RC44 Championship Tour, a Cagliari l’avvio non è dei migliori
RC44Vela 23 Aprile 2009 Zerogradinord 0
[singlepic=2303,300,204,,left]RC44 Championship Tour – Cagliari – Inutile dire che ci si aspettava qualcosa di più dal meteo cagliaritano, ma anche nel sud della Sardegna può capitare che a volte il vento si faccia desiderare. E’ così che, tra refoli evanescenti e rovesci più o meno violenti, Peter Reggio ha dichiarato chiusa la prima giornata della seconda tappa del circuito RC44 dopo appena due voli. L’instabilità del meteo, infatti, ha reso impossibile la disputa di altre regate.
Due soli voli rendono impossibile fare commenti e, ancor più, giungere a conclusioni. Ci limitiamo quindi a far di conto e a dire che al comando della classifica ci sono Team Aqua, BMW Oracle Racing, Artemis e Puerto Calero, vincitori di tutti i match disputati. Davvero avvincente il match tra No Way Back (skipper Philippe Presti) e Artemis (skipper Dean Barker): risoltosi a favore del primo, il duello ha visto i contendenti fronteggiarsi senza remore per tutta la durata della regata.
Cagliari RC44 Cup, match race, after 2 flights
1 – Puerto Calero Islas Canarias, José Juan Calero, 2/0, 2 points
1 – Team Aqua, Cameron Appleton 2/0, 2 points
1 – Artemis, Dean Barker, 2/0, 2 points
4 – BMW Oracle Racing, Larry Ellison, 1/0, 1 point
5 – No Way Back, Philippe Presti, 1/1, 1 point
6 – Ceeref, Sébastien Col, 0/1, 0 point
7 – Team Organika, Karol Jablonski 0/2, 0 point
7 – Team Sea Dubai, Markus Wieser, 0/2, 0 point
9 – Team Austria, Christian Binder, 0/2, 0 point
TRICKY CONDITIONS ON DAY ONE OF THE CAGLIARI RC44 MATCH RACE CONTEST
[RC44 Press Release] The first day of the Cagliari RC44 Cup proved to be tricky for the navigators as well as the race organiser’s nerves. Indeed, big black clouds started building up over Cagliari early in the afternoon, forcing Race Officer Peter Reggio to send everyone home after the two first flights. The nine RC44’s then sailed back out once the shower and thunder were gone, but only for a short time as the next threatening weather system was arriving fast.
The first flight saw fairly easy victories from Team Aqua, BMW Oracle Racing and Puerto Calero against respectively Team Sea Dubai, Team Austria and Team Organika. The most interesting match was the one opposing Team No Way Back and Artemis. The two teams kept in contact all along, showing how much the Dutch have improved since the last regatta. Both boats arrived together at the last windward mark, and went into a spectacular dial up that turned out to Dean Barker’s advantage. Despite loosing the race, Philippe Presti and his crew onboard No Way Back got the proof that their long training session in Lanzarote had paid off. They would soon have another confirmation of their progress.
Indeed, sailing in the second flight against the favourite of the match race contest, Ceeref, with Sébastien Col at the helm, No Way Back managed to control most of the regatta, loosing the lead shortly during the second beat but regaining it in the last downwind leg to win the race. Not many RC44 teams can say that they have beaten Ceeref in a match; No Way Back’s owner Pieter Heerema can tick this one in his list of achievements.
Team Puerto Calero, Artemis and Aqua are unbeaten after two races. BMW Oracle Racing is also unbeaten; however after sailing only one match, against Team Austria.
Seven flights remain for the 9 teams assembled for this second event of the RC 44 Championship Tour. Peter Reggio will certainly impose an intense rhythm tomorrow. The racing is due to start at 11:30.
Cagliari RC44 Cup, match race, after 2 flights
1 – Puerto Calero Islas Canarias, José Juan Calero, 2/0, 2 points
1 – Team Aqua, Cameron Appleton 2/0, 2 points
1 – Artemis, Dean Barker, 2/0, 2 points
4 – BMW Oracle Racing, Larry Ellison, 1/0, 1 point
5 – No Way Back, Philippe Presti, 1/1, 1 point
6 – Ceeref, Sébastien Col, 0/1, 0 point
7 – Team Organika, Karol Jablonski 0/2, 0 point
7 – Team Sea Dubai, Markus Wieser, 0/2, 0 point
9 – Team Austria, Christian Binder, 0/2, 0 point
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