This morning the Class 8 boats left Chantereyne port with a 15 knots South-West wind, under a cloudy sky. The start for the first windward-leeward race is announced. Centrale Nantes, CUS Politecnico and Southampton are called : the two first come back to the line, but the english crew goes on...The first team is ASUN Nantes , followed by ENSA Brest and INSA Rouen 2. IPC Cherbourg meets difficulties with its keel. After some figures and two damaged spinnakers, ASUN Nantes wins followed by Centrale Nantes and INSA Rouen 2.

For the second race of round 4, the wind rounded so the course is changed. The sun appears, and the harbour's dolphin comes to welcome the entrants of the Trophée de l'Ile Pelée. While some slight damages are being repaired on boats the clouds have gone, strengthening the wind. 
1.30 PM : false start from Karlsruhe who is disqualified. The wind hits 20 knots. ASUN Nantes (after a 360°!) arrives 1st and Centrale Nantes 2nd before ENSIETA Brest.
The dolphin enjoys the straight-darting boats... The sun is now all-present... Ideal weather! Crew switching. 

The round 5-1 starts at 2 PM, the fleet is on the line and thrust out... INSA Rouen 1 hits the windward buoy and corrects it : they are 2^nd but disqualified for false start.  The winner is ASUN Nantes followed by INSA Rouen 2 and CUS Milano 2... The dolphin is still having fun under the sun...
3 PM : correct start for race 5-2. ASUN Nantes and INSA Rouen 2 are again on the podium and Southampton ranks 3^rd. 

3.30 PM : last switching... and sunburns in progress ! After a turn of tide, the line is now against the tide. The two last races launched at 4 PM and 5 PM are won by UBS Lorient (1^st), Alma Mater Bologna (2^nd), and Centrale Nantes 1 (3^rd).

End of the rounds this Friday, 6 regattas done for the 23 crews : two entrants leading : AS Université Nantes 1 and UBS Lorient with respectively 5 and 4 victories. And then 2 serious challengers : Centrale Nantes 1 (9 pts) and Alma Mater Bologna (10 pts).

Tomorrow, Saturday, the best 12 crews will race for final the morning, and then free the Class 8 boats for the 11 other teams. We expect a 20 knots South-West wind increasing in the afternoon.

Tonight the entrants of the 13^th Trophée de l'Ile Pelée will watch the photos of the day and the TV News of their performance at Le Kaluma Bar. 

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