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After an adjournment on the ground that continued with the fleet and the starting area at the edge of the 15 hours began the sixth and final round of the Trophy Region of Murcia Caja Mediterráneo.
The wind finally laid down in the direction 195 ° (South) began blowing 9-10 knots, strengthening to 14 knots to caress the end of the race.
In the TP52 Series, the team Synergy (RUS) has been the honor of closing the season winning the last race, which dominated from start to finish looking for a gust of wind from the right to begin shortly.
Oblivious to the tough fight that developed its stern, was increasing his lead to cross the arrival with 1:25 minutes ahead of Emirates Team New Zealand (NZL), which leads to the antipodes the Trophée Caja Mediterráneo Murcia and Audi MedCup Circuit 2009, after a superb season that has won four of five races in a row and scoring, marking a milestone in the history of MedCup.
Bigamist (POR), second in Cartagena, has closed its fifth superb 2009 season.
Four ships - Quantum Racing (USA), Artemis (SWE), Matador (ARG) and Bigamist (POR) - have been completed in only 10 points after 43 results accumulated over the five races contested this year's data that confirms the equality and competed emotion in this class.
Rogue (ESP) was a great performance today, determined by the final maneuver.
In a smart tactical decision, attacked during the last downwind leg to the group of four boats that preceded it, since Synergy seemed to navigate another sea.
Seeking separation from the right side, was third and in the same footsteps of Emirates Team New Zealand, but in the end jibe, and only 300 meters from the finish, missed the move, expensive failure that relegated the boat helmed by Thierry Peponnet (FRA) to the seventh position with the same square that close classification Audi MedCup 2009,
a single point of Synergy.
Canary Islands triplet GP42 Series
Each GP42 had now on board with a guest, a foretaste of what will be seen next year in both fleets (GP42 and TP52).
Six lucky today enjoyed a full-fledged show, featuring the struggle between Rome (ITA) and Islas Canarias Puerto Calero (ESP) for the honors of Cartagena and Circuit 2009.
The boat needed to be canary two places ahead of Italy Rome, which left port this morning, leading to win the trophy Caja Mediterráneo Murcia and Audi MedCup 2009, and took more than halfway towards.
In the first step leading float Iberdrola (ESP), followed by the Italians and the Canaries.
When Rome was first put on the run, just ahead of Islas Canarias Puerto Calero,
seemed the beginning of the end.
But far from being discouraged, those of José María Ponce finished first the third section, while the Italians Iberdrola relegated to third place.
But even missing a leg, downwind, to complete the journey.
And there were more changes than the loss of a job by Rome for Caser-Endesa (ESP), canaries and Iberdrola holding their positions at the finish.
This combination in the order of arrival, Iberdrola worth to finish second Trophy Region of Murcia Caja Mediterráneo, the fruit of their best results when partial break the tie on points with Roma.
There is no doubt that winning the last event of the season and the overall 2009 Audi MedCup after 39 sleeves, and do so in the last race of the season, is out through the front door.
Cartagena, exemplary
The awards Trophy Region of Murcia Caja Mediterráneo and the Audi MedCup Cartagena together a public that has shown exemplary behavior throughout the week.
All 160 sailors participating, and the nearly 500 people are part of the Audi MedCup, have shown why the choice of Cartagena to host the final event of the season 2009.
The next date for the bulk of the fleet of TP52 Series is the TP52 World Championship in Palma de Mallorca between 6 and 11 October, while the GP42 will again see the faces in the Global GP42 Cup in Lanzarote between 13 and 17 November.
The 2010 Audi MedCup will open on May 11 with the first day of a season that will consist of five events in May (11-16), June (15-20), July (20-25), August (24-29 ) and September (13-18).
Trophy Region of Murcia Caja Mediterráneo
Final Classification
TP52 Series
1.
Emirates Team New Zealand (NZL), 1 +1 +3 +2 +1 +2 = 10 points
2.
Bigamist 7 (POR), 6 +4 +2 +1 +4 +6 = 23 points
3.
Quantum Racing (USA), 8 +6 +1 +3 +5 +4 = 27 points
4.
Synergy (RUS), 9 +7 +8 +4 +3 +1 = 32 points
5.
Artemis (SWE), 7 +2 +7 +6 +6 +5 = 33 points
...
GP42 Series
1.
Islas Canarias Puerto Calero (ESP), 1 +2 +3 +3 +6 +1 = 16 points
2.
Iberdrola (ESP), 3 +1 +1 +6 +4 +2 = 17 points
3.
Rome (ITA), 4 +4 +2 +1 +2 +4 = 17 points
4.
Turismo Madrid (ESP), 7 (DNF) +3 +5 +2 +1 +5 = 23 points
5.
Caser-Endesa (ESP), 2 +5 +6 +5 +3 +3 = 24 points
...
2009 Audi MedCup
Final Classification
TP52 Series
1.
Emirates Team New Zealand (NZL), 38 +27.5 +28 +25 +10 = 128.5 points
2.
Quantum Racing (USA), 40 +41.5 +65 +29 +27 = 202.5 points
3.
Artemis (SWE) 37 +62.5 +49.5 +26.5 +33 = 208.5 points
4.
Matador (ARG) 36 +47.5 +42.5 +44.5 +39 = 209.5 points
5.
Bigamist (POR), 46 +55.5 +57 +30.5 +23 = 212 points
...
GP42 Series
1.
Islas Canarias Puerto Calero (ESP), 20 +23 +23 +16 +16 = 98 points
2.
Rome (ITA), 22 +17 +30 +13 +17 = 99 points
3.
Caser-Endesa (ESP), 33 +27 +26 +24 = 123 points
4.
Airis (ITA), 21 +38 +28 +25 +30 = 142 points
5.
Turismo Madrid (ESP), 35 +35 +43 +23 +23 = 159 points
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