Volvo D-One Gold Cup at Circolo Nautico al Mare e Marina di Alassio - Day 3
by Michele Tognozzi 20 Oct 2012 21:09 BST
18-21 October 2012
An exciting finale will take place tomorrow for the final race of the Volvo D-One Gold Cup in Alassio. After two more races were sailed today in a light north-easterly breeze, Argentinian Agustin Zabalua and Czech sailor Victor Teply are leading the 38 boat fleet with 15 points. Italian Pietro Sibello, former Olympian and European champion in the 49er class, stands in third with 17 points. Czech Martin Trcka is fourth with 18 points. With the double point non-discardable final race tomorrow, every result is possible. The final race is scheduled for 10:30am on Sunday.
The champion of the day was young Czech Victor Teply, a 21-year old Olympian in the Laser class at Weymouth 2012, with a huge first and a third. Agustin Zabalua had a penalty at the first mark in race 5, losing 8 boats, but recovered well during the race finishing third.
The second race saw another duel between Zabalua and Teply, but the duo sailed deep left in the last run leaving a chance for Pietro Sibello who took the right hand side finding more pressure. Sibello went on to win his second race of this Gold Cup, keeping alive his chance of winning the championship.
Best Brit in the fleet is Nick Craig, now sixth behind underdog Michele Mennuti, was has been very consistent in fifth place. This evening the fleet will enjoy a gala dinner in the Grand Hotel Alassio. The Masters title will be very even also, with only a one point gap between Czech Marek Bachtik and Italian Andrea Magni.
Provisional results can be found here.
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