Thursday, 12th April 2012
ACWS - Naples - Day 2
It was a full team effort to repair and replace the severely damaged
wing to get Artemis Racing back out on the water today following on
from yesterday’s capsize.
Leaving the dock this morning Skipper Terry Hutchinson said: "We're a
little bit tired. But happy we have a wing back in the boat. Hats off
to the guys for the effort that they put in last night. The shore crew
worked from about 1800 onwards for the whole night.”
In the first match race of the event, Hutchinson led the team to a
clear victory over the Chinese. Artemis Racing will now line up
against number one ranked Emirates Team New Zealand tomorrow morning
for a slot in Saturday’s semi-finals.
In the fleet racing, the team took a third place, followed by seventh
having incurred a penalty in a tussle with Team Korea.
“We were going well today, but in the second race we copped a penalty,
although we were quite a distance from them. Looking forward to racing
again tomorrow,” said Hutchinson.
Racing continues tomorrow through Sunday at the America’s Cup World
Series in Naples.
PROVISIONAL RESULTS
Fleet Racing Championship - Provisional Standings Day Two (after four
races):
1. Emirates Team New Zealand (Skipper: Dean Barker); 38 points
2. ORACLE Racing - Spithill (Skipper: James Spithill); 29 points
3. Luna Rossa - Piranha (Helmsman: Chris Draper); 27 points
4. Team Korea (Skipper: Nathan Outteridge); 27 points
5. Energy Team (Skipper: Yann Guichard); 25 points
6. Luna Rossa - Swordfish (Helmsman: Paul Campbell-James); 24 points
7. ORACLE Racing - Bundock (Skipper: Darren Bundock); 16 points
8. Artemis Racing (Skipper: Terry Hutchinson); 12 points
9. China Team (Skipper: Fred Le Peutrec); 4 points
Match Racing Championship – Provisional Results:
Q1 - Artemis Racing beat China Team
QF1 - ORACLE Racing Bundock beat ORACLE Racing Spithill
QF2 - Luna Rossa Piranha beat Team Korea
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, RC44
Championship Tour and Vulcain Trophy.
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