Iberdrola Team’s Agustín Zulueta hopes their team will perform well in 2011 Barcelona Trophy
Audi MedCup 2011 is heading to Barcelona for its final regatta, 2011 Barcelona Trophy, where the circuit champions of TP52 and Soto 40 series will be decided. Spain’s Iberdrola Team are currently leading the overall standings of Soto 40 series. They have
a strong lead over the second placed, Noticia, and are likely to clinch the title.
Iberdrola Team won the first three regattas of the season while they could not maintain their winning streak in the Murcia Trophy last month and finished second behind British Ngoni. Project manager Iberdrola Team, Agustín Zulueta, is hoping to regain their
form in the 2011 Barcelona Trophy and clinch the overall lead in the circuit standings.
While speaking to local media before going to Barcelona, Zulueta said, “We made several mistakes in Cartagena from which we draw some conclusions: first of all our sails have suffered a lot throughout the 30 races that we've done till now, and some need
to be replaced.”
He further added, “Secondly the level of this fleet has evened out now which means that if we make mistakes they beat us. So it is very clear to us what we have to do in Barcelona.”
Spain’s Noticia is 28 points behind Iberdrola in the overall standings and they might be a tough competitor for their compatriots. However, they will be challenged by Britain’s Soto 40 Ngoni, as the yacht has performed brilliantly in the recently ended Murcia
Trophy in Cartagena.
The overall standings so far after four regattas of 2011 Audi MedCup Circuit are given below:
1. ESP - IBERDROLA TEAM Cascais Trophy (13), Marseille Trophy (14), Sardinia Trophy (9), Murcia Trophy (17) = 53 points
2. ESP - NOTICIA IV Cascais Trophy (25), Marseille Trophy (22), Sardinia Trophy (15), Murcia Trophy (19) = 81 points
3. GBR - NGONI Cascais Trophy (33), Marseille Trophy (26), Sardinia Trophy (22), Murcia Trophy (13) = 94 points
4. ITA - XXII Sardegna Cascais Trophy (23), Marseille Trophy (26), Sardinia Trophy (24), Murcia Trophy (39) = 112 points
5. ARG - PATAGONIA Cascais Trophy (28), Marseille Trophy (17), Sardinia Trophy (42), Murcia Trophy (32) = 119 points
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