America’s Cup, il commento di BMW Oracle Racing
America's CupOracle Team USAVela 10 Febbraio 2010 Zerogradinord 0
America’s Cup – Valencia – Lo skipper di BMW Oracle Racing, James Spithill, ha così commentato la scelta del Comitato di Regata di non far disputare la regata prevista per oggi: “Eravamo pronti per andare. Alle 10 penso ci fossero le condizioni per poter dare il via alla regata. Detto questo penso che Harold Bennet sia la persona giusta per questo ruolo… Ho piena fiducia in lui… Mi sarebbe piaciuto uscire: amo navigare su questa barca e non vedo l’ora di navigarci ogni giorno. Torno a casa e non vedo l’ora sia il giorno dopo per tornare in mare”.
In merito alle previsioni meteo per venerdì, Spithill è piuttosto cauto: “Al momento pare che le condizioni siano favorevoli, ma è difficile ragionare con un così largo anticipo. Penso quindi sia meglio aspettare di essere nelle ore immediatamente precedenti la regata: le cose cambiano in fretta”.
AMERICA’S CUP, BMW ORACLE RACING’S COMMENT
America’s Cup – Valencia – The Race Committee for the 33rd America’s Cup has abandoned racing for the second consecutive race day.
Neither race boat left port as the start was initially postponed ashore. The Race Committee proceeded out to the race area to assess the conditions but elected to abandon racing for the day at noon, local time.
Skipper and helmsman James Spithill met the media following racing being abandoned and said the whole team was disappointed not to race.
“We were keen to go – he said – We think that 10.00 (the scheduled time for the warning signal in the Sailing Instructions) was the window and we probably could have got one away. Having said that, I think (Principal Race Officer) Harold Bennett is the right man for the job… I’ve got full trust in Harold… I would have loved to have gone out there. I love sailing this boat and that’s the coolest thing about it. You look forward to sailing it every day. You go home at night and can’t wait to get out there again”.
The next scheduled race day is Friday, 12th February.
“It looks good now, but it’s pretty difficult to predict more than 24-hours in advance in Valencia- Spithill cautioned, when asked about the forecast for Friday. So I think we just have to wait till we get closer because it can change pretty quickly. Since we got here in January, we’ve had some fantastic days out there. But that’s what you deal with in this sport. I think with the two boats we’ve got, we want to have fair racing: I think everyone agrees with that. It’s no one’s fault. It’s not Harold’s fault. That’s just the weather”.
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