The last day of the Delta Lloyd North Sea Regatta 2013 showed a repeat of last year, when a persistent sea fog made an early end to the competition. This time it was a lack of wind that happened to be the game breaker.

The fluky conditions of Saturday persisted into the second and final day at the Chicago Match Race Center's Grade 3 Spring Invitational, forcing organizers to determine a winner from the results of only six complete flights in the field of ten teams.

Lake Constance left it right until the last moment to get uncooperative at Match Race Germany.

Riptide Racing had a very up and down day but finished on a big high, wining the Oakcliff Spring Clinegatta and grabbing much coveted spots for the Detroit Cup and Oakcliff Invitational.

ight winds, strong winds, shifty winds, stable winds, rain, shine - Lake Constance is throwing up all imaginable conditions to test the skippers at Match Race Germany, the opening event of the 2013 Alpari World Match Racing Tour.

Lucy Macgregor (GBR) won the St. Quay Women's Match Race on 19 May defeating home nation favourite Julie Bossard (FRA) 3-1 in the final.

There were no Saturday surprises at the St. Quay Women's Match Race, as all four of the crews that dominated the double round-robin also qualified for the semi-finals.

"It's not normally like this" - a phrase regularly heard in sailing circles in reference to 'unusual weather', but for once this has worked in the favour of competitors at Match Race Germany, the opening event of the Alpari World Match Racing Tour