Friday, 13th April 2012
TEAM UPDATE - ACWS - NAPLES - Day 3
Rain, rain, rain and lighter air conditions were the order of the day
in Naples as the third day of the America’s Cup World Series got
underway.
Artemis Racing shone in the match racing, defeating Emirates Team New
Zealand to move to the semi-finals tomorrow, but struggled in the fleet
racing.
“On the whole, we had a pretty tough day, particularly getting off the
line. It’s difficult when you get tangled up. Even if guys are over
the line, they are in front of you and it is difficult to get past in
the short amount of time you have to the reach mark. We had two tough
fleet races, but it was nice to finish on a high, by beating Emirates
Team New Zealand in the match race,” said wing trimmer Rodney Ardern
(NZL).
Recounting Race 1, Skipper Terry Hutchinson (USA) said: “ In the first
race we had a reasonable spot on the start line then one of the ORACLE
Racing boats fouled us at about six seconds. But, we battled back and
were going around the track in fourth and everything was going well.
Then on the last run, we gybed simultaneously with Luna Rossa, yet lost
two boats to finish sixth.”
“As for the second fleet race, it will be interesting to see the video
as we were called over, but it certainly didn’t feel like we were
over. It was a tough battle from there. That was a bit unfortunate as
we were the last one called in the sequence. It was a good effort on
everyone’s part to reindex composed, take the lumps when we did and keep
fighting hard. The hardest part about the day is that I don’t feel that
we are sailing as badly as our results reflect in the fleet racing,”
continued Terry.
Artemis Racing is first up in the match racing semi-finals tomorrow
against Luna Rossa – Swordfish, followed by two fleet races on what
promises to be another windy day on the Gulf of Naples.
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
Artemis Racing represents the Royal Swedish Yacht Club (KSSS).
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