Mirsky Racing Team's good Day 1 result
'Richard v Mirsky - Troia Portugal Match Cup'
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Kinley Fowler from Morsky racing Team, reports on Day 1 at the Troia Portugal Match Cup.
You couldn't ask for better conditions than those delivered to us on the first day of racing here in Portugal. Flat waters and 12 knots of breeze settled in just after midday and stayed through until late in the evening. We finished the day on 4 wins from 5 races, and are looking to be in a fairly comfortable position for the Quarter Finals.
We started the day paired up against current world number 1 Matthiu Richard, and after being beaten off the line, we were forced to follow on his tail around the race track. We then managed to step up our game, and go on to do to our opponents what Richard had done to us, and won the next four races consecutively.
After doing four regattas in a row, our team is starting to click, and it couldn't come at a better time. The 2008 World Tour is coming to a close, with only one more event left before the final in Malaysia at the Monsoon Cup. We had a really good feeling on the boat today, and hopefully we can continue the momentum on to get some much needed Tour points to finish the season off on a high.
A special thanks to Line7, Harken and the Royal Perth Yacht Club for their support.
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by Kinley Fowler - MRT 
Bermagui, NSW
