Vela, Sail GP Cadiz: Vince Team Emirates, evil Red Bull Italy

Penultimate stage in Andalusia for Sail GP, the international circuit that runs on the very fast catamarans F.50. This time not very fast, given that from a technical point of view that of Cadiz was not a great stop: the regatta field, positioned in front of the city and the famous cathedral, was characterized by a very unstable wind and annoying residual wave, elements that made the work of the particularly demanding ‘Flight Controller’, for the conduct of foils. So much so that, as happened in the previous Geneva stage, the race director in the first day removed an element aboard each boat in order to lighten them. Also for this reason, in the seventh and final racate of fleet, there was the sensational surprise of the first victory in the season of Mudabala Brazil, a team led by Martine Grael, two Olympic golds in 49fx. If you think it is a relative of the myth Torben Grael, tactical in three Red Luna campaigns and five medals at the sailing games, you took us: she is the 34 -year -old daughter.

difficult conditions

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The difficult conditions to decipher have put two teams in difficulty among those still in the running for the final victory in the Sailgp: the hosts of Los Gallos and above all the Australians of Bonds Flying Roos (leader of the circuit) remained outside the three -three finals that saw Emirates Gbr, Germany by Deutsche Bank protagonists – without doubt the boat of the moment – and Black Foils who had earned access to the regatta Final for one point on the surprising Dane of Rockwool Racing, the first of the fleet after the initial day. Emirates Gbr, led by Dylan Fletcher, gave no escape to the rivals in the final and, even more importantly, he brought to the command of the circuit with 85 points. Peter Burling’s Black Foils has 82 and Bonds Flying Roos of Tom Singsby finds himself third with 80. The podium seems to be done at a stop from the end because Diego Botin’s Los Gallos can hardly go up from 76 points.

Evil Red Bull Italy

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Little to say, and not good, for Red Bull Italy who closed the stage in the last place (the partials: 6-10-7-12-12-10) and is nailed to tenth place in the standings, a position that unless miracles will be the same at the end of the season. The skipper Ruggero Tita does not hide the disappointment. “Cadiz was certainly not our stage. We found very difficult conditions, with a lot of wave and many different configurations. Yesterday we drew in four, today in five, a situation that the team has yet to get used to. Surely not the result we wanted,” he said. And the CEO James Spithill is already oriented on the future after the race. “We still have an event on the calendar, and our goal is to look forward, put this weekend lessons into practice and prepare ourselves to the best even in view of the sixth season”. In fact, almost impossible to hope for a great regatta in the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Sail Grand Prix Season 5 Grand Final: the winner of the circuit will be known on 29 and 30 November. There are also 2 million dollars to be shared depending on the final placement.