RC 44 Austria Cup - Four races for Sea Dubai

4:01 AM Mon 3 May 2010 GMT

'Action on-board Sea Dubai - RC 44 Austria Cup 2010' Nico Martinez &copy Click Here to view large photo

Sea Dubai take sixth place in the fleet ranking after completing four races in the RC44 Austria Cup.

The wind filled in eventually after a frustratingly flat and windless morning. 'You see those puffy, really low clouds sitting by the mountain over there,' said Peter Regio, Principal race officer at twelve o'clock, 'they haven't moved for the last three hours, it's not looking good right now,' he added. But a good wind did settle by two and all the planned races were completed.

Downwind on race two - RC 44 Austria Cup 2010 - Nico Martinez &copy Click Here to view large photo

'As first days in a new job go, it wasn't too bad,' said Harm Muller Spreer. 'Before we left the dock the boss said he expected results of between fifth and seventh place and we got a sixth, fourth, tenth and sixth. There is room for improvement and that will come.'

The tenth place came from being caught over the start line early and the restart cost them dearly. But the other scores were good in the difficult conditions where the wind and boats hugged the coast for most of the time.

Best breezes were along the coast - RC 44 Austria Cup 2010 - Nico Martinez &copy Click Here to view large photo

'The second race was great; we were in seventh place at the first windward mark, and then fifth and finally finished in fourth place. We weren't consistent but overall it was not a bad start,' said Markus Wieser.

Racing will resume on Monday at 11:30 with four races planned. The final races will be on Tuesday.

Fleet Race Results
1st BMW Oracle
2nd RC44 Challenge
3rd No Way Back
4th Ceeref
5th Artemis
6th Sea Dubai
7th Islas Canarias Puerto Calero
8th Team Aqua
9th Katusha
10th Team Austria

by Dubai International Marine Club