Tau Andalucía must retire after being addressed by the Mutua Madrilena. |
The excitement over the outcome of the Region of Murcia Trophy seems assured until the last minute of the last test to be played tomorrow, because after today completed three most things remain the same or tighter than yesterday.
The top three remained the same but changing the order and is now Argentina's new leader after picking sixth, first and seventh.
The Rogue goes to the second position, Friman now fourth, eighth and a first.
The big loser of the day was the Mutua Madrilena, which has become the leading party Tecero port position, signing a fourteen, a second and a four.
Three points separate them and tomorrow everything will be at stake.
At the end of this release was pending two protests, one in the Rogue against Rusal Synergy, and another between the Bigamist against Artemis.
If you win your protest Rogue, improve one point, tying the score and the Matador, but this would be the leader to have better amnos partial match to top, but Matador has a segindo against a third party's Rogue.
The day was characterized by a hard wind in the first two tests, blowing from the direction 50 degrees in the first test, and veering to 75 º on the run.
Changed the route to the third section, followed rolando further.
Determined to solo on the board on the right side of the leg in the medium segment, the Mutua Madrilena has been totally off the hook last, tactical option now cost him the lead in the Region of Murcia Trophy.
Consolidated the role of wind at 105 º, the race committee has maintained the close-hauled in the next two tests, both with a dostancia blazed 2.3-mile each way.
The average wind speed was around 12-13 knots.
Among the incidents of the day, note the damage on the mainsail halyard at Artemis, during the second beat of the second test and it took off from the second position to the position twelve, and improved to tenth in the final downwind .
In the same test, the CXG Caixa Galicia starred in the best recovery of the day, up from ninth at the first mark, the third at the finish.
The tactical detail of day to Thierry Peponnet of Matador, which in the last downwind leg of the second test has been able to adjust the last two jibes, and outdo the Mutua Madrilena Italian first and then Audi Q8.
Mutua Madrilena collision Tau Andalucía occurred during the third round, reaching the first windward mark.
The Tau faced and mark on starboard tack and preferncia the way, and when the Mutua Madrilena tried to prevent improper adjustment of its course and touched the back corner of the Tau.
Given the extent of the damage, the Tau immediately left the race course.
Source: MedCup