RC 44 Valencia Cup - Artemis unscathed

9:38 PM Tue 27 Jul 2010 GMT

'Russell Coutts and his team onboard BMW Oracle Racing enjoyed today' rough sailing conditions. They won all their matches except the one against Artemis. - RC 44 Valencia Cup' Ignacio Baixauli

RC 44 Valencia Cup. Small jibs and loose boom vangs were the order of the day as the Cup got underway here in a pumping sea breeze that topped out at 20 knots. Despite the strong wind off Malvarrosa Beach, the professional crews threw the light-displacement boats around with seeming ease. In a day that saw seven flights and 28 match races completed, three crews made it through the first five flights undefeated. But only Torbjorn Tornqvist's Artemis escaped unscathed. 'We started well enough today and the boat was going well through the water,' said Artemis skipper Terry Hutchinson, who ...

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