'ORACLE RC 44 Cup Miami opens with testing conditions'
Gilles Martin-Raget/BMW Oracle
Oracle RC 44 Cup. Sailing in northwesterly winds blowing over 20 knots that faded later in the afternoon, Ellison and Coutts have a 4-2 record as they attempt to seal the 2010 RC 44 Season Championship. The crew began the event with a two point lead in the season standings. 'You always hope for more, but overall our record is a fair reflection of how we sailed,' said bowman Ryan Godfrey. 'I thought we sailed well, even though we had a bad spinnaker takedown at the leeward mark in one race.' Godfrey was referring to the race against Artemis Racing ...