RC44 Cup San Diego day 2 tactics and speed from Oracle

6:19 AM Fri 4 Mar 2011 GMT

'Fleet Racing - Oracle RC44 Cup San Diego' Nico Martinez / RC 44 Class Association ? Click Here to view large photo

The Oracle RC44 Cup San Diego day 2 was classic, one design racing at its best ? consistency was vital, but hard to come by... After the excitement of yesterday?s match racing, the eleven boats with their owners at the helm were given an even tougher challenge. They started the first day of fleet racing on a line just metres from the end of Broadway Pier. It meant that the fleet was compressed into a tight space before they had even lined up for the final approach to the line. There were plenty of oohs and ahhs from the spectators ...

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