2018 SYC Nacra 17 Shanghai Cup and Nacra 17 Asian Championship - Overall
by Shanghai Cup 1 Oct 2018 05:49 BST
28-30 September 2018
2018 Shanghai Cup - Day 3 © ICARUS Sports
Race one of the third day of the 2018 Shanghai Cup was full of drama. Team UK had a penalty, a sudden gauss of wind caused Team Japan to capsize, while Team Italy led the race under the heavy wind. Team Austria suffered a technical problem in the downwind which affected its ranking, giving Team Italy the opportunity to take the advantage and win the race, followed closely by Team Sweden. Meanwhile, Team China ranked sixth.
Team Sweden led throughout race two followed closely behind by Team Japan and Team Austria. Unfortunately, Team UK touched the mark and lost its leading position. The heavy wind had already exhausted the sailors after two races with four more to go.
Race three was taken by Team Austria with Team Norway and Team UK in second and third place respectively, while Team Hong Kong, Team Australia and Team Italy all capsized during the race.
During race four, Team Sweden, Italy, UK and Austria showed some eye-catching performances whereas Team Finland had to abort the race due to equipment failure. Team Austria won race five with Finland in second place after having its equipment fixed and Norway staying in third.
The last race was completed with Team Finland in first, Team UK in second and Team Norway in third followed closely by Team Austria. The race started with Team Australia in the lead but it fell behind due to touching the mark.
Team UK was crowned the overall winner of the 2018 Shanghai Cup that took place at the beautiful Dishui lake. Second place went to Team Austria, followed by Team Sweden in third. It was a beautiful event that left great impressions to all the participants.