Micah Davis, #127 Amhas:
"Everything is OK (onboard), we replaced the tack line for the stay sail in New York, specially because we knew we were going to bash upwind and right as we were about to tack over, about a quarter of a mile behind toothface, it blew! No staysail in 25 kts is slow, so we did a little bit of everything, a little backwards, a little tacking, and we finally got it re-rigged and now we are on going, back in the fight. It sucks, it really sucks, but were doing good. 3 days of 25 kts wind is (£@$#) and its bloody cold out. I can’t wait to turn the corner and we are ready to come home. My mom and dad are there and my sisters will come down, whew, we are ready."
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Tristan Mougliné, #128 Toothface:
"We have no water ballast this leg, which isn’t so good for going upwind and has slowed our performance but we managed and are in an OK position but nothing great. So that was disappointing but we are still on our way! We have been really aggressive with the stack. We tried pinching a little bit with too much sail and it didn’t really work, then we tried to foot a little bit with smaller sails and that seemed to go OK. We were side by side with Eärendil for awhile, which was fun but they were just quicker with water ballast so it was a little bit tricky. We did just cross Amhas, we were on starboard, they took our stern on port a little while ago which was a good feeling and I’m sure we will converge at the turning mark... Of the 5,000 At Cup mile I’ve done, these have been the toughest 200."
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At 16h40 Skipper Sam Fitzgerald of #37 First Light made contact with Hugh Piggin, Atlantic Cup Race Director to inform Race Management that it was their intention to retire from the second offshore leg due to significant delimitation of their mainsail and further damage sustained to their solent and staysail.
Shortly after receiving notice from #37 First Light Liz Shaw O'Toole made contact with the Organizing Authority to inform them that #81 Esprit Scout was also reluctantly making the decision to return to the calmer waters of Newport, Rhode Island to assess the mechanical and electrical issues facing the boat. They have since officially retired from the second leg and will make an informed decision about their next steps soon.
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Sam Fitzgerald, #37 First Light:
"We had our third batten blow out of our solent when we were trying to furl it, and then we saw the main sail was starting to delaminate again. We thought for the longevity of the vessel and for the (USMMA) foundation’s sake it would be best to try to minimize damage and make a conservative move to call it a day. We got a new forecast update while we were out there and it looked like the pressure system was going to be backing and on the nose the entire time at 30kts. With all those variables we decided to make the call and head for Newport."
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Liz Shaw O'Toole, #81 Esprit Scout:
"We are really disappointed to be here in Newport. We were charging through some pretty challenging issues with the boat, trying to make it to Portland, but ultimately, there was a straw that broke the camels back. The final straw was after a number of issues with the boat we figured out that we did not have a second source of power and the solar panels on our boat were not functioning and our engine stopped co-operating so we couldn’t charge our batteries. That means no electronics, nothing, going around Nantucket shoals or into Portland. We worked really hard to stay at the front of the pack with a boat that we were just introduced to."
Kyle Hubley #81 Esprit Scout:
"It was a valid butt-kicking Class40 day, upwind we were seeing 20-30 kts, which all of these sailors have been in. The sea state adds a bit of spice, and sometimes the wave periods were short, there was 6-10 feet in some places, it was just banging over and over again."
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**Please note, due to current weather forecasts we do not anticipate teams arriving before the early hours in the morning June 5th.**
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EVENT |
LOCATION |
| June 5 |
Teams Arrive in Portland |
Portland |
| June 5 - 10 |
Boats Docked at Maine Wharf |
Maine Wharf |
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| June 7 |
Kids Day |
Maine Wharf |
| June 9, 10a |
Teams Depart for Racing |
Maine Wharf |
| June 9, 11a-3p |
Day 1 Inshore Racing |
Viewing: Fort Allen Park |
| June 10, 10a |
Teams Depart for Racing |
Maine Wharf |
| June 10, 11a-3p |
Day 2 Inshore Racing |
Viewing: Fort Allen Park |
| June 10, 5p |
Awards Presentation Dockside |
Maine Wharf |
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Leg 2 |
Inshore Races |
Total Points |
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Race 1 |
Race 2 |
Race 3 |
Race 4 |
Race 5 |
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145 - Eärendil |
22 |
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127 - Amhas |
20 |
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| 3 |
95 - Talanta |
18* |
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| 4 |
37 - First Light |
16 |
RET |
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| 5 |
128 - Toothface 2 |
14 |
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| 6 |
107 - Angola Cables |
12 |
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| 7 |
111 - Power of One |
10 |
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| 8 |
102 - Privateer |
8 |
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| 9 |
81 - Esprit Scout |
6 |
RET |
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| 10 |
54 - Dragon |
4 |
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| 11 |
118 - Oakcliff Racing |
2 |
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| *Result pending protest to be heard in Portland Maine |
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