14 April 2012
TEAM UPDATE - ACWS - NAPLES - DAY 3
Heavy winds and strong seas caused racing to be cancelled here in
Naples on the penultimate day of the America's Cup World Series.
The racing program for Sunday now becomes more intense, with the Match
Racing Semi-Finals scheduled to start at 1000 CEST. The AC500 Speed
Trial will begin at 1350 and the final fleet race, where the winner
earns 50 points (all the finishing positions are heavily weighted
compared with previous races), has a start time of 1455.
The weather conditions however, didn't deter a group of young optimist
sailors from Circolo Nautico di Posillipo from coming to the Artemis
Racing team base for a special tour. The aspiring sailors relished the
opportunity to learn about the America's Cup and the AC45s, as well as
meet Skipper Terry Hutchinson and team CEO Paul Cayard.
Fleet Racing Championship - Provisional Standings (after six races):
1. Emirates Team New Zealand (Skipper: Dean Barker); 52 points
2. ORACLE Racing - Spithill (Skipper: James Spithill); 47 points
3. Luna Rossa - Piranha (Helmsman: Chris Draper); 42 points
4. Team Korea (Skipper: Nathan Outteridge); 39 points
5. Energy Team (Skipper: Yann Guichard); 39 points
6. Luna Rossa - Swordfish (Helmsman: Paul Campbell-James); 35 points
7. ORACLE Racing - Bundock (Skipper: Darren Bundock); 28 points
8. Artemis Racing (Skipper: Terry Hutchinson); 20 points
9. China Team (Skipper: Fred Le Peutrec); 8 points
Match Racing Championship – Sunday’s races
SF1 – Artemis Racing vs. Luna Rossa Swordfish
SF2 – Team Korea vs. Luna Rossa Piranha
The winners advance to a one race Final.
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