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As the teams gear up for another day of racing, we have what seems to be another day of good weather - moderate winds and sunshine. After such intense racing yesterday, the excitment is fever pitch and the Melges 24 teams are ready to go at it again.

With moderate winds and a heavy sea, competitors of the Melges 24 World Championship set out to complete races seven and eight. Even with the sun in full view and warm temperature, crews still needed their foul weather gear to take on the spray and large waves.

The fifth race of the Melges 24 World Championship gave way for lots of competitive sailing. With changes in the top five positions throughout the race, the action was intense. Jamie Lea (GBR 437 - Black Seal) got off to a great start on the right.

The boats are ashore and we have some provisional results but amongst those black flaged today was Harry Melges in race four. Harry is protesting the black flag on the grounds of misidentification and the outcome of that protest will have a huge effect on the overall results.

Day two of racing at the Melges 24 World Championships in Travemunde, Germany proved to be exciting, full of competition and controversy. Winds were around 8-10 initially and quite shifty. This combined with three general recalls resulted in the postponement of racing for two hours.

Last night's opening party for the Melges 24 Worlds proved a huge hit. Hosted by the regatta organisers aboard a traditional paddle boat moored alongside the yacht club and featuring free food and beers and a disco the crews made the most of the opportunity to let their hair down.