Light & Shade

The AEZ RC44 Team Austria fights with adjustment problems but celebrates another success on the platform.
 
The Persian Gulf shows its sunny side with 5 Beauforts and good waves on the fifth day of the Al Maktoum Sailing Trophy – three rounds were completed. It was light and shade for the Austrians.

At first Binder and Co. fought with adjustment difficulties. Their timing didn´t work out as they wished. “We were constantly one step behind, our mistakes were big”, criticizes the Austrian who handled the material problems. “If everything doesn´t work out we will not be able to sail, we are still missing coolness”, criticizes trainer Alfred Pelinka who didn´t want to hear any excuses and at the end of the day sounded a bit more positive. The reason for this was the seventh and last round where his team made it to third place. “We took a short break before the race and had the opportunity to get ready. After that our focus was back again. It wasn´t the perfect day, but at the end a nice ending.”

Tomorrow the Al Maktoum Sailing Trophy before Dubai will end with the final races. After AEZ RC44 Team Austria´s return the preparations begin for the home game on the Traunsee. (20.04- 04.05)


Al Maktoum Sailing Trophy – Current Score Fleet Race after seven races:
1. Team Aqua/UAE 17
2. Team Artemis/SWE 20
3. Team Ceeref/SLO 25
7. AEZ RC44 Team Austria 45 (8,3,9,5,9,8,3)



Regattaplan 2010:
Al Maktoum Sailing Trophy Dubai/VAE 22.-27. Februar 2010
RC44 Austria Cup Traunsee/AUT 29. April – 04. Mai 2010
RC44 Copenhagen Cup Kopenhagen/DEN 08.-13. Juni 2010
RC44 Valencia Cup Valencia/ESP 27. Juli – 01. August 2010
RC44 World Championship Puerto Calero/ESP 11.-16. Oktober 2010
tbd. Arabische Emirate 07.-12. Dezember 2010


Infos: www.rc44.at
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