during the event’s penultimate day of match racing, only to get trounced by Barker the following day. This win over Spithill, plus one against the Challenger of Record for AC34, Artemis Racing of Sweden, earned Barker the first win of the ACWS, as well as the first AC45 class victory. “It was fantastic,” said Barker. “It was always going to be a very difficult race, as the breeze never really established. There were big ‘holes’ in the racecourse, so it was about being at the right place at the right time.” While both Spithill and Coutts
sailed well, Artemis Racing, skippered by Terry Hutchinson, sailed better, earning second place and forcing Oracle Racing to settle for third and fourth, respectively. “The guys did an awesome job to battle us up into the race,” reported Hutchinson. “It’s probably the best we’ve gone in the entire regatta. It’s a very good finish for Artemis.” Scroll deeper into Cascais’ final
results, however, and an underdog story, namely Vasilij Žbogar’s Spanish- flagged Green Comm, emerges. The team had barely sailed together—or
Skippers were racing these twitchy machines as if they
were mere dinghies, catching micro lifts and tacking on minute headers. Sound tactical enough for Cup racing?
on an AC45—prior to this event, yet they still finished in fifth place out of nine boats. While Green Comm’s first two finishes were DFLs, the fact that they wrapped-up the event just astern of Coutts (a four-time Cup winner), is downright impressive. “We’re happy with our improvement and the result we achieved,” said Žbogar. Oracle Racing’s team boss, Larry
Ellison, has long maintained that the keys to growing Cup interest are fast boats, plenty of passing opportunities and a constantly evolving leaderboard. Turns out, that’s exactly what he got. “It’s not a matter of ‘you win the start, you win the race,’” said Ellison. “It’s just what we hoped for when we decided on multi-hulls for the next America’s Cup.” Overall, the first ACWS event was a success, with plenty of great
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sailing taking place. Fans seemed more than sated with the multimedia presentation and running commentary, and the sailors are quickly learning to master the new boats and rules. And while there were no capsizes, there were enough close calls, and even some cracked carbon fiber, to keep the crowds entertained. But best of all, the ACWS is proving itself to be an event where the fastest teams—not the wealthiest—win. The next stop on the ACWS circuit
is Plymouth, UK, where teams will compete from September 10-18. Stay tuned for more, as it becomes known.
Final Results:
1. Emirates Team New Zealand (NZ) 2. Artemis Racing (SWE) 3. Oracle Racing Spithill (USA) 4. Oracle Racing Coutts (USA) 5. Green Comm (ESP) 6. Aleph (FRA) 7. Team Korea (ROK) 8. Energy Team (FRA) 9. China Team (PRC)
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