Wednesday, 14th September 2011
Stellar day for Artemis Racing
_Racing was back on at the America’s Cup World Series in Plymouth today,
with lighter air, yet gusty conditions, making for challenging sailing for
the nine professional teams competing._
Having worked solidly to repair the damage sustained to the team’s wingsail
during Sunday’s practice race, the Swedish team was the force to be reckoned
with on the race course today.
Skipper Terry Hutchinson’s solid starts, combined with the crew’s excellent
boat handling and good tactical decisions, saw the Swedish team put 1^st,
4^th and 1^st place finishes respectively on the scoreboard.
By winning two out of the three races today, Artemis Racing leads the Fleet
Racing seeding, two points ahead of Emirates Team New Zealand (25 points),
while Team Korea (23 points) lies in third position.
Today marks only the second time that Skipper Terry Hutchinson and Tactician
Iain Percy had raced together, but it proved to be a winning combination.
The other newcomer to the crew on the AC45 for this event is Australian
bowman Andy Fethers, who also races on the team’s RC44 and Extreme 40, as
part of the team’s ongoing crew rotation programme.
“Today’s racing is a baseline to start from and move forward. We are in a
building phase as a team so it’s great to have good days, they make the not
so good days feel better,” said Skipper Terry Hutchinson. “I have heaps of
respect for our Tactician Iain (Percy). Having someone as good as Iain
onboard is a good settler as it brings confidence to the way we can sail and
allows me to focus more on the boat handling. His maturity and ability to
win is key.”
“It is absolutely full on out there! The racing is tight and there is
plenty of tacking and gybing. There is never a second to relax. I have a
bit of a chance to contribute upwind, but not as much on the downwind
legs,” Iain Percy commented modestly. Percy also took the time today to
meet visiting Prince Michael of Kent before dock out.
One of the team’s VIP guest racers onboard the AC45 today was Stefan Rahm,
Secretary General of the Swedish Sailing Federation and Tactician for
Victory Challenge in the 32^nd America’s Cup. Stefan thoroughly enjoyed his
chance to sail on the AC45 and said: “It’s clear how the new America’s Cup
is transforming sailing and this is such an important platform for Swedish
sailing.”
Racing continues tomorrow to determine the seeding for the Match Racing
which will begin on Friday and continue through Saturday before the World
Championship race on Sunday._
© Sander van der Borch/Artemis Racing
ACWS Plymouth
Wednesday - Fleet Racing for Seeding
14 September 2011
RACE RESULTS
Place Team RACE #1 RACE #2 RACE #3 TOTAL POINTS
Place Points Place Points Place Points
1 Artemis Racing 1 10 4 7 1 10 27
2 Emirates Team New Zealand 4 7 2 9 2 9 25
3 Team Korea 6 5 1 10 3 8 23
4 Energy Team 2 9 7 4 4 7 20
5 ORACLE Racing Coutts 5 6 3 8 5 6 20
6 ORACLE Racing Spithill 3 8 5 6 6 5 19
7 Aleph 7 4 6 5 9 3 12
8 China Team 8 3 8 3 8 3 9
9 Green Comm Racing DSQ 0 9 3 7 4 7
_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).
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Photos : Guilain GRENIER / ORACLE Racing
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