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Photo: © Nico Martinez / Martinez Studio / 52 Super Series |
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Photo: © Nico Martinez / Martinez Studio / 52 Super Series |
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Photo: © Nico Martinez / Martinez Studio / 52 Super Series |
Only five points separate the top six boats. Quantum Racing sailed a fourth and fifth today and are still leading but only on countback. Now Azzurra and Quantum Racing are both on 14 points. Today’s race winners Bronenosec and Provezza are both on 15 points, Platoon on 17 and Sled on 19pts. Even behind them there are only three points separating Gladiator, Rán and Alegre.
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Photo: © Nico Martinez / Martinez Studio / 52 Super Series |
But when Bronenosec tried the same start for a second time they were early and closed out by Provezza which already owned the perfect layline runway to the pin mark. Bronenosec had to bail out from their position with seconds to go, looping all the way back round. From there the scope for a comeback was limited and they could only add an eighth to their Race 3 win.
Provezza had an unstoppable momentum and already looked special half way up the first beat. From the left they crossed the fleet and had a solid lead at the first turn, pursued by Azzurra and Platoon.
In this incredibly closely matched fleet it is so difficult to be as good from one day to the next. More than ever it seems that a bad day is followed by a good day. And vice versa.
52 Super Series – Puerto Portals Sailing Week
Standings after Day 2
1. Quantum Racing, USA (Doug DeVos USA) (4,1,4,5) 14pts
2. Azzurra, ITA (Pablo/Alberto Roemmers ARG) (6,4,2,2) 14pts
3. Bronenosec, RUS (Vladimir Liubomirov RUS) (1,5,1,8) 15pts
4. Provezza, TUR (Ergin Imre TUR) (2,7,5,1) 15pts
5. Platoon, GER (Harm Müller-Spreer GER) (5,6,3,3) 17pts
6. Sled, USA (Takashi Okura USA) (3,2,8,6) 19pts
7. Gladiator, GBR (Tony Langley GBR) (9,3,7,9) 28pts
8. Alegre, GBR (Andres Soriano USA) (8,8,9,4) 29pts
9. Rán Racing, SWE (Niklas Zennström SWE) (7,9,6,7) 29pts
10. Xio/Hurakan, ITA (Giuseppe Parodi ITA) (DNS, DNS, DNS, DNS) 44pts
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