The Sail Team BCN debuts with a second place in the women’s Copa América

The premiere of Sail Team BCN in the first women’s Copa América in history, In 173 years of competition, it has been very hopeful. The Spanish team, with Silvia Mas and Neus Ballester as helmsmen and Paula Barceló and María Cantero as trimmers, demonstrated their talent and potential in their debut aboard the AC40 in Barcelona, ​​a boat with foils (hydrofoils) that flies over the sea and in which The four of them have only been able to complete two training sessions together before competing. After passing countless hours in the simulatorthe Spanish have known how to transfer all the automations learned in recent months to the boat. Spain finishes second in Group B after signing three second places and one fourth in the four races held this Sunday and is only three points behind the Dutch Jajo Team, who won two victories.

In the second day of the Puig Women’s America’s Cupa competition in which Olympic, world and European champions participate, it was the turn of the start of the Group B league, the six invited boats representing Spain, Australia, Holland, Sweden, Canada and Germany.

The first sleeve It was a fight between Spain, Australia and Sweden for the lead. The Swedes from Artemis took the victory ahead of Sail Team BCN, which added its first 7 points to the scoreboard. The same ones that he added in the second. Although the Spanish team was penalized for being out of line by millimeters at the start (the boat ‘stepped’ on the line before the horn was heard), it once again showed its potential and Australia onlywhich was penalized for the same, was able to beat the Spanishwho crossed the finish line at 1.47 seconds aussies. The Swedes, this time, did not start. The Race Committee had ordered them not to do so due to an alleged communication problem on board. Germany did not finish the regatta.

In the third round of the day, the Spanish competed for victory with the Dutch until the end. Sail Team BCN, sponsored by CaixaBank, finished second, 15 seconds behind Jajo Team. And in the fourth and last race of the day, Spain did not sail with as much consistency as in the previous ones and finished fourth. “We lack power,” Silvia Mas, the team captain and helmsman in the first section, could be heard saying. The Dutch added their second consecutive victory and finished the day as leaders of Group B.

Luna Rossa, leader of Group A

Yesterday began Group A leaguethat of the boats of the teams that have competed in the main America’s Cup. The Italian Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli, led by two-time world champion Giulia Conti, dominated the first day with three victories and a fourth place in the four races contested.

In the first phase, eight races spread over two days are held in fleet tests. There are four left in each group. Tomorrow those of Group A will take place and On Tuesday, Spain will return to action to seek a place in the semifinals. The best three in each group access it.. They will be held on October 11 and the final is on the 13th.

Classification Group B