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Vorberichte 2012 zum 34. America's Cup 2013
www.americascup.com - Übersicht 34.A-Cup
11 April 2012
AMERICA'S CUP WORLD SERIES - NAPLES - DAY 1
It was an action packed start to the America’s Cup World Series –
Naples, with winds gusting upwards of 25 knots as the nine crews headed
out on the race course this afternoon. Less than an hour before the
start, Regatta Director Iain Murray recalled the VIP guest racers, a
good call judging by how things turned out.
In Race 1, it was all on at the start with plenty of penalties and
boundary calls. ORACLE Racing Spithill led for most of the race, with
Artemis Racing close behind. But at the last windward mark Artemis
Racing dove into a wave after rounding and within seconds the bows dug
in and the AC45 capsized.
"It was all going well, and it will be interesting to watch the video,
because we bore off, both hulls went down, it felt relatively safe,
then up on her nose and she went over. Luckily no one's injured, but
the wing's injured.
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Fotos: Guilain GRENIER / ORACLE TEAM USA
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The wing is done. It is absolutely broken, really
broken. I'm hoping that there's a spare around, potentially we can use
the Aleph one that's not being used. The boat was so well prepared and
sorted for the regatta, and we've been going well in training, so all
in all a big disappointment," said Skipper Terry Hutchinson.
"It was a balance between racing the boat hard and not putting
ourselves in a position of risk. I don't really feel like we put
ourselves in a position of risk, but still we ended up on our side.
Just... frustrating," continued Hutchinson.
The team has hauled out the AC45 and it's all hands on deck to replace
the wing in every effort to ensure that the boat is in perfect working
order for tomorrow’s match and fleet racing.
ORACLE Racing Spithill claimed the victory in Race 1, with Energy Team
(FRA) in a close second followed by Emirates Team New Zealand. In Race
2, Emirates Team New Zealand were first, Team Korea second and ORACLE
Racing Spithill in third. ORACLE Racing Spithill and Emirates Team New
Zealand are now tied for first at the end of day one.
KSSS
Artemis Racing represents the Royal Swedish Yacht Club (KSSS).
[2]www.ksss.se
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