MRT second on Day 2 Troia Portugal Match Cup
'Trioa - Portugal Match Cup'
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Mirsky Racing Team's Kinley Fowler reports on Day 2 of the Troia Portugal Match Cup. MRT lie in second place (6,2)behind Mathieu Richard's French Match Racing Team/Team French Spirit (7-1).
The day's racing started leisurely, with the westerly seabreeze filling in about midday to a perfect 8-10 knots which lasted until late in the evening, allowing the race committee to complete 7 more flights of the round robin. We dropped only one race, putting us on 7 wins and 2 losses, just one point off Mathieu Richard in first.
We only lost one race against Swedish Sailor of the year Bjorn Hansen in an intensive battle which saw 2 lead changes and 2 penalties. Unfortunately, both penalties were against us, firstly for hitting the top mark, and the second for gibing in Hansen's water on the final run. We managed to bounce back however, and defeat the UK's Nick Cherry as the wind strengthened to a shifty 15 knots as the sun began to sink.
We have three more races left of the round robin and are quite eager to add a few more wins to the tally as the possibility of scrapping the quarterfinals is looming. At the moment we are sitting in 2nd, however we have done more races than most, so anything could happen.
A Special thanks to Line7, Harken and the Royal Perth Yacht Club for their support.
Mirsky Racing Team - www.mirskyracingteam.com
Results:
Mathieu Richard (FRA),French Match Racing Team/Team French Spirit 7 - 1
Torvar Mirsky (AUS), Mirsky Racing Team 6 - 2
Sebastian Col (FRA), French Match Racing Team/K-Challenge 5 - 1
Damien Iehl (FRA), French Match Racing Team 4 - 4
Paolo Cian (ITA), Team Shosholoza 4 - 2
Ian Williams (GBR), Team Pindar 3 - 4
Bjorn Hansen (SWE), Alandia Sailing Team Team 2 - 4
Alvaro Marinho (POR), 2 - 3
Magnus Holmberg (SWE), Victory Challenge 2 - 3
Adam Minoprio (NZL), Emirates Team New Zealand/BlackMatch Racing 1 - 4
Manuel Weiller (ESP), 1 - 4
Nick Cherry (GBR), 1 - 6
by Kinley Fowler 
Bermagui, NSW
