February 2, 2019
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Day #5 Morning Report - Hempel World Cup Series Miami
Tension is high in Miami for the second round of the Hempel World Cup Series as the first day of Medal Races are scheduled to take place on the waters of Biscayne Bay.
Tension is high in Miami for the second round of the Hempel World Cup Series as the first day of Medal Races are scheduled to take place on the waters of Biscayne Bay.
Medallists in the 49er, 49erFX, Nacra 17, Men’s RS:X and Women’s RS:X will be decided today and there is plenty that can happen with the scores tight at the top of the leaderboards.
Click here for the results.
Miami has tested the competitors across four days of racing with light wind present across the five racing areas. The breeze is forecast to be light once again with an east south east breeze.
The fleet starting their Medal Races at 12:00 local time will sail in light air but an Atlantic sea breeze could develop towards the latter part of the afternoon bringing in 6-9 knots.
Catch up on highlights from yesterday below:
Daily schedule:
| Class | Area | Warning | Races |
| Men’s Windsurfer – RS:X Men | Charlie | 14:57 | Medal |
| Women’s Windsurfer – RS:X Women | Charlie | 14:15 | Medal |
| Men’s One Person Dinghy – Laser | Echo | 11:40 G 11:50 S |
2 2 |
| Women’s One Person Dinghy – Laser Radial | Echo | 11:30 | 2 |
| Men’s One Person Dinghy Heavy – Finn | Delta | 12:30 | 3 |
| Men’s Skiff – 49er | Charlie | 12:52 | Medal |
| Women’s Skiff – 49erFX | Charlie | 12:10 | Medal |
| Men’s Two Person Dinghy – 470 Men | Delta | 10:40 | 3 |
| Women’s Two Person Dinghy – 470 Women | Delta | 10:30 | 3 |
| Mixed Two Person Multihull – Nacra 17 | Charlie | 13:35 | Medal |
Find out how to follow the event below:
ENTRIES / RESULTS / SCHEDULE
Click here to view the entry list in full.
Results will be available when racing starts on Tuesday 29 January – http://sailing.org/worldcup/results/index.php.
WATCH
Daily highlights will be available across the World Sailing Network. Click here to subscribe.
Medal Races on Saturday 2 and Sunday 3 February will be streamed live on World Sailing’s Facebook and YouTube Channel. URLs and embed codes are available below:
Saturday Medal Races – RS:X, Nacra 17, 49er and 49erFX
URL – https://youtu.be/RV7NBYuGefI
Sunday Medal Races – 470, Finn, Laser, Laser Radial
URL – https://youtu.be/1utr_XXzeZY
SAP SAILING ANALYTICS
Live tracking, sailor analytics, live weather data and racing status will be available on the platform here – https://wcs2019-miami.sapsailing.com/.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Follow the event on World Sailing’s social networks and get involved in the conversation using #HWCSMiami
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/worldsailingofficial/
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/worldsailingofficial/
Twitter – @worldsailing
PRESS RELEASES
All World Sailing international press releases throughout the duration of the Hempel World Cup Series, including the latest news and reports, are available to read here.
HEMPEL WORLD CUP SERIES
The Hempel World Cup Series is a world-class, annual series of Olympic sailing for elite and professional sailors. Over 2,000 of the World’s leading sailors, representing over 75 nations have competed in the Hempel World Cup Series which offers a definitive guide to the best-of-the-best in the Olympic sailing world.