Forecast Good for Day Five in Porto Cervo

It's 09.15 here in Porto Cervo and the Volvo Melges 24 World Championship competitors are now making their way out to the race course in preparation for the fifth and penultimate day of competition. Racing is due to get underway at 10.30, an hour earlier then originally planned, in order to give the Race Committee the best opportunity of completing three races today.

The fleet has now been split with the top 57 competitors being allocated to the Gold fleet and 58 - 114 being allocated to the Silver Fleet.

The Race Committee will shortly being posting formal updates to the event web site at www.melges24worlds2008.com and Mr Clean and the Sailing Anarchy team will be up and running with their informal commentary at On The Water Anarchy