All is quiet in the boat park this morning after a long day on the water at the Laser World Championship yesterday with many general recalls and Black Flags in the Silver and Bronze fleets, not to mention protests.

Principle Race Officer Tony Denham and his crew plan to get racing started shortly after the 1.00pm (NSW time) Warning Signal.

Current Championship leader, Julio Alsogaray goes into racing today with a target on his back. The Argentinean sailor has not once finished outside of the top eight and will difficult to overcome, such is his will to win - and no nerves are in evidence.

Alsogaray is what one might call a 'dark horse'. The 27 year-old has produced results of extremes in the past. IN 2007 alone, he was fifth at the Qingdao Test Event, 39th at the ISAF World's, 96th at Hyeres and first at the Princess Sofia Trophy.

One can only gamble that this is one of his 'up' regattas and that those with their eyes on the prize better take note.

Central Coast sailor and reigning world champion Tom Slingsby is under great pressure following his disastrous 14th and 18th places yesterday. He knows he cannot afford to finish outside the top three in today's Toro Finals Races 11 and 12. The 23 year old is in second place overall, seven points behind an exceedingly determined Alsogaray.

At 10.30am NSW time, a steady but unusually cool northerly wind of around 15 knots is already blowing on the offshore courses at Terrigal. The Bureau of Meteorology says sailors will encounter north/north-easterly 10-15 knot winds increasing to 15-20 knots in the afternoon on the penultimate day of racing. Seas will be1-2 metres on an east/south-easterly swell of 1-1.5 metres.

The international jury is being kept extremely busy - very long days on the water and then long evenings as they undertake protest duties. Some scores have changed following protest findings and the full finishing places have been updated at the official site.

In other news of the day, Andreas Geritzer has qualified Austria for the Beijing Olympic Games, leaving only eight places, so the fight will continue today. Geritzer, a two-time Olympian and winner of Silver in Athens, has produced mixed results this last season and was relieved to make qualification.

For all information, including mark roundings, photos and more on the Laser World Championship go to: http://aus08.laserinternational.org/

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