Sailors have been treated to some exceptional racing at ISAF Sailing World Cup Hyères with glamorous conditions over the opening three days.
More of the same is expected on the fourth day of racing with a morning north westerly breeze in between 3-6 knots turning to the west and increasing to 9-12 knots at midday. As the day goes on a south westerly breeze in between 13-16 knots will ensure more great racing on the French Riviera.
A trough extending from the southern Adriatic sea to the gulf of Genoa and to south eastern France fills gradually and disappears at about midday. A low 1013 hPa is expected to form over south-western France by early afternoon moving slowly north eastward and deepening 1009 hPa over central France late afternoon.
The ISAF TV team took to the water on the third day with some great race action in the Men's 470 and 49erFX in Part 1 and Laser Radial and 49er in Part 2.
2014 ISAF Sailing World Cup Hyères - Day 3 Highlights - Part 2
Fast paced, high intensity action was what it was all about on the Laser Radial and 49er courses. Marit Bouwmeester (NED) and Ryan Seaton (IRL) spoke after a wonderful racing day on the French Riviera.
Wrap up highlights from the Laser Radial Boys and Girls fleets. Joel Rodriguez and Martina Reino made it a double Spanish victory in the Laser Radial fleets.
Wrap up highlights from the RS:X Boys and Girls fleets. Yael Paz (ISR) triumphed in the RS:X Boys fleet whilst Russia's Stefaniya Elfutina came out on top in the girls fleet.
Wrap up highlights from the 420 Boys and Girls fleet. Silvia Mas and Marta Davila (ESP) took the girls honours whilst Singapore's Yia Jia Loh and Jonathan Yeo claimed the boys title.
Wrap up highlights from the 29er fleet. Brice Yrieix and Loic Fischer Guillou (FRA) took a deserved title in the 29er following a winner take all final race against America's Quinn Wilson and Riley Gibbs
Peter Burling and Blair Tuke have a healthy advantage in the 49er whilst Evi Van Acker (BEL) was leapfrogged by Tatiana Drozdovskaya in the Laser Radial. Highlights from the two fleets on the fifth day.
Collisions and a bubbly, happy Polish female windsurfer are the name of the game in the Men's and Women's RS:X highlights from the fourth day of ISAF Sailing World Cup Hyères.
Heiko Kroeger (GER) shone in the 2.4mR as he came away with the honours as Paralympic racing concluded at ISAF Sailing World Cup Hyères.
The Sonar honours were decided in the Jury Room after racing with Great Britain's John Robertson, Hannah Stodel and Stephen Thomas taking gold ahead of the penalised French trio of Bruno Jourdren, Nicolas Vimont Vicary and Eric Flageul.
Pieter Jan Postma (NED) escaped total disaster in the Finn whilst the Women's 470 is serving up tight competition... Enjoy part 2 of ISAF Sailing World Cup Hyeres day 4 highlights.
From 29-31 August, the ISAF Grade 2 Baltic Match Race was held in Tallinn, Estonia with teams from Estonia, Finland, Sweden, Poland, Korea, New Zealand and Australia competing.
The appeal of the Mini Maxi Rolex World Championship is clear. Cutting-edge racing yachts crewed by skilled professional sailors, driven by the energy and passion of their owners. Races decided by fine margins. Nothing left to chance on the water. A sailing environment rated as the best in the world and competition in its truest sense: all seven competing yachts in this year's Championship are in contention for victory.
One hundred and eight men and 70 women will do battle in the RS:X when racing at the Santander 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships commences on 13 September 2014.
Federacion Colombiana de Vela, supported by funding through the Colombian National Olympic Committee and IOC Olympic Solidarity hosted an ISAF Technical Course for Coaches from 23 - 29 August. The Federacion Colombiana de Vela are the first South American MNA to host a course since 2009.