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The first race started at 13:00 with an 11 knot south east wind wind and the winner was the British boat Ngoni, property of Tony Buckingham, with Mark Lamy at the helm. The Portuguese boat Uon, owned by José Manuel Caldeira, arrived after followed by Luis Martín Cabiedes' Noticia IV.

The second race started at 14:30 from the same direction at 14 knots. Bigamist triumphed in race 2, crossing the finish line at 15:30, followed by Uon and Ngoni. Gabriel Marino, Bigamist's tactician, explained, "In the second race, with more wind, with a heavy genoa, we could make a good start. By the second buoy we were already in second position with a good distance from the rest of the fleet. We kept second place, we think the race had a good distance and we sailed clean. And in the last run we were able to overcome the other Portuguese boat."

After two races, Ngoni is in top position with four points. Following Ngoni is the two Portuguese teams: Uon on four points and Bigamist on six points.

Ngoni's tactician, John Kostecki, who participated in the America's Cup and in the Volvo Ocean Race said, "We had a good day. The first race obviously went well for us. In the second race we didn't have a great start but we were able to come back from a bad start and we are happy with the results today. The conditions were pretty nice but probably for us the difficulty was in the start which is very important, it makes things easier to make a good start. But the crew work is good and we are ready for more racing tomorrow."

There are four more days of intense racing left for the competitors Alegre (IVB), Bigamist (POR), Earlybird (GER), Glen Ellen XXII (FRA), Ngoni (GBR), Noticia IV (ESP), Santander (CHI) and Uon (POR).

The next races are scheduled for Wednesday starting at 13:00 and you'll be able to follow them live at http://www.soto40.org/soto40worlds