With near gale force on shore westerly winds kicking up a violent sea state, the first day of racing at the 44Cup Marstrand was called off on Thursday.
At the 1000 skipper’s briefing PRO Maria Torrijo put the nine teams on stand-by until 1300, but then when conditions hadn’t improved the ‘AP over A’ was hoisted and racing was abandoned for the day.
Four top Irish crew are competing in Sweden as Afloat reported earlier.
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The RC44 is a light displacement, high performance one-design racing yacht competing in the 44Cup, a five-stop international racing tour. Co-designed by five-time America’s Cup winner Russell Coutts with naval architect Andrej Justin, the RC44 boats are strictly identical in terms of construction, shape of hull, appendages and weight/weight distribution, as well as a 50-50 split between amateurs and professionals in each eight-person crew. With everything, from the keel to the tip of the mast, made entirely from carbon, and with a powerful sail plan, the RC44 is rapid downwind, commanding upwind and performs exceptionally in both light winds and heavier breezes. The RC44’s innovative and technical design present an exciting new hybrid sailing challenge, with the crews expected to hike like a sports boat and grind as you would on a keelboat.
1 - 5 March - 44Cup Oman, Muscat
28 June - 2 July - 44Cup Marstrand, Sweden
9 - 13 August - 44Cup Cowes, UK
18 - 22 October - 44Cup Alcaidesa Marina, Gibraltar Straight
22 - 26 November - 44Cup Calero Marinas, Canary Islands
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