Arif Al Zafeen starts on pole position, leading his Dubai Duty Free team in what must seem like weather conditions that are home from home.

Running with him to the first buoy wil be Colin Jelf, who is strongly on form in Castellon, and Tommy Wasten from the colder climes of Scandanavia.

Conditions are ideal, at the moment there is only a light breeze, and the race will start at 13.00 hours.

We have several top guns who are starting down the grid a bit, and we expect to see Philippe Tourre, Denis Jarignon, and Owen Jelf doing plenty of overtaking to get to their normal positions at the front of the field.