Round Robin 2 : Flights 1-2 summaries
Light winds from the east/northeast put a heavy emphasis on the right side of the course
FLIGHT 1
M1: Emirates Team New Zealand d. ALL4ONE – Delta: 47 seconds
Emirates Team New Zealand ran its record to 7-1 with its first victory of Round 2. The Kiwis trailed All4One off the start line, but had the favoured right-hand side of the racecourse. When they tacked to starboard they were lifted inside of All4One and led around the windward mark by 38 seconds. Team New Zealand stretched that lead out to 1:32 at the second windward mark.
M2: TFS – PagesJaunes d. Azzurra – Delta: 1:45
TFS – PagesJaunes had been the hard luck team of the first round robin, going 0-7 despite some near misses. Skipper Bertrand Pace and crew corrected that today with a solid, wire-to-wire win over Azzurra, which finished Round Robin 1 in second at 6-1. Pace entered the start box on the favoured starboard tack and started the race on port tack at the boat end with Azzurra on starboard at the pin. Pace’s afterguard, including Philippe Presti and Mathieu Richard, wanted the right side of the beat and about 1 minute into the match the crew tacked to starboard. When they did they were lifted with pressure and quickly opened a two- to three-boatlength lead. TFS – PagesJaunes led by 33 seconds at the first mark and increased that advantage at every mark of the course.
FLIGHT 2
M1: TEAMORIGIN vs. TFS – Pages Jaunes – Delta: 2:31
After scoring its first win of the regatta in Flight 1 TFS – PagesJaunes was hoping to follow-up with another victory. But TeamOrigin controlled this match throughout. TeamOrigin started to windward, tacked to the favoured right side, won the first cross and never was threatened. TeamOrigin led by 58 seconds at the first windward mark and navigated the light winds much better than TFS – PagesJaunes for the convincing win. TeamOrigin now stands at 6-2, one point behind leader Team New Zealand, and TFS – PagesJaunes is 1-8.
M2: ALL4ONE vs. Azzurra – Delta: 46 seconds
The French/German team ALL4ONE got on the scoreboard today with a nice win over Azzurra. Both crews started on starboard tack with All4One to leeward. Azzurra was forced to tack away about 90 seconds into the match. All4One continued and then covered in port. The Mediterranean rivals traded tacks four times, with All4One tacking in front, before finally crossing to the right. All4One led at the windward mark by 39 seconds, and covered the rest of the way. All4One increased its record to 3-6 while Azzurra dropped to 6-3 after its second consecutive loss to a French team.
FLEET STANDINGS (Through Round 2 : Flight 2)
1. Emirates Team New Zealand, 7-1
2. TeamOrigin, 6-2
3. Azzurra, 6-3
4. Artemis, 3-4
5. Synergy, 3-4
6. BMW, 3-4
7. All4One, 3-6
8. TFS – PagesJaunes, 1-8
