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Champagne flowed again for Bjorn Hansen and his eWork Sailing Team, after another nail biting day on the water resulted in the local heroes winning Stena Match Cup Sweden for a second year in a row.

It was a waiting game in Aarhus as the wind refused to play ball until mid-afternoon. The top eight are now decided in both fleets ahead of the Medal Races on Sunday.

It was the first of the two finals' days at the 2013 RS:X European Championships in Brest, France and morale had to be strong to manage the time spent waiting for the wind. It was only the gold fleets who completed any races late into the evening.

The breeze increased on race day 4 at the SAP 49er & 49erFX Europeans 2013 in Aarhus, Denmark, but continued to be shifty and rewarded the teams who could best read the track and deliver optimum boat handling.

The Semi-Finals at Stena Match Cup Sweden were held in perfect conditions with 25 knot winds, big seas and blazing sunshine. Phil Robertson and Bjorn Hansen claimed the victories which will see them face off in the Final on Saturday.

The 2013 America's Cup opened amid great fanfare and celebration today with the grand Opening Ceremony on the main stage at the America's Cup Pavilion.

The tension mounted here in Aarhus, Denmark for race day 3 of the SAP 49er & 49erFX Europeans, as the men's 49er fleet started the first day of the Fleet Race stage where they are seeded into gold, silver and bronze, and the women's 49erFX fleet wrapped up their qualification stage.

With Taylor Canfield and Alpari World Match Racing Tour leader Mathieu Richard failing to make the grade at the end of Qualifying, there was further upset today in the Quarter-Final rounds of Stena Match Cup Sweden.