JP Morgan Asset Management team leads iSharescup
Day 2 of the iShares Cup in Lugano belonged to Shirley Robertson, and her crew on JPMorgan Asset Management. The British skipper, the only female racing in the circuit, took three wins in a row on the second day of racing, and has now won five out of the seven races so far. Robertson has built a comfortable advantage over the other eight boats including America’s Cup teams Alinghi and TEAMORIGIN, 2007 iShares Cup defending champions.
Double Olympic gold medallist Shirley Robertson’s experience clearly showed on a day when she beat the best of the America’s Cup and some top Olympic catamaran sailors, but she credited her crew member Chris Main for getting to grips with the conditions of the day, saying: “My tactician has nerves of steel!”
Oman Sail was the surprise, the recently assembled team are currently third behind JP Morgan and Team Origin. Alinghi is now 8th after their capsize and 2 DNS.
