The 367 sailors from 67 nations are prepared for the second day of racing at the ISAF Youth Sailing World Championship.
After a glamorous opening day of racing that spoilt the sailors rotten the five classes across eight events are rigged and ready to take on Tavira's conditions for race day two.
Clear skies are present in Tavira with a mid morning light southerly breeze. As the day goes on the breeze will veer to the west and slowly build in intensity in the afternoon reaching a predicted 10 knots.
Israel's Yael Paz and Russia's Evgenii Aivazian lead the way in the RS:X Boys on three points with Imogen Sills (GBR) topping the RS:X Girls fleet.
In the 420 Girls Spain's Silvia Mas and Marta Davila have the advantage whilst Japan's Ibuki Koizumi and Kotaro Matsuo have the 420 Boys advantage.
Seafra Guilfoyle (IRL) and Haddon Hughes (USA) hold top spot in the Laser Radial Boys and Girls.
Hong Kong's Yann Thierry D'Argrenlieu and Nathan Bradley have a two point lead in the 29er whilst Kim Vidal and Antonio Lopes (BRA) hold top spot in the SL16.
Tom Burton (AUS) and Alison Young (GBR) hit the right note in the Laser and Laser Radial at ISAF Sailing World Cup Melbourne as they took out the top honours and qualification spots to the 2015 ISAF Sailing World Cup Final.
The wind picked up for the Finn, Nacra 17 and 470 Medal Racing at ISAF Sailing World Cup Melbourne as the World Cup honours and ISAF Sailing World Cup Final Abu Dhabi spots were decided.
It was double Australian gold in the Paralympic classes. Matt Bugg (AUS) came out on top in the 2.4mR whilst London 2012 Paralympic SKUD18 gold medallists Dan Fitzgibbon and Liesl Tesch (AUS) were triumphant in the two person keelboat.
Lithuania's Juozas Bernotas came out on top in the Men's RS:X whilst Russia's Stefania Elfutina was triumphant in the Women's RS:X. Both sailors claim the first Abu Dhabi ISAF Sailing World Cup Final spots whilst Jock Calvert (AUS) and Joanna Sterling (AUS) picked up the Oceanic spots for the Emirati finale.
There was some fast paced action in the 49er and 49erFX Medal Races at ISAF Sailing World Cup Melbourne as Nathan Outteridge & Iain Jensen (AUS) and Maia & Ragna Agerup (NOR) claimed the honours and Abu Dhabi final spots.
A tight group of five young Papua New Guinean (PNG) Laser sailors are stepping up their 2015 Pacific Games competition program using this week's ISAF Sailing World Cup Melbourne. PNG is one of 33 countries represented at the important Oceanic event, the largest Olympic sailing regatta in the southern hemisphere.
After five days of intense fleet racing and eight races in the beautiful archipelago of Nynäshamn, Sweden, 'Artemis XIV' helmed by Norwegian sailor Kristian Nergaard and his crew composed of Johan Barne and Trond Solli Säther wins this years edition of the 5.5 Metre World Championship with the perfect score of seven points.
Opening salvos were fired on the opening day between the 40 boats competing in the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup and the Rolex Maxi 72 World Championship, organised by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda in conjunction with the International Maxi Association.
The stakes at ISAF Sailing World Cup Qingdao, taking place from 14-20 September 2015, will be raised with Rio 2016 Olympic Sailing Competition places on the line.
Star Sailors League (SSL) is very proud to announce that International Sailing Federation (ISAF) has recognized the SSL as a Special Event along with the America's Cup, Volvo Ocean Race, World Match Racing Tour and Extreme Sailing Series.