Mirsky Racing Team win the repechage in Bermuda. Image copyright Charles Anderson.
by Kyle Langford
Two races of the quarter final series were completed this afternoon, and despite going through the repacharge undefeated, MRT went down in both races against three time Olympic gold medallist Ben Ainslie.
The first race saw MRT leading Team Origin throughout the race, but the umpires made a controversial decision and penalised MRT because they thought they had infringed with a boat from another match. This meant that they had to slow the game down and try to wipe their penalty on the final run, but Ainslie worked into a strong position and took the win.
With MRT up against the ropes, the racing was postponed until tomorrow which gives the team a chance to regroup and regain focus.
"It's a tough position to be in" said tactician Kyle Langford "but we still have to do the same thing as we did this morning. We are sailing really well, but the long day out on the water brought out some small mistakes and the Origin guys didn't let us get away with anything."
With tomorrow's forecast predicting much of the same as today, MRT will be looking to turn up the heat and take down the sailing giants from Origin, and continue taking steps towards holding the Argo Group Bermuda Gold Cup above their heads.
Mirsky Racing Team
World Match Racing Tour
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