RC 44 World Championship day 2 - Another day of light and shifty

8:54 PM Tue 12 Oct 2010 GMT

'Light wind but intense regatta between James Spithills 17 and Terry Hutchinson’s Artemis. The first round went to Spithill and his team. - RC44 World Championship' Nico Martinez / RC 44 Class Association ?

RC 44 World Championship Islas Canarias Puerto Calero Cup day 2. When competitors yesterday said the winds were going to be light and shifty for Day 2 of the RC 44 World Championship Islas Canarias Puerto Calero Cup, they probably had no idea just how light it would be. Today's schedule for the round robin was thrown into disorder by a cold front that stalled out over Lanzarote. The fleet first took the water about 1200 hours, but returned to shore after three and a half hours and only one completed flight. That flight, however, set up the match racing ...

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