Ishares Cup 2009: Masirah 1st at Hyeres , Oracle grabs raking lead
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The same weekend Alinghi unveiled their super cat, Oracle reigns at the Ishares Cup overall ranking after 2 events.
Oman Sail Masirah wins at Hyeres over AC BOR Skipper James Spithill.
Event Report:
In the final race, James Spithill covered Loick Peyron at the start leaving them at the back of the fleet. Incredibly Spithill went on to helm an amazing final race to cross the finish line in first place. As for Loick Peyron on Oman Sail Renaissance, well they got back in the race but problems furling their gennaker ruined their chances. With those two teams covering each other, this allowed Oman Sail’s Masirah to escape: Pete Cumming and his crew kept their cool to cross the finish line in third place taking Round 2 of the iShares Cup Hyères-TPM in emphatic form. The nail-biting finish didn’t disappoint the hundreds of spectators who were enthralled right to the end. Next step for the iShares Cup Extreme 40 Sailing Series 2009 is the UK round to be held in Cowes over the 1-3 August at the start of Cowes Week.
