It was a long day again out on the water, but this time in good breeze. The fleet completed three races in shifty 10-12 kts N wind. There were temporary lulls of 5-6 kts and fresh 15-16 kts periods as well. Racing was really tactical today, reading the shifts was key to earn low scores. The fleet was super tight with close battles all around the racecourse.

Thursday’s forecast was not promising at all, however the fleet managed to complete one race in light to super light conditions in the afternoon. The race committee did their best adjusting the course to the changing conditions applying almost all of the code flags and marks onboard.

Today’s story is unfortunately rather short and only about the girls. The  eastern wind filled in nicely and racing got under way with the girls starting first this time. After the start of the second Boys group however, the wind dropped and shifted to the South. The race committe reacted quickly and shortened the course for the Girls. They managed to finish their races, while it was cancelled for the Boys.

One race was completed for all groups today, but it was not as simple as it sounds. The local eastern thermal wind filled in for the time of the 10 am start at 7 knots and it began to fade away around noon which is typical behaviour. This kind of wind blows in the morning and usually dies in the afternoon on a fair summer day.

The heavy air of yesterday was gone and a nice 10 kts NW breeze welcomed the fleet this morning. After all groups finished the first race the wind started to die and shift to the South.  Finally it settled in a SW direction at 5-7 knots which was suitable to complete the second race.

Remember, cold lunch packages are available for all teams after breakfast every morning (from 8 am) in the Riviera Park Hotel. Water + sandwich + apple + muesli bar, grab it!

Two races were sailed on the final day of the 2013 Choco Cup. The first one began in a nice 10–12 kts wind from NW, but it got very light for the last upwind leg. After both groups finished their races the fleet had to wait about an hour to start the final race. Luckily the wind settled and the two groups managed to get away under black flag on first attempt. We had a nice lightwind series with plenty of sun and chocolates.

The Choco Cup continued today in hot and sunny weather with 5–7 kts of SW breeze. Three races were sailed for both groups, all of them went away under black flag.

The Choco Cup kicked off today with two races in the hot Balaton summer. The light breeze and scorching sunshine made it challenging for the kids to stay focused. 127 young Opti sailors from 15 countries entered this regatta which is a dress rehersal for the European Championship starting next week.

Dear Sailors and Coaches, I'd like to inform you about an amendment in the NOR regarding the lenght of the support boats. Please check the 15.1.1 if you bring your own coach boat. Correlate with this please don't forget the 15.1.6 because we are over the deadline and we received only few registration forms (NOR Attachment 2) and payments. The 2nd entry deadline (May 31) is getting closer so please take care of it!

Sunshine, BFT 2-3 wind, 25 C and lake Balaton – what else we need for a great regatta. Two races were sailed on the first day of the Raiffeisen Optimist Cup in summer-like conditions. 90 boats were on the startline from six countries. It is the first warm-up regatta this year for the European Championship.