iShares Cup, una riparazione rilancia Renaissance
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iShares Cup – Hyeres – Una collisione con Ecover, costata ingenti danni al timone di Renaissance, ha obbligato il Comitato di Regata della iShares Cup Hyeres-TPM, seconda tappa del circuito riservato agli Extreme 40, a concedere la riparazione al multiscafo di Loick Peyron che, sulla base dei punti raccolti ieri, è ora secondo in classifica generale alle spalle di Masirah, abile nel confermare la leadership conquistata ieri.
A subire le conseguenze di questa decisione sono stati James Spithill e il suo BMW Oracle Racing, oggi apparso in gran forma al punto da conquistare due primi di giornata, e Gitana Extreme, scivolati di una piazza e ora attestati in terza e quarta posizione.
Negli occhi di tutti restano comunque le immagini di una giornata davvero spettacolare, caratterizzata da condizioni meteo impegnative che hanno spinto gli Extreme 40 a velocità impressionanti.
iShares Cup, Hyeres
1. Masirah, pt. 110
2. Renaissance, pt. 100
3. BMW Oracle Racing, pt. 97
4. Gitana-Extreme, pt. 87
5. Groupama, pt. 85
seguono 5 equipaggi
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Video courtesy iShare Cup.
iSHARES CUP, REDERESS FOR PEYRON RESHUFFLES THE LEADERBOARD
[iShares Press Release] Oman Sail‘s Renaissance were forced to sit out racing today after damage to their rudder in race 1 sustained in a collision with Ecover – they have now been awarded average points based on the 7 races they completed so far at Round 2 of the iShares Cup Hyères-TPM. This has now put them back on the leaderboard in second place going into the final day.
As a result, BMW Oracle Racing and Gitana Extreme – Groupe LCF Rothschild who were both on top form, finishing in 2nd and 3rd behind Oman Sail‘s Masirah before the redress was announced, have now dropped a place on the leaderboard.
Mind you, James Spithill and his crew onboard BMW Oracle Racing will be much happier with their performance today – taking victory in the penultimate and final race of day 2 at the iShares Cup Hyères-TPM.
It was a spectacular finish to the second day – racing downwind under the massive gennaker in a big breeze is a precarious proposition – the bows dig in putting the 40-ft catamaran as risk of a pitch-pole. Today all the teams kept their Extreme 40s upright – if the breeze had been any stronger that might not have been the case…
iShares Cup, Hyeres
1. Masirah, pt. 110
2. Renaissance, pt. 100
3. BMW Oracle Racing, pt. 97
4. Gitana-Extreme, pt. 87
5. Groupama, pt. 85
followed by 5 teams
