Conditions eased and with winds peaking at 15 knots Team Aqua continued their domination with three wins from the four races sailed. In the first race of the day they rounded the windward mark first leaving the rest of the fleet in their wake their first bullet of the day.
They had a tougher time in race two fighting it out right to the finish line.
“Islas Canarias Puerto Calero lead around the whole course and we were chasing them but also had Artemis chasing us. On the last run the three boats were in a bit of a gybing duel and we were trying to carry any puff that we could catch but at the same time watching what Artemis did, they did a good job of splitting the three of us, luckily we got split the right way and ended up at the favoured pin end, so Islas Canarias Puerto Calero gybed with Artemis Racing and we carried on straight and crossed the line ahead which was perfect,” Team Aqua's tactician Cameron Appleton said.
In race three Team Aqua rounded the first windward mark then gained another place on the next lap only to be penalised on the final run for gybing to close to CEEREF (SLO). Their penalty turn dropped them back down to 11th place.
No Way Back were on fire as they rounded the first windward mark within inches of Islas Canarias Puerto Calero. Ironbound (USA) overlapped behind, but by the leeward gate the Dutch team grabbed the lead, and match race Ironbound up the next beat, never giving them space to breath.
Ironbound were under attack from all sides as they rounded the final windward mark overlapped with Islas Canarias Puerto Calero. Both boats were desperate to get the jump and hoisted their spinnakers in record time. Ironbound were just too close and were penalised for not keeping clear as their spinnaker billowed out to leeward touching the Spaniards. A perfectly executed manoeuvre and a quick re-hoist saw the American team drop just one place, finishing fourth.
Another second place for Islas Canarias Puerto Calero made them the most consistent boat of the day, their two second’s and sixth place moved them up the overall leader board into second place, just three points off the leaders.
No Way Back were on fire as they rounded the first windward mark within inches of Islas Canarias Puerto Calero. Ironbound (USA) overlapped behind, but by the leeward gate the Dutch team grabbed the lead, and match race Ironbound up the next beat, never giving them space to breath.
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Another second place for Islas Canarias Puerto Calero made them the most consistent boat of the day, their two second’s and sixth place moved them up the overall leader board into second place, just three points off the leaders.
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Photo: Nico Martinez/RC44 |
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Photo: Nico Martinez/RC44 |
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Photo: Nico Martinez/RC44 |
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