Website AC World Series in Venedig
Fotogalerie
13 May 2012
Artemis Racing wins Arzanà's Trophy City of Venice
Huge crowds lined the Grand Canal in Venice this afternoon for the
Arzana’s City of Venice Trophy race. With more than 25 knots of breeze
it was fast and furious racing for the €50,000 in prize money.
Artemis Racing sailed a solid race, with a clean start and good tactics
throughout to win the top prize. Italy's Luna Rossa Pirana and Luna
Rossa Swordfish finished second and third respectively.
Plenty of current and tight boundaries, translated into several
penalties at the start, but Artemis was unscathed. Then a glitch with
the port daggerboard saw ORACLE Team USA and Emirates Team New Zealand
roll Artemis, but the Swedish team hit the reset button and made a good
recovery to come out on top of the leaderboard.
“Jimmy and the Emirates Team New Zealand guys sailed a good race. The
reach into the finish was dodgy. We were certainly in the right place
at the right time,” said Skipper Terry Hutchinson (USA). “It was a
narrow course. Nerve wracking, fairly windy and we were in asset
preservation mode thinking ahead to next week’s ACWS regatta.”
Commenting on the vast fleet of spectator boats, both yesterday and
today, Hutchinson said: “It’s amazing! The America’s Cup and yachting
is alive and well in Italy.”
Racing starts on Thursday for the penultimate America’s Cup World
Series event here in Venice. Artemis Racing currently leads the match
racing element for the ACWS, while ORACLE Team USA Spithill is in
combined first place overall (fleet and match racing), one point ahead
of Emirates Team New Zealand and Artemis Racing lies in third.
|
Fotos: Lars Krumnacker-SEGEL.DE
|
