In the seventh stage, the crew with the blue Biolimpionico at the driving gives encouraging signals in view of the next appointments. Emirates Gbr surrenders to New Zealand for stage success
From Portsmouth, home of the seventh stage of the Rolex Sail GP, good news finally arrives for our sail. For the first time, Red Bull Italy fought well, closing in fifth place in the standings: halfway through the stage it seemed to enter the three best who have access to the final but did not make it. But there is the feeling of the leap in quality expected for some time for the crew led by Ruggero Tita, twice Olympic gold, which in the Emonirate Great Britain Sail Grand Prix was half Italian (the ‘pink quota’ Maelle Frascari, Andrea Tesei, Enrico Voltolini) and half Anglo -Saxon (Alex Sinclair, Brad Farrand and Kyle Langford, three times winner of the circuit and winner of America’s Cup 2013). The F50 with Red Bull’s colors in the seven fleet tests has collected two third places and one second. Never happened previously, now you can think of a good recovery from here to the end of the world circuit.
confirmation
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That of Portsmouth was yet another stage that confirmed three hires of a circuit at the highest level: a large and enthusiastic audience – there is talk of 20 thousand spectators – which followed all the regattas by a real grandstand set up for the occasion; The performance of the F50 also with little wind (just think of the record of 86.72 km/h in the stage, scored by Emirates GBR in a fleet test) and the great balance. Test it is the third final place of Switzerland, led by the young Sébastien Schneiter who embarked an Olympic gold rowing gold, the Englishman Matt Gotrell. So far, he had almost always been supporting and instead closed the racing regattas in third place, entering the final where he kept the position. The duelists are too strong: Emirates GBR – first at the end of the eight flutters and pushed by a sea of local fans – and New Zealand, which now everyone calls ‘Black Fails’.
The winners
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The New Zealanders, led by Peter Burling-neo-purchase of the Red Luna even if he will not be able to compete in the next America’s Cup-have not made a mistake but the British, with Skipper the strong Dylan Fletcher, have kept Botta until the final stern. “It was one of our best moments in Sailgp – said Blair Tuke, two Olympic medals and always Burling’s right arm – and beating the British in their waters is always a great satisfaction”. With the return to success in the circuit after the opening of Dubai, New Zealand jumped to the Sail GP ranking with 54 points, two more than Bonds Fyling Roos (the Australian guided boat Tom Singsby) who did not shine in Portsmouth and three on Spain by Diego Botin. The next stage, set in Germany, on 16 and 17 August, in Sassnitz (on the Baltic Sea) promises sparks where we expect that Red Bull Italy stands out of the eighth current position.
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