 Hi, I'm Tucker Thompson from T2P TV and welcome back to the ISAF Nations Cup Grand Final here in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. We've completed one day of qualifying and so far the event's only returning champion, Claire Lois from France, is undefeated. We are sending in the Elliott's, both of the Olympics. It's a good part of our preparation of our campaign. So if we make a result, it will be good for us. We get all the victory yesterday. So today we have four match and we expect to do as we did yesterday. We see what happens but we will do as best. Well there's a lot more sailing to go in these early qualifying rounds and as we join the action on the water it is breezy and very cold. Rough conditions are just part of the challenge, the top level match racing as we join the action between Juliana Sempt from Brazil and she'll face Rue Wang from China at the gun. Sempt could be in trouble. Can she attack? At the committee boat end, Wang closes the door and says no and that sets Wang up for an early lead. In the match behind them, Rita Goncalves from Portugal and Sharon Ferris Chote from Canada are exchanging blows at the pin end 15 seconds to go. Goncalves in trouble at the pin 3-2-1. She is definitely over but Ferris Chote has to jibe around. Sparks are flying. Goncalves takes an early lead over Ferris Chote while downwind Wang leads Sempt. The action is within one boat length Ferris Chote now, taxed in front of Goncalves on early bail. Fort Starbert again and Ferris Chote just crosses ahead of Goncalves at the top mark but the pressure is on her from the Portuguese team downwind. The game is incredibly close downwind. Ferris Chote to Wynward wants to set up for the inside at the mark rounding but we are above the lay line. The Canadian team jibe. She is on port. It's a vulnerable position. The zone hasn't been reached yet. Now she jibes back. Wynward boat. Ken she maintained this lead. Now we're past the lay line. This is tough for Ferris Chote. Double jibe. Goncalves bow forward. Is the overlap broken? We're still in a blue flag for Ferris Chote. She's copped a penalty. Goncalves keeps Ferris Chote in check upwind while in our first match downwind Wang is only narrowly ahead of Sempt. Big move for Sempt. She could be pulling ahead and the finish line is only halfway down the run. Time is running out. The Wynward position has allowed Sempt to pull forward but she needs to break her overlap to the lay line into the finish and then call for a jibe on Wang. Wang is keeping the overlap. Umpires in position to make the call and the finish line is to the left. Right after the jibe. Sempt wipes out. Wang pulls forward and she wins the race. While downwind in the match behind them it's Goncalves leading to the finish and she's got a penalty over Ferris Chote. And that seals the deal as they rack up a win. Well it might be cold but the action is already starting to heat up this morning as we move into flight number two in the open division this time. It's Lowery Jury from New Zealand facing Enrique Haddad as they approach the line. There's the gun. Haddad over Jury at the start. Jury off to a one-length lead just barely but Haddad has a penalty to undertake from the pre-start. Approaching the top mark one length to go. Jury's bow forward but Haddad is right in there. Jury had rights to tack around the mark. There was no overlap but look how close Haddad from Brazil is. He's got enough range to attack on the run. Haddad has kept the game close not enough to attack. He hasn't passed him but within one length the game now is to stay close to try and attack again on the final run. Haddad never say die motto as what has kept him in this race just a few feet half a length at most separating these two as they round the top mark. Trouble for Haddad the spinnaker pole is broken they won't have it on the run and with a penalty turn still to do that comfortably gives Jury the win. We're back in the women's division this time whoa with the action is hot with Price from Australia Olivia Price and Claire LaRau from France and a yellow flag already in the pre-start for Claire LaRau. The question now is will LaRau try to get rid of her penalty with an offsetting one here in the pre-start or sail upwind and try to spin. Nothing has happened yet penalty wise it's LaRau she'll lead to Lleward Price to winward here's the gun. Both teams are hiking as hard as they can every ounce makes a difference. All the way up the beat LaRau had the boat in high mode she couldn't attack finally it's Price's turn on the lay line. Around the top mark it's a big moment for Price being ahead of the events defending world champion and giving her a penalty to boot. This is where LaRau tries to make her move jive thin on the starboard lay line for the Lleward mark forcing Price to jive but Price is still ahead. At the Lleward mark it is still Price and in impressive fashion Olivia Price hands Claire LaRau her first loss of the regatta. Back on the starting line in the open division Stratus Andreidis from Greece is facing Salal Tomsin from Turkey. Into the start Tomsen pushes Andreidis over the line actually both boats are now it's a question of who can get back in time the gun is going off but not before a blue flag has been given to Tomsen. Man these two are just trading blows back and forth little dial down Andreidis shifts over to the left side Tomsen behind and with a penalty tries to catch up. Strong performance so far for Andreidis and a good set to boot he's five lengths ahead of Tomsen and Andreidis takes the race behind them is quite a match between Jury and McGregor this the fight to the finish it's the Lleward mark and Jury is barely hanging on to this lead umpires are close just in case the two exchange blows. Back into the pre-start we go with the women and the Chinese team Wang will face South Africa's Dominique Provaillere oh a surprised look even from Provaillere she has copped the penalty so Provaillere clearly up against the ropes with just a few minutes to go in this start so the South Africans have their work cut out for them as the Chinese team luffs up and pins them away from the start in a last-ditch effort Provaillere tries to close the door at the committee boat and there's the door but it's certainly not slammed Wang starts and now tries to push Provaillere over was she over or not clear but in trouble she'll tack away early with Wang on her winward hip upwind it's a race to the lay line before Provaillere runs out of room and Wang tacks in front of her at the set great job for Wang and crew kite is up within a length of the mark and so after leading all the way around the course the finish goes to Rue Wang on the starting line with the open division we joined Mads Edler from Denmark the highest ranked skipper here and Laurie Jury from New Zealand in the dialogue booms out both boats in reverse it's Jury backing up faster a minute and 10 seconds to go Jury pushes Ebbler down below the starting line teams checking their watches for the final approach both bowels early for the line and are loving Ebbler looks like he's in a strong position very tight to lure Jury can't get the bow down or tack that was the gun it's quiet because of other boats finishing but we are underway in this race and although neither boat is moving Ebbler is in charge he puts his bow down and pulls forward and it's a tough start for Jury and so Edler makes nice work of Jury while they sail upwind Tarnaki is leading his race over Haddad to the finish after one lap Ebbler is still in charge of his match but it is very close remember Tarnaki that's him with the messed up spinnaker well the last time we left he was ahead two penalties later and the race belongs to Haddad and finally Mads Edler who went into today undefeated makes easy work of Laurie Jury and so another day is done here at Sailor Boygan as the early qualifying rounds wind down tomorrow will decide who will move forward for the rest of the week and who will not I'm Tucker Thompson from T2P TV we'll see you then