iShares Cup day one - Battle of the giants
Rough conditions brought some spectacular sights at the iShares cup. 'It was carnage out there…' said Oman Sail crew David Carr. Ecover's capsized between races 3 and 4, which resulted in a broken mast. The mast was cut away from the overturned boat. Ecover crewman Bruno Dubois received a nasty cut to the head requiring stitches.
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After a full on day of racing, in the final race, Loick Peyron's Renaissance hit the new Wirsol Team Germany Kiel Sailing City resulting in major work overnight for both boats. It didn’t all go Oman Sail Masirah’s way today in the difficult and gusty conditions on Kiel Fjord but after 7 races on day of 1 round 4, Pete Cumming’s team are, once again, at the top of the leaderboard. The conditions for racing on the short and tight courses on the Kiel Fjord were demanding and pretty nerve-wracking for the Extreme 40 crews with wind speeds over 30 knots (56 km/h). Oman Sail Renaissance skipper, Loick Peyron, collided with Wirsol Team German Kiel Sailing City in the final |
race of the day as they tried to bear away behind the local team resulting in a black flag disqualification: 'A little puff of wind, then boom – no more rudder, we were flying with no tiller – so after that you have a few seconds to pray. It can be dangerous but that is part of the game. I think it’s the first time I hit another boat and I don’t like that.' After two race wins, the disqualification cost them second place on the leaderboard which has been occupied by Franck Cammas’ Groupama Extreme who sailed well, scoring one victory and no worse than sixth place. As a treat, we present you with some spectacular footage from last years cup; |
Source: Sail-World
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