Finally race 7 and 8 are sailed. Going out with a little wind race 7 was sailed with winds increasing to 12 knots. Joint leaders HUN70 knew what they had to do and they did it, winning race 7. GER-88 ended up being 4th. So the odds for them were changing. Other result race 7; 2nd NZL111, 3rd NED26, 5th ITA4 and 6th GER113. The wind increased to 18 knots and most of the competitors changed from clew 1 to clew 2. In race 8 the NED26 took the lead and going in to the last upwind beat the first four boats, NED26, HUN70, GER88 and GER113, held their positions to the finish line. The battle for 5th and 6th continued and the pack behind the 4 leaders changed positions during the last beat. At the finish line GER-100 took 5th place and NZL111 6th. This was the second race with more normal conditions in the bay area.
