9 February 2012
It was forecast to be breezy and it was. Just one race was held today
in 16-22 knots of wind.
I am filling in for Morgan Larson this week as tactician on Artemis. It
is a nice opportunity for me to sail with my boss, Torbjorn Tornqvist.
After a few delays due to difficulty in setting the line in the
150meter depth, the race got underway at 12:30 local time. We were
sailing on the southeast side of the island so it was a bit shifty over
there.
I opted to play the left on the first windward leg and this was not
good. We rounded the first mark with just 3 or 4 boats behind us.
We sailed well on the run to pass a few boats and up the second
windward leg we played the right. It wasn't as good as the first beat
but we did pass my old mates on Katusha there.
At the top mark for the second time, the Dutch on No Way Back had a
nice lead and we rounded in 6th just ahead of the local team skippered
by Danny Calero.
We gybed early on the run, left the pack. A bit risky but we liked the
pressure out that side. TT did a nice job driving us fast in the now
steady 25 knots of wind.
We came into the finish line hot (the RC44s sail at 20 knots of boat
speed in those conditions) and on starboard tack. We managed to pass
three boats right there and finish 3rd right behind the French team,
Aleph.
Good first day! Plenty more racing to go.
An earlier start time for tomorrow. The breeze is forecast to be strong
again tomorrow then dropping a bit for Saturday and lighter on Sunday.
For complete results go to www.rc44.com
Paul
İNico Martinez/Artemis Racing
Artemis Racing is the Challenger of Record for the 34th America's Cup
which will take place in September 2013 in San Francisco. The Swedish
team represents the KSSS/Royal Swedish Yacht Club and competes in the
America's Cup World Series, Vulcain Trophy and on the RC44 Championship
Tour.
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