RC44 Sweden Cup - Day 3a
19 August 2011_
It was a wet and dreary day weather wise, but there was a bit of wind so
Peter Reggio and his Race Committee managed to get in three good races.
Katusha and Artemis both had good scores in the first two races. Katusha
with a 3, 2 and Artemis with a 4, 5. The wind was 6-9 knots most of the day
but very volatile as the Easterly wind was coming off the land. Both teams
sailed well to post those scores. Aleph also sailed well in those two races
scoring one point more than Katusha.
Just prior to the start of the third race, Artemis was involved in a serious
collision which took Artemis out for the day. They are assessing the damage
and will make a plan tonight for the rest of the series.
Onboard Katusha, we had a poor third race. We just seemed to be on the
wrong side of the shifts and ultimately finished 12th.
Katusha is in 4th place over all, just 6 points out of first place, which is
just fine with two more days of racing to go. There will be more heartache
and frustration out on that race track before it is all said and done. So,
plenty of points to be gained and lost. The top nine boats are all within
eight points!
No Way Back leads with 21 points, followed by Aleph on 22 and Team Aqua on
26.
For complete results go to www.rc44.com
Paul
© Dan Ljungsvik
_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, Extreme Sailing Series, Vulcain Trophy and on the RC44
Championship Tour. Paul Cayard is the CEO of Artemis Racing and the
Tactician onboard RC44 Katusha._
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