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"It was not an easy race, but it was a good fight, good fun," said Katusha's relieved tactician, Andy Horton.
Sokolov was also pleased. Two and a half years since he and his partner bought Katusha, this was their first podium finish. "It has taken us that long to build a team that works well, without any mistakes, like a Swiss watch. I am proud of the crew and Andy Horton, who is a magician. We were losing today's race and we finally won it – just because of them."
The real battle took place in the mid-fleet where just seven points separated seven boats. A last place finish today for Artemis Racing, after she was becalmed interminably by the leeward gate, saw her drop from fourth to seventh overall.
Conversely, a fifth place today was enough for Igor Lah's Team CEEREF, overall championship leader going into the RC44 Portsmouth Cup, to rise two places to sixth. However this wasn't enough for the Slovenian team to retain the 'golden wheels', which have returned to Chris Bake's Team Aqua, which now holds the lead by two points in the 2016 annual championship.
Team Aqua finished second at the RC44 Portsmouth Cup. "It didn't feel like we deserved that," admitted Bake at the prizegiving, held on the Flight Deck, the top floor of Land Rover BAR's impressive America's Cup base in Old Portsmouth. "It was a tough week for all of us - challenging wind, challenging tide and a little bit of weather to deal with. It was good sailing and I am proud of what the team has done again."
Bake was pleased to recover 'his' golden wheels, and was proud to have hosted the UK event. "It's a shame today we didn't get a more sailing in, but I think that the overall set-up was good and I'm happy with how it went. It's been a decent week."
Team Aqua finished second at the RC44 Portsmouth Cup. "It didn't feel like we deserved that," admitted Bake at the prizegiving, held on the Flight Deck, the top floor of Land Rover BAR's impressive America's Cup base in Old Portsmouth. "It was a tough week for all of us - challenging wind, challenging tide and a little bit of weather to deal with. It was good sailing and I am proud of what the team has done again."
Bake was pleased to recover 'his' golden wheels, and was proud to have hosted the UK event. "It's a shame today we didn't get a more sailing in, but I think that the overall set-up was good and I'm happy with how it went. It's been a decent week."
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