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Trailing Bronenosec in the overall results are Team Nika, Artemis Racing and Charisma, all of whom had one big score today.Nico Poons' Charisma for example finished last in the first race, but won the second. Their first race result was largely due to a penalty.
"We hardly knew for what. We had to make a turn going into the last downwind leg, so it was hard to recover," as Poons put it. However lying fourth, just six points off the lead and with two days of racing ahead of him, equalling or bettering Charisma's second place here last year is still more than possible. "You have to keep away from shockers like tenth places - that's the name of the game," Poons said.
However lying fourth, just six points off the lead and with two days of racing ahead of him, equalling or bettering Charisma's second place here last year is still more than possible. The penalty in the first race was for tacking too close near the top of the second beat. In the second race Charisma went hard right out of the start and stayed away from all the other boats.
After an uncharacteristically average start to this regatta's fleet racing, Peninsula Petroleum finally upped its game to claim today's final race with the biggest margin seem so far here in Marstrand.
"It was a great feeling to finally have a good race. We haven't been sailing so well over the last couple of days, so it's definitely lifted the spirits. It's very close, the competition is fierce." said skipper John Bassadone.
He said that they had been struggling for speed during the first race but had made a few changes afterwards only to be over early in the second. Even so, the tuning had made all the difference and from being last, they picked up to fifth. In the final race they put it all together and after a good pin end start headed to the port layline, to lead at the top mark and from then on. Peninsula Petroleum led the ten RC44s on a spectacular run back into Marstrand Fjord where a special finish line had been set up immediately off the island.
On Artemis Racing, local host Torbjörn Törnqvist had a 3-2, sandwiching a ninth, caused by the Swedish RC44 starting prematurely.
However lying fourth, just six points off the lead and with two days of racing ahead of him, equalling or bettering Charisma's second place here last year is still more than possible. The penalty in the first race was for tacking too close near the top of the second beat. In the second race Charisma went hard right out of the start and stayed away from all the other boats.
After an uncharacteristically average start to this regatta's fleet racing, Peninsula Petroleum finally upped its game to claim today's final race with the biggest margin seem so far here in Marstrand.
"It was a great feeling to finally have a good race. We haven't been sailing so well over the last couple of days, so it's definitely lifted the spirits. It's very close, the competition is fierce." said skipper John Bassadone.
He said that they had been struggling for speed during the first race but had made a few changes afterwards only to be over early in the second. Even so, the tuning had made all the difference and from being last, they picked up to fifth. In the final race they put it all together and after a good pin end start headed to the port layline, to lead at the top mark and from then on. Peninsula Petroleum led the ten RC44s on a spectacular run back into Marstrand Fjord where a special finish line had been set up immediately off the island.
On Artemis Racing, local host Torbjörn Törnqvist had a 3-2, sandwiching a ninth, caused by the Swedish RC44 starting prematurely.
"We never recovered from that, never really got into phase again. But that is the way it is. It doesn't take much and you are down there," Törnqvist said.
Racing continues tomorrow at 11:30 CET with day three of fleet racing.
RC44 Marstrand Cup Results
Racing continues tomorrow at 11:30 CET with day three of fleet racing.
RC44 Marstrand Cup Results
Pos Team R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 Tot
1. Bronenosec Sailing Team (RUS 18) 3 3 5 1 3 3 18
2. Team Nika (RUS 10) 5 1 1 2 2 8 19
3. Artemis Racing (SWE44) 1 5 2 3 9 2 22
4. Charisma (MON 69) 2 2 4 10 1 5 24
5. Peninsula Petroleum Sailing Team (GBR 1) 4 6 6 5 5 1 27
6. Artemis Racing Youth (SWE 4) 7 4 7 4 8 9 39
7. Team Aqua (GBR 2041) 10 10 3 6 7 4 40
8. RUS - 7 Anywayanyday (RUS 7) 8 9 8 7 4 7 43
9. Katusha (RUS 21) 6 8 11 9 6 6 46
10. MAG Racing (POL 44) 9 7 9 8 10 10 53
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