Audi MedCup - Cartagena
24 August 2010
The TP52 fleet is back in action, this time in Cartagena, Spain. It is very hot here with temperatures right around 100F and there was no wind until 1430 today, so it was all about boom tents prior to the start of the official practice race.
We had the standard two practice starts followed by a race in 7-9 knots from the Southwest
Onboard Artemis, we had a very good start, good speed and led the race at every mark and across the finishline. There was a huge current factor on the course, similar to racing in San Francisco in a flood tide.
Tomorrow, the real racing begins and the forecast is for more lights winds with plenty of heat. The days will be long if we race the customary three races in these conditions. I am thinking about a bigger hat. Weighing that against the windage that it would cause.
We invited a group of local Opti kids, who had been out watching the race, onboard for the ride in. We did this last year one day and a couple of the kids were the same. It was fun to see them again. To watch the racing live, go to www.artemisracing.com and for results go to www.medcup.org
Paul