At 9.15am this morning the Bureau of Meteorology’s predicted southerly change hit Terrigal for the Final Race 11 and 12 of the Laser World Championship - and it is bucketing with rain – not the conclusion we ordered for the final day.      

The Bureau says Southerlies will be in the vicinity of 25-33 knots mid to late morning with seas rising 2.5 to 3.5 metres and an east/nor-easterly swell of 1.5 to 2 metres, tending south-east during the afternoon.

Race Officials are monitoring the situation and will make a decision accordingly as to whether racing, due to start shortly after 1.00pm today, will take place or not.  It is expected and hoped winds will abate.   

World Champion Tom Slingsby from Australia goes into the Final Races with a two point lead over Argentina’s World Ranked No. 13 Julio Alsogaray who led for much of the Championship. 

Others in with a chance of claiming the title include third placed Javier Hernandez from Spain, currently 12 points off the lead, fourth placed Slovenian Vasilij Zbogar 20 points of the lead and Michael Bullet, New Zealand’s top-placed sailor in fifth place, 24 points behind Slingsby

Results are provisional pending protests and ratification by Race Officials.

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