9:04 PM Thu 8 Oct 2009 GMT
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'Peter Gilmour and Phil Robertson - Bermuda Gold Cup'
Bermuda Gold Cup/ Charles Anderson ©
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With Argo Group Gold Cup action delayed by light breezes on Tuesday and breakdowns in heavy winds and squalls on Wednesday, action continues Thursday to complete the Stage one, three-group round robin and the repecharge to decide the eight teams that move up the ladder toward the $50,000 first place prize or even a share of the $100,000 total purse.
Racing has been delayed at least one hour awaiting passage of a squall line associated with a frontal zone passing over Bermuda. Forecasters are predicting high winds and a chance of lightning.
Groups 2 & 3 have both completed four flights and have three more today to complete their initial round robin stage. Group 3 will complete their final three flights early then Group 2 will swap into the boats. One match will be added to each flight in Group 2 today making each flight consist of 5 matches. The fifth matches will be Group 1 competitors who missed matches Wednesday because of boat damage: Allen v. Monnin in Flight 5 Match 5, Corbett v. Monnin in Flight 6 Match 5 and Swinton v. Mirsky in Flight 7 Match 5.
The top two in each group automatically advance to the quarters while third and fourth places have one more chance in the repecharge round robin to be sailed at the end of he day, time permitting.
Crews from the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club and Triangle Rigging worked into the night on repairs to get ten of the classic International One Design (IOD) sailboats back into commission. Winds should moderate from the high twenties early to high teens later in the day.
Bermuda Marine Forecast
Issued at 6:10 am - Thursday, October 08, 2009
Marine Synopsis - Strong winds will continue today as a cold front swings through from the northwest. Showers can be expected this morning with the chance of thunder and possible gusts to gale force for a time. Winds will slowly ease behind the front, but rough seas will remain through Friday.
Today - Winds westerly 22 to 28 knots, with gusts to 40 knots or higher in squally showers early, veering northwesterly 18 to 22 knots in the afternoon... A band of rain with widespread showers and a likelihood of thunder, with poor to very poor visibility, clearing during the afternoon... Seas increasing, inside the reef 2 to 4 ft... Outside the reef 7 to 11 ft... Sunrise: 7:17 am.
Tonight - Winds northwesterly 18 to 22 knots, easing north-northwesterly 15 to 20 knots later... Seas inside the reef 2 to 4 ft... Outside the reef 8 to 12 ft... Sunset: 6:55 pm.
Friday - Winds northerly 10 to 15 knots, gradually easing 8 to 12 knots, becoming variable 5 to 10 knots overnight... Isolated showers with mainly fair visibility... Seas inside the reef 2 to 3 ft... Outside the reef 8 to 12 ft...
Sunrise: 7:18 am; Sunset: 6:54 pm.
Saturday - Winds west-southwesterly 5 to 10 knots, variable at times, increasing 10 to 15 knots... Seas inside the reef 1 to 2 ft... Outside the reef 5 to 8 ft, decreasing... Sunrise: 7:19 am; Sunset: 6:52 pm.
Sunday - Winds westerly 10 to 15 knots... Isolated showers developing overnight with fair visibility... Seas inside the reef 1 to 2 ft... Outside the reef 4 to 7 ft... Sunrise: 7:19 am; Sunset: 6:51 pm.
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by Talbot Wilson
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