Update 4:55 PM -- Ben Ainslie has defeated Ian Williams, going 3-1 over four flights to advance to the finals where he'll meet Adam Minoprio. A full report on today's racing later this evening.
Update: 4:25 PM: Adam Minoprio has advanced to the finals, going 3.- over Eric Monnin. Ian Williams won his match against Ben Ainslie and they will now sail a Flight 4 match. Williams must win this to stay in the game...
Update 3:46 In flight 2 Ainslie has taken the match against Ian Williams. Both Willams and Monnin are now in "must win to stay alive" mode for Flight 3.
Update: 3:40 PM: In flight 2, Minoprio has taken another match and is now 2.- over Monnin. The match between Ainslie and Williams has yet to finish, Williams has a penalty.
Update 3:30 PM In flight 1 of the semi finals, Adam Minoprio over Eric Monnin, Ben Ainslie over Ian Williams.
Update: 2:40 PM: Racing for places 5-8 has finished.
5th Place: Johnie Berntsson
6th Place: Mathieu Richard
7th Place: Blythe Walker
8th Place: Torvar Mirsky
Update 2:15 PM: Change in the schedule... racing for places 5-8 is before the semi finals.
In the racing for places 5-8, the matches are:
Torvar Mirsky vs. Johnie Berntsson
Blyth Walker vs Mathieu Richard
Berntson over Mirsky and Richard over Walker in the first flight.
The second flight will see the winners (Berntsson and Richard) sailing for places 5 and 6, Walker and Mirsky sailing for places 7 and 8.
Update: 12:42 PM: The pairings for the Semi Finals are Eric Monnin vs. Adam Minoprio, Ben Ainslie vs. Ian Williams. The boats are about to head out, winds are from the west at 8 -10 knots under sunny skies.
Update 12:15 PM: Flight 4 is finished, and that's it for the quarterfinals. Advancing to the semifinals are Eric Monnin, Ben Ainslie, Ian Williams and Adam Minoprio. Sailors are heading in now for the boat draw for the semi's. Racing for places 5-8 will take place simultaneously.
Update 11:30: Well, it's an all-underdog morning, as Johnie Bertsson takes a match against Ian Willams and Mathieu Richard wins his over Adam Minoprio!
Monnin is now 2-1 over Walker, Ainslie 2-1 over Mirsky, Williams 2-1 over Berntsson and Minoprio 2-1 over Richard.
Update 11:15: Bermudian Blythe Walker stays alive with a win against Eric Monnin in Flight 3 Match 1. Torvay Mirsky also stays in the hunt with a win over Ben Ainslie.
See our Saturday Results Page for updates.
Very light winds on Hamilton Harbour this morning. At the 8 AM skippers meeting, they were told to come back at 10. And now at 10 AM the boats are finally heading out. Winds are from the NNW at 5 to 7 knots.
Marine Synopsis from the Bermuda Weather Service:
High pressure now centered near to our southwest will build and move eastward, passing to our south, resulting in light to moderate winds and slight seas for the weekend. A cold front will move off the eastern U.S. today, becoming nearly stationary over Bermuda Monday, then move off to the northeast Tuesday. Another cold front will bring strong winds and rough seas Wednesdsay.
Today -
Winds northwesterly 5 knots, backing westerly 8 to 12 knots by this afternoon... Seas inside the reef 2 to 3 ft... Outside the reef 5 to 8 ft, decreasing... Sunrise: 7:19 am.
Tonight -
Winds westerly 8 to 12 knots... Seas inside the reef 1 to 2 ft... Outside the reef 4 to 6 ft, decreasing... Sunset: 6:52 pm.
Sunday -
Winds westerly 8 to 12 knots, veering northwesterly overnight... Chance of showers developing overnight with fair visibility... Seas inside the reef 1 to 2 ft... Outside the reef 3 to 6 ft... Sunrise: 7:19 am; Sunset: 6:51 pm.