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The overnight gales may have abated but there was no shortage of thrills and spills on day four of the Melges 24 World Championship in Hyeres as the 119 crews completed the final two of six round robin races to decide the gold and silver fleets.

At 4pm the Race Committee was forced to call off racing for today here at the Worlds in Hyeres because of strong winds. It has been blowing a steady 35 knots here all afternoon with occasional big gusts on top of that.

Day one of the Melges 24 World Championship in Hyeres on the French Riviera brought stunning conditions for the 119 competitors from 14 nations as they completed the first two round robin races of the championship.

The fleet allocations have been announced for the round robins at the Melges 24 World Championships in Hyeres and right now the teams are sailing out to the race courses ready to begin racing at noon.

Day two at the Melges 24 Worlds in Hyeres brought a mix of conditions for the 119 crews with racing starting in 8-10 knots and finishing in 30 knots as the Mistral began to blow.

First thing this morning the wind in Hyeres dropped briefly allowing some of the boats to get out for a few hours practise, but this afternoon the Mistral is back and with winds gusting over 30 knots only the very brave have headed out of the marina to practise.