“Let’s put it this way, it is simply too beautiful here to miss out on a coastal race, so it is a priority.” Smiles the 52 footers’ Class Manager Rob Weiland.
“And we finish the first day still tied for first, right? That can’t be bad.” Quips Tony Rey, project manager and tactician for PowerPlay
“You do come to Porto Cervo and expect extremes, extremely good racing or extreme conditions. We have all seen this before and it puts more of a premium on not having mistakes on the race course when we do actually go sailing. We are excited and we are all hoping for strong winds. We have sailed our boat a reasonable amount and now it is windy and we think we have replaced everything which can be broken. But really we are just excited to get out there and sail against the well oiled, well practiced teams.”
Forecasts predict that Thursday will see the Mistral diminish, expected to give way to sea breeze conditions.
Audi Sardinia Cup 52 Super Series Entries:
Quantum Racing (USA)
Rán Racing (SWE)
Audi Azzurra Sailing Team (ITA)
Gladiator (GBR)
Paprec Recyclage (FRA)
Powerplay (KY)
