June 13, 2017 Class J (Race 1 Provisional Results)
Entrants: 6
Course: CR
Wind: Light
Position Yacht Race Time TCF Time (SECS) Corrected (SECS) Corrected Time
- Hanuman – 01:53:46 1.023 6826 6983 01:56:23
- Ranger – 01:55:05 1.019 6905 7036 01:57:16
- Velsheda – 01:58:04 1.018 7084 7212 02:00:12
- Lionheart – 01:58:55 1.019 7135 7271 02:01:11
- Topaz – 02:00:31 1.022 7231 7390 02:03:10
- Svea – 0 1.023 11072 11327 0
Hanuman Wins Light Wind Race 1 of the America’s Cup Superyacht Regatta
J Class Association – Hanuman bounced back quickly from starting too early to win the first race of the America’s Cup Superyacht Regatta in Bermuda.
Although they had to return and recross the line Hanuman were able to recover as the breeze filled from the right side of the first upwind leg. Already positioned on the favoured side, they chased Velsheda around the first windward mark, capitalised when the leaders set a kite which they almost immediately had to douse and then extended away to take first gun ahead of second placed Ranger…….read more