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Photo: Ainhoa Sanchez / Volvo Ocean Race |
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Ike Martinez Photo: Billie Weiss / Volvo Ocean Race |
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Photo: Billie Weiss / Volvo Ocean Race |
The day, though, belonged to Martínez and his ever-improving MAPFRE team whose win ensured that every boat in the fleet – with the exception of the absent Team Vestas Wind (Chris Nicholson/DEN) – has now won at least one race in this excellent in-port series.
“We are improving slowly and that’s the way we want to do these things,” he said, trying to make his voice heard about the hoards of fans surrounding him.
“Today we were first and we’re feeling super good.”
The victory will put MAPFRE in an excellent mood ahead of Sunday’s Leg 7 departure for Lisbon, Portugal (1400 EST/1800 UTC). The stage is by far the shortest so far at 2,800 nautical miles, but also potentially treacherous as the fleet crosses the Atlantic.
The boats are expected to arrive in the Portuguese capital of Lisbon in eight to nine days before taking on the final two legs to Lorient, France, and then Gothenburg, Sweden, where the race will conclude on June 27.
Newport Team Vestas Wind In-Port Race results: 1. MAPFRE (Spain) 14:55:41 1pt, 2. Team Alvimedica (Turkey/USA) 14:56:39 2, 3. Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing 14:57:38 3, 4. Team SCA (Sweden) 14:57:57 4, 5. Team Brunel (Netherlands) 14:58:17 5, 6. Dongfeng Race Team (China) 14:59:09 6, DNS. Team Vestas Wind (Denmark) 8.
In-Port Race Series overall standings (after seven races): 1. Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing 19pts, 2. Team Brunel 20, 3. Team SCA 24, 4. Dongfeng Race Team 27, 5. Team Alvimedica 28, 6. MAPFRE 31, 7. Team Vestas Wind 52.
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