Unstable winds marked the first day in Cartagena

Today has begun the fourth stage of the Audi MedCup in Cartagena.But it was not easy at all, because the wind has not been stable and has been capricious, playing with the teams and the organizers. It was late afternoon, hanging around 16:00 local time, when the Race Ofical could take long to Class Soto 40.

The first game was clean, and the English team of Tony Buckingham could be placed at the head. In a wind field with different characteristics who touched the six nodes of the southwestern sector, the teams remained very even in this race, alternating positions as the wind fought the sun leaving the tactical vagueness of Aeolus and Helios. Meanwhile, the ship of the young crew aboard the Patagonia Australia, showed that not only came to enjoy the beautiful scenery, and watched the first, taking the lead occasionally. It was the last downwind leg which he defined almost everything, with the southern team deriving the last mark first, closely followed by the NH Resorts (News IV), Iberdrola third and Ngoni not so far, this leg was for infarction. Playing with Borneo and looking for the gusts, the ships were jibing and trying to avoid the disadvantages of the huge asymmetric opponents. Thus, as an influx of photofinish, NH Resorts Iñaki Castañer, crossed the finish line first. Behind the Ngoni took advantage of the fierce battle that developed between Iberdrola and the Australian Team and slipped into second place. While the team won the kangaroo hand in hand with the green boat and came third. At 17:30 local time came along to the second test and the day trophy. With a fleet as couple, no one wants to give a single meter, which leads to some situations force the limit. So it was in this long, where the Cruiser-Racer.com and the Australian Team having to scoot early rehabilitation. Note the presence of this new team, which has confirmed the purchase of a new unit that will be in Barcelona and in this event uses the boat test the Organization (the XXII). By the first mark, the English ship with Kevin Sproul at the helm, managed a lead of almost a minute in front of the Iberdrola, skippered by Pichu Torcida. Behind, NH Resorts, the Australian Team and the Cruiser-Racer will not tread the green boat lost.During the first downwind, the four ships pursuers were disadvantaged by the lack of wind and get upset with each other and leaving the Ngoni go to a comfortable lead. Finally, after two legs those would be the final results, the Ngoni first with an excellent day, followed by closing the podium Iberdrola and the Spanish NH Resorts.

Audi MedCup Classification Cartagena TrophySoto 40 1) Ngoni (GBR), 2 +1 = 3pts2) NH Resorts (ESP), 1 +3 = 4pts3) Iberdrola (ESP), 4 +2 = 6pts4) Team Australia (AUS), 3 +4 = 7pts5) Cruiser-Racer.com (ESP), 5 +5 = 10pts