F18 Argentina: Weekend racing results

All photos: Jorge Cousillas www.elojonautico.com
— The “Euro Crew” , Cruz Gonzalez Smith and Mariano Heuser dominated two weekends of racing with six bullets over 9 races.

Followed by Esteban Blando and Billy Lopez Segura adapting to the Wildcat and with two races out on rig issues. Third Sergio Mehl and Nico Aragonés on the C2, and the rest not attending all races, like Ian Rodger having a good debut on his C2 races he participated.
Also several damages to the boats like masts down, dagger cases broken, huge crashes for a brand new boat and a this saturday with +25knots conditions like the ones the AC45s had at Plymouth on Sunday.

I participated on one, helming on the only race with could manage or attempt to finish on scaling high winds that made impossible to continue racing that same sunday.
I was on an Infusion and it was a relief being on one that day.
The Wildcat raced without issues downwind until the same finish line where they needed to drop their spi to reaching the mark and capsized on the bareaway on 25-30knots on the same line.
Others capsized too at the line, I have rookie tacks, a GComm AC45 style capsize one on a tack… a joke capsizing on a tack on those harsh conditions , for not letting the main out while sliding down the tramp.
Downwind total confidence on the Inf (MKI with board upgrades)

Mariano and Cruz had were untouchable on the MKII that day, Sergio suffered a broken jib haylard of his C2.

Last sunday with tactital racing and the Texel Pitch pole kings closed a great consistent championship looking forward to the 1st South American in October and the Nats in November.

C2s dominated this start

Returning to the club

Start

Faustin – Smith

C2 Crash