Wind! Rush hour! ABC Printhouse in at 8:10, Team Sideshore at 8:12, Navrjuhu Snist Psy at 8:15, The Alliance at 8:17, Tornado Lou at 8:28, Czech Lions at 8:55, Snowkite Bastards at 9:24 and Rhen Dgonish at 10:31. Busy for Vardø finish! By the end of the day, when we hade used all the wind we were given, 11 teams had finished VAKE 2017 - going down in history as one more hard race. Congratulations to all teams - fighting spirit to the end. 

CONGRATULATIONS to Team Sweden - 2nd place in the Wissa Long Distance Kiting World Championship! Simon Jaktlund and Richard Wernersson crossed the finishing line at 17:54 today, 2 hours and 3 minutes after Team Windytv Alpboys. The motivation and sportsmanship this team shows is remarkable. We know they had a tough morning and this silver medal is very well deserved. Go Sweden! 

CONGRATULATIONS to ABC Printhouse - 3rd place in the Wissa Long Distance Kiting World Championship 2017! Awarded for an early morning and fighting all the way, Jarle Hetland and Kristoffer Evensen crossed the finish line in Vardø at 8:10 - 2 minutes before Team Sideshore..! 

CONGRATULATIONS TEAM WINDYTV ALPBOYS! Proving themselves yet again: Florian Gruber from Germany and Jonas Lengwiler from Switzerland - winners VAKE 2016 and Wissa World Champions VAKE 2017! At 15:51 Windytv Alpboys crossed Vardø finish line after three days of struggle on the Varanger Peninsula.

If Wednesday was slow, this Thursday has been even slower... But we got the World Champions Windytv Alpboys to Vardø at 15:51 and the silver medalists Team Sweden in at 17:54! Hard day, hard race, they own these medals. Kudos to all teams out there refusing to give up although they signed up for the Long Distance Kiting World Championship - not the Ultra Trail du Varanger Peninsula with way to heavy gear #vake2017 #wind #please

Slow start for the teams at 7:00 this morning. Light wind, light snowfall. Teams starting to walk. Many teams enjoying one more cup of coffee before packing the tent. Some strategically choosing to wait for wind. Others continuously on the move, awarded with some kiting and some more walking.