Keeping the wind in your sails
And that’s a wrap! The inaugural GC32 World Championship is now behind us. We finished in second overall, but as this was also a point-scoring event for the Extreme Sailing Series, we are pleased that we are now on top of the 2018 leaderboard, two points clear of Alinghi and Oman Air, who are tied for on point in second and third place.
As particularly fickle conditions were forecast today, racing began early. The 0830 warning signal for the first race kicked off a stop-start day of racing as the #GC32 fleet chased the wind around Lake Garda. In todays two races, we did our best to keep the pressure on Team Tilt who began the day with a two-point lead, but ultimately the Swiss team came out on top after a substantial win in the final race.
SAP Extreme helmsman Adam Minoprio was matter of fact about the team’s performance.
“We were equal to Tilt going out into the final races and we just didn’t sail that well. Things didn’t go our way. They [Team Tilt] continued to sail exceptionally and they finished a long way ahead of us. So congratulations to them, they sailed extremely well and were consistent throughout the whole regatta.”
Tactican Rasmus Køstner added,
“It’s been a great week of sailing here in Riva del Garda, and it’s nice to finish it off by topping the Extreme Sailing Series leaderboard. It’s quite close though, so there’s still a long way to go.”
Thanks to everyone who turned out to support us in Riva del Garda, and online. And to the lucky few who were brave enough to join us on board. And - as always - a big thank you to our sponsors and partners SAP, SAP Sports, Sail Racing International, Rudy Project, Yamaha Marine, YAMAHA MARINE , Alpha Ropes, Dit Pulterkammer. Nice work as always by Extreme Sailing Series, and GC32 Racing Tour for putting on another great event.
The Extreme Sailing Series will now head to Barcelona, Spain, where #Act3 will take place from June 14 - 17.
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