5 August 2011_
Artemis Racing on the eve of action
Today was the final shakedown for the nine teams competing in the first
America’s Cup World Series regatta, which starts tomorrow and runs through
14 August in Cascais, Portugal.
In a steady 8-15 knot breeze, Artemis Racing lined up against the
competition for three short practice fleet races. It was just a glimpse of
what is to come in the next eight days as the world’s top teams battle it
out in AC45 catamarans.
“We have a new team and we are learning a lot of things about ourselves,
catamarans and multihulls in general. We’ll use the scorecard here as one
measure of success, but performance increases each day will be another
measure, regardless of results. It’s a strong fleet and promises to be an
exciting week of racing,” said Terry Hutchinson, Skipper of Artemis Racing.
This is the first regatta on the road to the 34^th America’s Cup and will
include match racing and speed trials, plus the winner takes all
championship race next Sunday.
Skipper Terry Hutchinson’s crew onboard the Artemis Racing AC45 includes
Kevin Hall (camber), Julien Cressant (bow), Sean Clarkson (wing trim) and
Morgan Trubovich (trim).
Today also saw three practice races for the Artemis Racing crew onboard the
Extreme 40 in Cowes (UK), helmed by double Olympic medallist Santiago Lange.
The Extreme Sailing Series – Cowes also starts tomorrow and Lange's crew
includes sailing team members Andy Fethers, Michele Ivaldi and Phil Jameson.
“Today was our third day of sailing and we are improving everyday. We are
learning heaps and it is showing in our crew coordination. Given our stage
of preparation this is OK. We know what we have to do,” said Santiago Lange,
Helmsman and Design Team Liaison for Artemis Racing.
Racing starts at the America’s Cup World Series – Cascais at 1400 BST and
will be streamed live on [1]www.americascup.com.
Links:
1. http://www.americascup.com
Fans can also follow the Extreme Sailing Series - Cowes live
on [2]www.extremesailingseries.com .
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Links:
2. http://www.extremesailingseries.com
_Artemis Racing_
Artemis Racing is the Challenger of Record for the 34^th America’s Cup.
Artemis Racing competes in the America’s Cup World Series, Extreme Sailing
Series, RC44 Championship Tour and Vulcain Trophy. Artemis Racing represents
the Royal Swedish Yacht Club (KSSS).
Follow Artemis Racing_
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_Y_ [4]www.youtube.com/artemisteam
Links:
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