Day 3 hosted shifty 8 - 10 knots of breeze and calm seas.  Many boats foiled and streached their wings along the Dubai coast.

Race 5 started in 9 - 10 knots of wind and was dominated by Arnaud P as he vied for top stop at every mark.  Brad Funk however keep his cooled and challenged him, finally taking line honors after a 40 minute race.

Race 6 had a slight change of wind direction and a couple of knots lost.  Dalton Bergan dominated the fleet during every leg rounding first on nearly every mark and gate.

Race 7 saw Martin Gravare push the gun to the limit.   AMac however dictacted to the fleet where he should be at the first windward leg.  However Arnaud P took the mantel at the end of the race.

Standings at the end of Day 3

Overall

1. Simon Payne
2. Brad Funk
3. Arnaud Psarofaghis

Masters

1. Simon Payne
2. Andrew McDougall
3. J-P Ziegert

Women

1. Emma Aspington
2. Kerstin Sommer

Junior

1. Marcel Herrera
2. Alex Buerger
3. Dougie Imrie

The final thought for the day - "Hot & Shifty"

The second day of sailing finally got off to a slow start after a morning foggy haze caused a half hour day as the winds refused to build over 5-6 knots.

The light winds of race two prevented many of the sailors getting up on their foils slowing the pace of the fleet. The winds improved during races three quickening the pace but the foiling conditions remained tough.The breeze finally filled in a bit for race four, allowing the fleet to really get up and moving.  The leader board remains relativity unchanged, with Andrew "Amac" McDougall still in the number one spot.  After day two, the top five are:

1. Andrew McDougall (AUS)
2. Michael Lennon (GBR)
3. Brad Funk (USA)
4. Scott Babbage (AUS)
5. Chris Graham (UAE)

Todays condition proved to be diffcult with the fleet spreading far and wide across the horizon.  Many struggled to foil resulting in those that did took the lead, as the wind filled in from the right the boats soon sped up.  Weight and foiling were definately a huge factor in finishing places.

During the beats the pressure was favoured on left however most sailors to took the right.  Downwind paid to sail left as the pressure was stronger.

Finishing order;

1st Andrew McDougall

2nd Mike Lennon

3rd Brad Frank

4th Chris Graham

1st Junior Alex Burger

1st Women Lindsey Bergen

Final thought for the day "The burgers are good!"

Registration is almost complete with just a few sailors left from the 44 strong fleet to sign up to compete in the PUMA Moth Worlds. First race starts at 3pm this afternoon giving the competitors a few more hours preparation, making last minute adjustments to ensure their moths are ready to start the battle for the championship.

Yesterdays "Marine Tech Dash for Cash" slalom saw Australia's Rob Gough take the top prize fund followed by Simon Payne from UK and third spot went to the current World Chamion, Bora Gulari from USA.

Light winds this morning postponed the first race of the day.  The start finally kicked off at 13:40 in a light 6 knots.  A general recall caused the race re-start to be black flagged resulting in 5 Black Flag Disqualifications.

The light wind which progressively tracked right has poised a hurdle for many boats as they have struggled to foil.