{"id":39201,"date":"2024-05-11T09:37:57","date_gmt":"2024-05-11T08:37:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.caleromarinas.com\/?p=39201"},"modified":"2024-05-17T09:32:20","modified_gmt":"2024-05-17T08:32:20","slug":"calero-sailing-team-punches-above-its-weight-at-the-44cup-baiona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.caleromarinas.com\/en\/calero-sailing-team-punches-above-its-weight-at-the-44cup-baiona\/","title":{"rendered":"Calero Sailing Team punches above its weight at the 44Cup Baiona"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Saturday 11 May, Baiona: Among the nine teams competing at the 44Cup Baiona, one, Calero Sailing Team, has a crew that has sailed together for less than 10 days. This week in Galicia they are facing eight other crews which have raced on the high performance owner-driver one design keelboats at the highest level for more than a decade, while among them are Olympic medallists, leading America\u2019s Cup sailors and countless world champions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yet, almost impossibly, across today\u2019s first two (of four) races, the newbie team from Lanzarote was the top scoring RC44 across the nine boat fleet. In three races today the crew led by Daniel Calero and his Lanzarote tactician Alfredo Gonzalez defied the odds to round the all-important first windward mark in second place. Ultimately their score for the day of 2-3-6-9 was the fourth highest in the fleet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are very happy about everything,\u201d said owner-driver Daniel Calero. \u201cWe made a lot of decisions about rigging and sails because the wind was increasing and you need to adapt everything. Then during the races, in this class if you make a mistake you pay. And we paid! In the first two races we chose the correct side and everything was good. The third race also started well but in the end we couldn\u2019t hold our position. The last race was a pity – we made a bad start and then maybe there was some misunderstanding on board – we tacked too late and we got a penalty. But we were in the fight all day which is superb – it is our goal.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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44 Cup \/ @ Nico Martinez<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Previously Calero Sailing Team has performed well on the upwind legs, but today they demonstrated they can handle downwinds too. \u201cWe didn\u2019t lose many positions and I think we had a little bit of luck – sometimes when you are ahead it is easier to sail, you can control things, you can look back, etc. We are all happy about today,\u201d said Calero.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Daniel Calero’s Calero Sailing Team on the penultimate day of racing in Baiona \u00a9 @Nico Martinez \/ 44Cup<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Generally the user of the 44Cup\u2019s \u2018black boat\u2019 is expected to come a resounding last, but going into the final day Calero Sailing Team is lying eighth, within five points of fifth and just 14 from the podium. Technically three races could be held tomorrow with 27 points still on the table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Calero\u2019s crew were also delighted with their day. Silvia M\u00e1s, the reigning women\u2019s champion in the Olympic 470 dinghy, who is floater with Calero Sailing Team, said: \u201cIt was quite a tricky day because the wind was picking up, but also going down, so it was difficult and you had to have your head out of the boat all of the time. Between the races the same side wasn\u2019t always paying, so it was quite difficult.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tactician Alfredo Gonzalez added: \u201cI am very happy with the team. We are very happy with the positions on board – our crew is good and we feel very confident in Daniel [Calero] has sailed a lot of dinghies in the past and has a good feeling. We are improving the speed of the boat: It isn\u2019t better than the others but when you start in a new class that is to be expected.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Racing at the 44Cup Baiona concludes tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Team Website: https:\/\/calerosailingteam.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ufeffEvent Website: https:\/\/www.44cup.org\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Further information: Pilar Hern\u00e1ndez:- M. +34 608 221 950 E: phernandez@caleromarinas.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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