Good morning from a stunning Hayling Island Sailing Club! It’s 23 degrees, there’s a 14 knot North Easterly breeze and Libby Greenhalgh has just tweeted that we should see a good 12-16 knot ENE breeze. Gold fleet are set for 4 races started at 11am on the course close to the beach – it should make for excellent sailing conditions and exciting watching!

There may not have been any racing, but here’s the daily report

http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/177896/International-Moth-Worlds-day-4

With less that 5 knots in Hayling Bay from a multitude of directions, racing has been cancelled for the day at the International Moth World Championships.

There’s no wind for sailing, so we’ve had a bit of time to talk to sailors in the dinghy park. Here Louay Habib visits the self-styled “Home Builder’s Corner” at Hayling Island Sailing Club. Read on at http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/177888/Time-in-the-Garage

With the wind now down to 4 knots in Hayling Bay, racing has been postponed again. The earliest start possible is now 4pm. Let’s hope for a late sea breeze.

Another hour’s postponement – now looking at 1pm start for Gold fleet and 1.30pm start for Silver fleet. The wind is great at the clubhouse, but from a northerly direction, and there’s only 5 knots out on the racecourse.

Tim Hancock, International Moth World Championships Principal Race Officer, said on his plans for Day 4, “We had hoped to start the fleet early and get out early in the morning breeze, but that’s died already unfortunately, so now our best scenario we think is the sea breeze coming in. We’re planning to hold the fleet ashore for a couple of hours with AP over 2 and then this afternoon the sea breeze should come in from about 1ish from the South West direction. Fingers crossed.”

The PRO has just raised AP over 2 for both Gold and Silver fleets. 6 knots currently out on the race course.

Good morning from Costa del Hayling! After a great barbeque at the club last night, Gold fleet are set to start proceedings on Alpha course with a 9:55 warning signal and the Silver fleet on Charlie course with a 10:25 warning signal.

Alpha course is the closest to the shore so will make for great spectating – why not make your way down and watch the action?

Stokes Bay SC reporting 7 knots, gusting 12 from 336 at 8:34. Fingers crossed that a good breeze comes in now we’re into the business end of the regatta.

I’ve just finished the day 3 report together with Tom Gruitt photos, Beau Outteridge sailor profile of Nathan Outteridge and Louay Habib interview with Paul Goodison – read all about it at http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/177868/International-Moth-Worlds-day-3