Sweden’s Artemis Racing wins 2011 RC44 World Championships at Puerto Calero in Lanzarote
Sweden’s RC44 crew on Artemis Racing held their nerves throughout the 2011 RC44 World Championships at Puerto Calero, in Lanzarote. The team showed some consistent convincing performances during the races and eventually made it to the top podium of event
standings and clinched the title proudly with 49 points after sailing in 11 races.
In the final three races on last day of the championship, the Swedish team grabbed a fourth and a second position to slice a six point lead over the following RC44, Ironbound, before the final race of the event. Torbjorn Tornqvist’s Artemis Racing assured
their victory despite a seventh finish in the 11th race to hit the first spot and claim championship glory.
Ironbound were able to clinch second position, with two-point difference, by 51 points while first day leaders, Peninsula Petroleum Sailing Team, could occupy third place at the conclusion of the event with 58 points.
Russia’s Katusha, steered by Steve Howe, made an impressive comeback on the final day with three bullets but could not enter the top three. The weather conditions on the eventual day of the championships were quite ideal for a superb sail as the wind reached
the 23-knots mark during the final races, which was also a bit of trouble but did not make any severe impact on the 14-boat fleet.
Top 10 standings at the conclusion of the championship:
1. Artemis Racing 4, 5, 1, 1, 4, 8, 12, 1, 4, 2, 7 = 49 points
2. Ironbound 9, 3, 5, 4, 10, 1, 4, 5, 2, 5, 3 = 51 points
3. Peninsula Petroleum Sailing Team 2, 2, 4, 12, 3, 9, 3, 6, 7, 6, 4 = 58 points
4. Katusha 8, 11, 2, 8, 5, 3, 9, 10, 1, 1, 1 = 59 points
5. Islas Canarias Puerto Calero 3, 1, 7, 7, 8, 4, 2, 4, 8, 10, 6 = 60 points
6. No Way Back 1, 12, 3, 3, 7, 2, 10, 12, 6, 7, 5 = 68 points
7. RC44 Team CEEREF 6, 10, 8, 5, 2, 12, 5, 8, 9, 8, 2, (2) = 77 points
8. Team Aqua 7, 8, 10, 2, 1, 10, 6, 3, 10, 9, 12, (2) = 80 points
9. Aleph Sailing Team 14, 4, 12, 11, 6, 13, 1, 2, 3, 11, 9 = 86 points
10. Team Nika 10, 6, 13, 6, 11, 5, 8, 13, 5, 13, 10 = 100 points
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