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LOOKING ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
May 21, 2009
There may be few better places in the world to watch yacht racing, than from the Villa Jovis on the eastern point of Capri. Admittedly, it is some time since its owner moved out and the villa is in disrepair but, given Emperor Tiberius' reputation for summarily dispatching unwanted guests from the cliff top into the cobalt waters below, it may be for the best. There was some summary dispatching on the racecourse too as Rolex Capri Sailing Week 2009 moved into its second day.
Peter Reggio, the principal race officer, kept the fleet ashore for two hours to allow a westerly breeze to fill in. Racing eventually got underway at 1400, with the wind blowing at around 6/7 knots. The Farr 40s got in two races, and the executioners were TWT (ITA) in the first and Mascalzone Latino (ITA) in the second. Mascalzone leads TWT by one point overnight. The remaining fleets raced only once and top-trumps heading into day three are Atlantica Racing (ITA), which has a two-point lead following its bullet; Kora 4 (ITA) still leads the Swan 42s, with a reduced margin of two-points after a uncharacteristic slip; in the Comet 41 class Athanor (ITA) continued her winning ways and holds a five-point cushion, and, in the Comet 45s Fral 2 (ITA) came second and leads by one-point.
