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With a record-breaking fleet size of 175 boats, the length of the gate start line causes an enormous leverage. Starting on the favored side of the line has never been more important. In every race, a couple of world class sailors found themselves at the weather mark with more than 100 boats in front of them after picking the wrong side of the first beat.

In the large and strong fleet, sailors are getting used to come out in radically different positions, depending on a good or bad first beat. Germans BÖHM/ROOS have made the most exciting jump from place 106 in the first race to third in the second.

Two time world champions Wolfgang HUNGER and Holger JESS (GER) also experienced a bad first race with a 24th place, but recovered during the next two days with an immaculate 4, 3, 1 series. The two best teams from the Preworlds, Mark IVEY and Shane ILLIDGE (USA) and Christian KELLNER and Klaus STAMMERJOHANN follow on the scoreboard in second and third respectively.

Race one winners, Michael RÖSSLER and Holger NEUHAUS (GER) are languishing down in 18 place overall having been unable to maintain their form of the first day.

HUNGER's nine-point lead over IVEY looks quite comfortable, but since mistakes tend to be disastrous in this regatta, the first ten boats still have a shot on the title.

Top Ten After Four Races

Pos	Nation	Helm	Crew	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Race 4	Points
1	GER	Hunger WOLFGANG	Jess HOLGER	(24)	4	3	1	8
2	USA	Mark IVEY	Shane ILLIDGE	7	(13)	1	9	17
3	GER	Christian KELLNER	Klaus STAMMERJOHANN	(39)	2	13	4	19
4	GER	Dietrich SCHEDER-BIESCHIN	Reiner GÖRGE	2	9	9	(15)	20
5	USA	Mike MARTIN	Jesse FALSONE	17	(42)	5	2	24
6	DEN	Jan SAUGMANN	Morten RAMSBAEK	(20)	12	10	3	25
7	GBR	Terry SCUTSCHER	Christian DIEBITSCH	14	(20)	6	5	25
8	USA	Andy BEECKMANN	Jeff NELSON	(15)	5	11	11	27
9	DEN	Bo PETERSEN	Henrik BUHL	(26)	6	8	13	27
10	GER	Claas LEHMANN	Martin SCHÖLER	(10)	10	7	10	27