RC44 Championship Tour 2010, Team Sea Dubai imbattuto dopo sette manche
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RC44 Championship Tour 2010 – Dubai – Il vento era molto debole nelle acque di Dubai e nonostante Peter “Luigi” Reggio abbia fatto ogni tipo di tentativo per portare a casa cinque manche, la seconda giornata del Al Maktoum Sailing Trophy RC44 si è conclusa con sole tre regate disputate.
Imbattuto dopo sette voli, Team Sea Dubai è quasi certo di vincere l’evento di match race della prima serie stagionale: “Ci siamo concentrati sulle basi – ha commentato Hartwell Jordan, randista di Team Sea Dubai – Abbiamo deciso di comune accordo di non cambiare nulla rispetto alla giornata di ieri e continuare a regatare per divertimento. La barca ci ha trasmesso buone sensazioni e buona velocità, quindi non abbiamo fatto altro che concentrarci e impegnarci al massimo”.
A distanza di due punti da Team Sea Dubai, Artemis è attualmente al secondo posto con quattro punti, seguito da Ceeref, BMW Oracle Racing, Team Islas Canarias Puerto Calero e Team No Way Back tutti a pari merito con tre punti in classifica generale provvisoria.
Nella giornata di domani verranno recuperate le due prove non disputate oggi.
Classifica provvisoria dopo otto prove:
1) Team Sea Dubai (Markus Wieser), 6/0, 6 points
2) Artemis (Terry Hutchinson), 4/2, 4 points
3) CEEREF (Rod Davis), 3/3, 3 points
3) BMW ORACLE Racing (Adam Minoprio), 3/3, 3 points
3) Team Islas Canarias Puerto Calero (José Maria Ponce), 3/3, 3 points
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RC 44 CHAMPIONSHIP TOUR 2010, TEAM SEA DUBAI TAKES A SERIOUS OPTION ON THE AL MAKTOUM SAILING TROPHY RC 44 MATCH RACE
[RC 44 Championship Tour, Press Release] The wind was very light and fluky today for the second half of the match race event. Despite Peter “Luigi” Reggio’s attempts to close the contest, the last two flights will take place tomorrow, before the fleet race practice.
Unbeaten after seven flights, Team Sea Dubai is almost certain to win the title. Indeed, the local team’s closest rival, Artemis, sits two points behind whilst the team from the Emirates won the direct confrontation this afternoon. All they have to do is cross the line and avoid any penalising collision.
The match of the day, between Team Sea Dubai and Terry Hutchinson’s Artemis, delivered all its promises. The two boats started on split tacks at full speed and immediately engaged in a tacking dual. Just ahead of its opponent after the first cross, Hutchinson made a slight error of appreciation that allowed Team Sea Dubai to close the gap. The two teams then engaged in a dial up as they were nearing the windward mark. Markus Wieser came out of it better than Artemis and rounded the mark two boat lengths ahead. Hutchinson tried hard to come back during the rest of the race, but Wieser and his crewmembers held on tight and won the race.
“We focused on the basics – commented Hartwell Jordan, Team Sea Dubai’s mainsail trimmer and strategist – Last night, we debriefed our first day and decided not to change anything and to carry on sailing for fun, without putting any unnecessary pressure on our shoulders. We felt comfortable with our course management and boat speed, so we didn’t feel the need to put a specific strategy in place. We just went for it as relaxed and focused as we could”.
Disappointed by his results today (two losses against Team Sea Dubai and No Way Back), Terry Hutchinson remained as positive as he could. “The day was good – he said – We won our two starts and managed to keep the pressure all along. Unfortunately, we did some mistakes. In the first race, we went to the wrong side of the course and our timing was slightly wrong in the second one. I have the feeling that we bet ourselves more than anything else”.
Whilst Team Sea Dubai is almost certain to win the title, the rest of the podium remains open. Artemis is currently second with four points, followed by five teams on a tie in third with three points.
Despite the winner being almost certainly known, the last two flights will definitely not be for the gallery!
Classifica provvisoria dopo otto prove:
1) Team Sea Dubai (Markus Wieser), 6/0, 6 points
2) Artemis (Terry Hutchinson), 4/2, 4 points
3) CEEREF (Rod Davis), 3/3, 3 points
3) BMW ORACLE Racing (Adam Minoprio), 3/3, 3 points
3) Team Islas Canarias Puerto Calero (José Maria Ponce), 3/3, 3 points
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