October 27th: sailing with the sun to begin the week

We are lucky to have a lovely weather this morning. The weather forecast is good, with wind NW 8 knots this morning, rising up to 15 knots this afternoon. We might expect a few scattered showers this afternoon. Visibility: more than 8 miles, less under showers.

The boats have just left the harbour, and the first round is going to begin at 10.40am.

Update 10.46am : the start signal has just been emitted. An helicopter is flying over the race. We will provide you with amazing air images.

Wake-up a bit difficult for the French and Scottish (Ecole Polytechnique) teams that cross the start line 1 minute and 3 minutes late.

Update 12.07pm : here are the provisional results of the first round:

1. Portugal – UTL- Universidade Técnica de Lisboa
2. Italy – Centro Universitario Sportivo Milano
3. Ireland – Cork Institute of Technology
4. England – Great Britain Solent University
5. USA – U.S. Naval Academy Sailing Team
6. Norway – Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet Norway
7. Switzerland – Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
8. France – IUT/IST/UBS de Vannes – Groupe Atlantic
9. Scotland – Aberdeen University Sailing Club
10. France – X-Course Au Large, Ecole Polytechnique
11. Japan – Kobe University

Update 1.33pm : here are the provisional results of the second round:

First round this morning

1. USA – U.S. Naval Academy Sailing Team
2. Switzerland – Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
3. Italy – Centro Universitario Sportivo Milano
4. Scotland – Aberdeen University Sailing Club
5. Ireland – Cork Institute of Technology
6. Norway – Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet Norway
7. France – X-Course Au Large, Ecole Polytechnique
8. Japan – Kobe University

OCS :

• France – IUT/IST/UBS de Vannes – Groupe Atlantic (OCS)
• Portugal – UTL- Universidade Técnica de Lisboa (OCS)
• England – Great Britain Solent University (OCS)

Update 3.34pm : air photos are now available on http://gallery.sywoc.org. I will post videos from the helicopter as soon as possible ! The boats are currently one mile away from ‘Les Rochers de la Vieille’.

Update 3.52pm : because of strong winds (35 knots), spinnakers have been forbidden but some teams did not respect the interdiction.

Update 4.17pm : crossing of arrival line is expected for 5.30pm.

Update 5.24pm: here are the provisional results of the third round:

1. Portugal – UTL- Universidade Técnica de Lisboa
2. Ireland – Cork Institute of Technology
3. France – IUT/IST/UBS de Vannes – Groupe Atlantic
4. Switzerland – Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
5. USA – U.S. Naval Academy Sailing Team
6. Italy – Centro Universitario Sportivo Milano
7. England – Great Britain Solent University
8. Scotland – Aberdeen University Sailing Club
9. Norway – Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet Norway
10. France – X-Course Au Large, Ecole Polytechnique
11. Japan – Kobe University

Please note that these results are only provisional and will probably change since several claims are expected tonight, mainly due to the forbidden use of spinnakers during a strong wind episode.

Update 11pm : debatings of the jury came to an end at 10.25pm. See next post for the up to date results (or click below).

Detailed results