They have started about an hour again and here is the online video of the start :

http://media.roundtexel.com/eventphoto/gallery/default.asp?NavID=movi


At rounding the VC-bouy (1/3 of the race) none of the Americans ar with the first 38 boat/crews.

First 5 boats at the VC-bouy (elapsed)

-1- M20 GTI (sloop + more area) by Pols/Veenstrs
-2- Normal M20 Flier/Deventer
-3- Volvo extreme 20 Dercksen/Mcintosh
-4- Hobie Tiger F18 Bundock/Ashby
-5- M20 GTI or Eagle 20 (?) Bouscholte/Wieren

First 5 at VC-bouy (corrected)

-1- Hobie Tiger F18 Bundock/Ashby
-2- Nacra Infusion F18 Heemskerk/Tentij
-3- Normal M20 Flier/Deventer
-4- F18 (Tiger ?) Citeau/Mourniac
-5- F18 (?) Zeekant/0skam


Watch this threading as more news will be posted here over the next 90 minutes.

Wouter