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With the competitors waiting on the sound for over four hours for a race to start, first there was a light northeasterly and mist, then this cleared to leave flat calm, brilliant sunshine and soaring temperatures, then some wind came from the southeast and died, then it cooled down and some more built again from the west...and died.

Finally a breeze appeared from the northwest and a course was set. But as the sailors checked the shifts and prepared for the race an enormous thunderstorm approached and with winds reaching 25 knots and torrential rain, racing was postponed and the sailors were sent home, only to find no wind inside the fjord and most had to be towed the few miles back to the sailing centre.

However it was not over yet. On arrival at the shore, the postponement was still up and a further wait of an hour ensued until the PRO finally admitted defeat and abandoned for the day.

Tomorrow is the final scheduled day and it is technically possible to run three races, so the final result is by no means certain and by tomorrow night there will be a new OK Dinghy World Champion.

Top Ten After Seven Races

Pos	Nation	Helm	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts
1	GBR	Nick CRAIG	1	3	3	1	2	2	(5)	12
2	SWE	Jonas QUIST	4	(BFD)	1	2	8	3	6	24
3	NZL	Greg WILCOX	(16)	1	8	12	1	1	15	38
4	AUS	Roger BLASSE	3	6	6	11	3	10	(14)	39
5	DEN	Mogens JOHANSEN	5	4	15	10	(34)	7	1	42
6	DEN	Jørgen LINDHARDTSEN	7	18	12	3	(43)	6	2	48
7	NZL	Steve MCDOWELL	2	17	18	(23)	6	4	9	56
8	DEN	Ulf BRANDT	8	12	25	8	5	(30)	4	62
9	GER	Martin VON ZIMMERMANN	15	8	9	5	16	12	(OCS)	65
10	DEN	Peter WIBRO	19	(25)	22	9	11	8	3	72