, PRO on race course B, and Peter Reggio (pictured), PRO on race course A, are getting set up.
For those of you who speak German IMCA Chairman and German Class Secretary Guenter Tzeschlock is providing a daily blog from the Volvo Melges 24 World Championships in Porto Cervo.
Its 1515 and the Race Committee just posted AP over N indicating no more racing today. We'll have a daily report for you shortly but that's it for now.
For an insiders view on exactly what happened on the race course yesterday check out the report from Justin Chisholm who gives us the lowdown on what it was really like to be out in a Melges 24 in yesterday's very difficult conditions.Read his report at www.offshorerules.co.uk
Its 1425 and the Race Committee has decided to send the fleets from both courses back ashore to await further instructions. There's still no wind in the race area and with a hot sun beating down it was felt safest to get the crews back to harbour before sunstroke and dehydration started to set in.
IMCA Official Photographer Paul Todd has now updated his own web site with images from the Pre-Worlds and day one of the Volvo Melges 24 World Championship. To view the images please visit www.outsideimages.co.nz.
