RC44 Austria Cup
_11 May 2011_
Today was match racing on Lake Traunsee. Five flights were held in 7-10
knots of wind.
We had an ok day on Katusha with a score of two wins, two losses that felt
very frustrating as we were winning the two we lost.
Our first race against Puerto Callero we led the entire way. In our second
race, against ORACLE, the start was slightly to their favor but they could
not tack and cross us. As they approached on port, we dialed them down and
they got penalized. We then squandered the lead and they got enough distance
on us to do their penalty turn at the finish line.
Race 3 was against our team mates on Artemis. The start was fairly even but
we were able to get out ahead enough to tack and cross them and that was
about it.
In our last race, we had a slight collision in the prestart with Cereef,
them to windward, our shroud against the leech of their index. Both boats
flew flags but no penalty was issued. From there it was close to the top
mark. At the top mark, Cereef on the inside luffed us head to wind and we
both parked. As they bore away we followed and had a better set and rolled
them. They gybed and parked. We stretched, and gybed once our air was clear.
Their side was hugely favored and they crossed ahead the next time. The
course was onesided for the second lap and that was that.
Artemis had a very good day with owner Tornjorn Tornqvist steering his boat
to a 2 win and 3 loss day. That was a nice result for him. More owners are
starting to steer their boats in the match racing now which is good.
The wind died at 1545 and that was it for the day.
Team Aqua won the day with five wins.
For complete results go to www.rc44.com
Paul
© Irene Ganser
_Artemis Racing is a Challenger 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, Extreme Sailing Series and on the RC44 Championship Tour. Paul
Cayard is the CEO of Artemis Racing and the Tactician onboard RC44 Katusha._
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