Cádiz
Updated:10/10/2021 20:26h
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Once again and they are not coincidences and despite what is despite the one who asks if this event has been a missed opportunity? I believe that Cádiz has not missed this opportunity, and I refer to the facts. With a lift of the old ones, once again the people of Cádiz and the visitors who have come to contemplate this great show, have taken to the streets again and have once again filled the walls of the Santa Bárbara, Carlos III and no other promenades. Let’s say the dock, although here in the place where the tents of the teams and the rest of the organization are located there is little to see, since most of its spaces are forbidden to the general public, with access only to guests, organization, authorities and also the press that I almost forgot. And without forgetting the recreational fleet that has once again launched into the sea and that today with the “Levante” it was not easy to be watching the regattas and maintaining the position of the motor boat.
Cádiz not only deserves the test of the Rolex Sail GP Circuit next year, already signed, but continuity in the future, if, as on this occasion, the national, regional, provincial and local institutions agree and all row in it. address.
Good show
On a sports level, the day has awakened emotions everywhere, and if yesterday things were calm more than anything because of the regime of weak winds that blew in Cádiz during the day, today it has been the opposite, a good lift that began blowing between the 18 and 20 knots, reaching 25 in the streak, for later and as the tests developed, reaching up to 36. And of course in the water these catamarans are sometimes uncontrollable and sometimes what nobody wants to happen happens.
The first blow of effect was given by the Spanish ship. Our F50 Victoria capsized 80 minutes before departure. What happened? Nobody knows until they explain it to us. The issue is that although none of its 6 crew members suffered damage, the ship and specifically the wing suffered significant damage that forced it to withdraw, towing several inflatables. But the story of the capsizing did not end there, since in the final and shortly after the start, the British catamaran at the controls of the arch-honored Olympic champion Sir. Ben Ansilie -4 gold medals and 1 silver- also turned over and as the canons order immediate withdrawal, although this time in full competition.
Three sleeves
After the fiasco of the Spanish boat, the 3 regattas scheduled on this second day of the Rolex Sail GP Circuit were contested, the first two to decide the finalists and the third to contest the final. In the first test with a lot of public and good wind, a very fair start between Denmark and Australia that almost collided. Note that the speed of these multihulls today has been around 26 – 27 knots on average and with these speeds the 6 sections of the test cover it in 12 minutes. In the end the victory for New Zealand, followed by Great Britain and the United States. The second test the intensity of the wind was somewhat stronger and after a good start that the British team clearly won over Japan, which finally uncovered the jar of essences, leading the fleet in some of the buoys. In the end, Australia was the winner, with Great Britain in second place and Japan in third.
The final
With the 5 partial races held in this round of Cadiz on the Rolex Sail GP Circuit, Australia, Great Britain and the United States qualified for the final. What looked like it was going to be a very close regatta was soon left in a duo, as the British boat after capsizing had to withdraw. Australia quickly took the lead and put miles in between with its rival, who had problems avoiding a collision with the crashed British ship, which forced him to stop almost completely, and after a few minutes to start, he sees how time is running out limit to finish the regatta and the jury did not consider it finished.
At this time no one knows what has happened to the Spanish boat, which led the New Zealander Phil Robertson, with Jordi Xammar who had replaced the female crew member Andrea Emone, a fact that no one understands since the Spanish project had announced Xammar as skipper in this Rolex Sail GP circuit test held in Cadiz.
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