The beautiful island of Ilhabela provides a stunning setting and challenging conditions for Rolex Ilhabela Sailing Week. The event, which had its first edition in 1973, has become a tradition for Brazilian sailors and its unique blend of hospitality, competition and camaraderie attracts sailors from all over the world. The steady trade winds produce great sailing conditions that test a fleet facing a mix offshore and inshore racing.
Day 1 in the Rolex Ilhabela Sailing Week (Brazil).
After 8 hours of racing, Pisco Sour wins, followed by Patagonia and Pajero in an incredible end of the race, explained by Guillermo Parada (Pisco Sour)
Day 2 of races in the RISW 2011. Unfortunatelly wind was not invited to the race course and the races should be cancelled. Enjoy the interviews to Bernardita Grez (CHI) and Jose Nolasco (Sailing Director YCI)
Patagonia takes the lead
10 knots on average and 2 knots of current were also players in this day of competition, where Barlo Soto40 competed in 3-Sota.
The Patagonia of Norberto Alvarez Vitale , got through to the top of the table after getting a 1st, 2nd and 4th place. It is worth noting the 4th place in the last race, they got after a great comeback after starting in last place by having to serve a penalty seconds before the top start.
Length of Soto40. Source: Rolex / Carlo Borlenghi
For its part, the Pisco Sour the Chilean Bernardo Matte is placed in second place 8 points of Patagonia, to get a 5th, 9th and 2nd place today.
Loyal roll-the Pisco Sour. Source: Rolex / Carlo Borlenghi
Third is located Aquarius II-Mitsubishi with a 3rd, 1st and 9th place in this journey. The Magia V of Torben Grael and helmed by his son Marco, manages to recover the 10 positions after the race points obtained in Alcatraz, arriving 2nd, 5th and 1st in the last race. This latest victory was actually a movie. In the long run MagiaV could not avoid hitting the committee boat, forcing him to be rehabilitated and long overdue. Without much to lose, MagiaV bet all the chips on the left side of the field (on the island), while the fleet went to the side of the continent. At that time, the pressure on the side of the continent fell dramatically to 4 knots, while the side of the island the wind remained at about 8 knots. In this way, not only passed MagiaV, but pulled a distance of more than 2 ½ minutes to his nearest rival. This difference is maintained, and after an hour of racing, became a comfortable victory.
Mitsubishi MagiaV Soto40 leading the fleet. Source: Rolex / Carlo Borlenghi
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