Fuente info WSTA
28 May 2010
Race Summaries - Day Seven
Another long frustrating wait for wind but rewarded with good north-westerly breeze at 12-14 knots at the start of racing in mid afternoon and continuing to build
Flight Twentyone, Race Two, Synergy Russian Sailing Team def BMW Oracle Racing, 00:21 –Karol Jablonski’s Russian team pulled off a nail-biter come-from-behind victory over the America’s Cup winners in an 18-knot northwesterly breeze. James Spithill claimed the committee end of the start line and although the Russians enjoyed a boat length lead, he controlled at the end of the leg and took them high of the mark to lead by nine seconds. Synergy fought back to roll Oracle on the run and led the rest of the way.
Flight Two, Race One: BMW Oracle Racing def Emirates Team New Zealand, 00:06 – An upset win for the USA’s Oracle which raced carrying a penalty imposed in the pre-start but got off the hook when the umpires penalized the Kiwi boat for failing to maintain adequate rig tension. At the start, Dean Barker and ETNZ were bow-forward and led but James Spithill and Oracle dominated after the first tack. Half way down the last run Oracle was still leading but without sufficient room to complete a penalty turn. They got out of jail when the umpires penalized ETNZ. ETNZ immediately appealed the decision.
