 Wysłany: Nie 19:57, 08 Gru 2013 Temat postu: Barker collides with Italians |
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| Barker collides with Italians
Emirates Team New Zealand were involved in the most serious incident when they speared the spinnaker pole of NZL 92 through the side of Mascalzone Latino, steered by Gavin Brady, after a collision at the top mark of their second race. The accident brought Mascalzone Latino's first day's racing to a sensational and premature end. Barker broke off the engagement and led back into the mark with Brady attacking. As the protracted confrontation continued, the Italian boat was close to head to wind and carrying a redflag penalty as Barker attempted to duck behind, and in the process the Kiwi spinnaker pole speared the side of the Italian boat. Brady picked up two penalties for the markrounding scuffle and Team New Zealand went on to win the controversial second race unopposed with Mascalzone left stranded at the top mark after race officials asked Brady to withdraw to avoid further damage to the Kiwi boat. Both teams were punished afterwards, the blame being stacked more heavily on Brady, whose Mascalzone crew were docked a point, compared with the halfpoint penalty for Team New Zealand. The incident meant the Team New Zealand shore crew were in for a long night repairing damage to the stern of NZL 84. Provided there is no major structural damage and first inspection indicated that there was none boat builders are convinced NZL 84 will be ready for racing today. Damage to NZL 92 was confined to the spinnaker pole, which was brought ashore in three pieces. In the other incident, young French helmsman Sebastien Col flicked the bow of his French/German boat All4One into the safety wands on the stern of BMW Oracle Racing. The contact earned him a penalty flag and he lost the race. BMW Oracle top the standings after the first day of racing,[url=http://www.sport.fr/economie/airmax.html]chaussure air max[/url], with young Australian skipper James Spithill steering his team to a 20 record over All4One while the other four boats in the contest posted 11 records. |
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