Aerial shot of TEAMORIGIN 1851. Image copyright Ian Roman/TEAMORIGIN.
by Leslie Greenhalgh
The final two races of the Cascais Audi MedCup first event took place today, yet again in incredible conditions - wind, waves and sunshine to round up this first successful event. TEAMORIGIN had an impressive start and led around the first mark in the first race but suffered a spinnaker sheet issue and lost out badly finishing in 10th place. In the 2nd and final race, Artemis incurred a penalty after an incident with TEAMORIGIN at the start where they managed to break their bow sprit and had to do penalty. TEAMORIGIN took 7th place in the 2nd race and end up with a credible 5th place (joint on points with Quantum Racing who take 4th) for their first event.
On board with TEAMORIGIN off Cascais. Image copyright Ian Roman/TEAMORIGIN.
Ben Ainslie, Skipper and Helmsman, summed up the event for the team, "A tough day on the water but the overall result was a good one for our first regatta with limited preparation time. There is plenty of scope for improvement which is promising for the rest of the season."
On board with TEAMORIGIN off Cascais. Image copyright Ian Roman/TEAMORIGIN.
TEAMORIGIN now need to do a quick turnaround as the crew all fly off to Sardinia Monday in preparation for the Louis Vuitton Trophy La Maddalena event where training in America’s Cup boats kicks off on Tuesday 18th May and racing is scheduled to start on Saturday 22nd May.
On board with TEAMORIGIN off Cascais. Image copyright Ian Roman/TEAMORIGIN.
The second Audi MedCup event takes place in Marseilles between 15th and 20th of June 2010 so their boat returns to Valencia for some modifications to take before their next event.
On board with TEAMORIGIN off Cascais. Image copyright Ian Roman/TEAMORIGIN.
Audi MedCup TP52 Cascais Overall Results: (after 10 races)
1. Emirates Team New Zealand (NZL), 31.5
2. Audi A1 powered by ALL4ONE (FRA/GER), 51.5
3. Artemis (SWE), 58
4. Quantum Racing (USA), 59.5
5. TEAMORIGIN (GBR),59.5
6. Matador (ARG), 60
7. Synergy (RUS), 64
8. Cristabella (GBR),65
9. Luna Rossa (ITA),77.5
10. Bribon (ESP), 84.5
11. Bigamist 7 (POR), 85
On board with TEAMORIGIN off Cascais. Image copyright Ian Roman/TEAMORIGIN.
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