Audi MedCup Circuit Barcelona 2010

20.-25.Juli 2010
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21 Jul 2010
Race Day 1 in Barcelona, new challenges for all.
A three race opener for the TP52's and practice race for the GP42's

Today three races are scheduled for the TP52 Series as the Camper Regatta - Conde de Godó Trophy - Barcelona gets under way. The GP42 Series fleet will have two practice starts with their sequences at 1300hrs before the first ever TP52 circuit races off Barcelona start.

The breeze is forecast to be a little more left than yesterday starting at around 110-130 degrees moving right through as the temperatures rise.

Maximum wind speed will be around 1500hrs when there might be up to eleven knots. 12:00 06-08kts 110-130 degrees. 13:00 05-08kts 120-140 14:00 06-09kts 150-160 15:00 07-11kts 160-180 16:00 06-10kts 160-180 17:00 04-07kts 150-170 18:00 04-07kts 150-170 Last night there was a massive launch party for the regatta attended by 700 people at the Audi MedCup regatta village on the Moll de La Fusta. TeamOrigin won yesterday's practice race which was raced with the breeze running more parallel to the shore, with Barcelona city lying to the right of the race track. Today the breeze is forecast to be more SE'ly and so perhaps not as influenced by the land. "We will probably see 8-10knots with the breeze a bit more SE'ly gradient, keeping things a bit more left than in the days leading up to thist regatta so that will be interesting, a few new things to figure out I guess. The race area is good, home for me, which does not mean to say I know it that well but I'm learning every day." says Simon Fisher (GBR) Cristabella's (GBR) Barcelona based navigator. Racing action is live on Audi MedCup TV on www.medcup.org through each racing day, starting today at 1000hrs with live action images from the race track, supported by real time 3-D tracking imagery, commentary, comment and interviews. Check out the new fully interactive 3-D virtual viewer on www.medcup.org which offers a host of new features.

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1) 20 07 2010, Camper Regatta – Conde de Godó Trophy – Barcelona
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