{"id":25298,"date":"2022-02-13T09:54:28","date_gmt":"2022-02-13T08:54:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.caleromarinas.com\/?p=25298"},"modified":"2022-02-13T09:54:31","modified_gmt":"2022-02-13T08:54:31","slug":"ceeref-shining-after-massive-day-at-the-44cup-calero-marinas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.caleromarinas.com\/en\/ceeref-shining-after-massive-day-at-the-44cup-calero-marinas\/","title":{"rendered":"CEEREF SHINING AFTER MASSIVE DAY AT THE 44CUP CALERO MARINAS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Four races were held on day three of the 44Cup Calero Marinas in perfect trade winds conditions \u2013 sun, waves and easterly winds at times gusting to 20 knots.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discrete stars of the day were Igor Lah, tactician Adrian Stead and the crew on Ceeref powered by Hrastnik 1860. Despite never winning a race today, the 2017 and 2019 44Cup champions podiumed three times and scored no result lower than a fourth. Such consistency was rewarded with them going into the final day holding a massive 11 point lead over Vladimir Prosikhin’s Team Nika. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As testament to the intense, but surprisingly equal racing, after six races, all ten of the RC44 teams had podiumed. After today\u2019s final race six had won races.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The even-ness of the course, in the first race especially, resulted in neither side paying, so coming into the top mark the top nine boats were separated by just 30m. Not all could fit into this space resulting in several penalties. There was also drama: Nico Poons\u2019 Charisma was leading into the mark, when their stand-in tactician, who was holding the runner as it was released during a tack, half fell overboard.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Surprisingly it was not an experienced team that came out best from the mark gridlock, but the newbies on La Pericolosa. However Hugues Lepic\u2019s Aleph Racing was close behind, split at the gate, took the lead on the next upwind, going on to take the win.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cWe didn\u2019t have a very good start, but were fourth at the top mark,\u201d explained tactician Michele Ivaldi. \u201cWe have made huge improvements with our downwind sailing – we noticed a few things yesterday which we corrected.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The second race saw John Bassadone\u2019s Peninsula Racing lead around the top mark only to be overhauled by both Pavel Kuznetsov\u2019s Atom Tavatuy and Artemis Racing. Gybing early reaped dividends for Torbj\u00f6rn T\u00f6rnqvist\u2019s team, which pulled into the lead and was never caught. It was hero to zero to hero, for the Swedes having won Friday\u2019s final race and come last in today\u2019s first race. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the brisk conditions of race three, there was great joy when the 44Cup\u2019s sole female owner Valeriya Kovalenko\u2019s ARTTUBE, sailing just their third ever event in the class, won the pin, headed left, tacked and successfully crossed the fleet. Inevitably the big guns prevailed with Ceeref and Tavatuy rounding the top mark just ahead, however they were slow at the gate as ARTTUBE split right as Ceeref went left, to take the lead. Sadly for Kovalenko and her team, including her tactician, Igor Lisovenko, there was compression coming into the finish with Atom Tavatuy taking the win from Ceeref, as ARTTUBE finished a nose ahead of Team Nika.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI feel very tired, but happy – I am pleased with the place of the pink RC!\u201d admitted Kovalenko later. \u201cThis weather is very difficult for me with big waves and we have old sails and an old genniker.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The breeze had dropped to 10-12 knots for the fourth and final race, with the fleet down to eight after the previous race when Team Aleph had been rammed by La Pericolosa coming the top mark. Having retired, Team Aleph ultimately received redress, scored fifth for the last two races.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Team Nika, finally everything aligned on the race course in the final races, their tactician America\u2019s Cup skipper Francesco Bruni bedded in. \u201cWe were coming to it – it was well deserved – finally we got in the groove!\u201d said owner Vladimir Prosikhin. \u201cThe last race was – nothing special. We started with speed and did two tacks to the mark and had good speed upwind and good speed downwind. We weren\u2019t even close to anyone.\u201d They won by a very \u2018un-44Cup\u2019 36 seconds from Peninsula Racing.\u00a0

Sadly the rest of the day had not gone so well. \u201cIn the first race, I got a penalty at the start on Ceeref because we tacked on to port and lost all steerage!\u201d Prosikhin continued. \u201cBut somehow we were climbing, climbing, climbing and finished fourth.\u201d
As to his new tactician Prosikhin admits: \u201cHe has a strong personality and is very demanding. He started massaging the owner, but now he is similar to Terry Hutchinson! \u2018No matter what you do you, you HAVE to sail 286\u00b0!\u201d

Slowly rediscovering their form too is Peninsula Racing\u2019s John Bassadone, also racing with an accomplished new tactician in double Olympic Finn gold medallist turned America\u2019s Cup sailor Giles Scott. Peninsula Racing posted two seconds today, leaving them fourth overall.\u00a0

\u201cToday was brilliant, great fun,\u201d said Bassadone. \u201cIt was exactly what we needed \u2013 four good races in decent wind and a bit of action, or too much action at times! We are fast and we feel competitive. When you are not competitive, it is extremely frustrating.\u201d As to Scott, he added: \u201cGiles is a clever guy, very calm. He is a fantastic sailor and super-good guy. His integration has been seamless.\u201d

Racing continues tomorrow at 1200 when similar trade wind conditions are forecast and up to three races scheduled. All to play for\u2026\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Follow the action from the final day live at\u00a0www.44cup.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

44CUP CALERO MARINAS RESULTS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

(after 7 races)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.\u00a0CEEREF powered by Hrastnik 1860 – 3 1 5 4 3 2 3 – 12
2. Team Nika – 2 6 7 6 4 4 1 (2) – 32\u00a0
3.\u00a0Team Aqua – 1 3 6 5 6 5 7 – 33\u00a0\u00a0
4. Peninsula Racing – 10 2 3 8 2 6 2 – 33
5. Artemis Racing – 6 5 1 10 1 7 4 – 34\u00a0
6.\u00a0Aleph Racing – 5 4 9 1 5 5RDG 5RDG – 34
7.\u00a0Atom Tavatuy – 8 7 4 3 8 1 8 – 39
8.\u00a0Charisma – 4 9 2 7 10 8 5 – 45
9. ArtTube – 7 8 10 9 9 3 6 – 52
10. La Pericolosa – 9 10 8 2 7 9 11DNS (4) – 60<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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