With the Mistral wind peaking at nearly 30 knots at times only one race, the seventh of the Audi Region of Sardinia Trophy Regatta, completed on Friday on the Gulf of Cagliari before the race committee sent the fleet of TP52’s back to the dock in the heart of the capital city of Sardinia.
In the blustery conditions which produced spectacular, top speed racing that peaked with one fantastic adrenaline pumping final run to the finish line in more than 25 knots of wind, it was the cool, composed and slick team on Artemis (SWE), lead by John Kostecki (USA) with owner Torbjorn Tornqvist (SWE) steering which won the race from the rapidly advancing Matador (ARG).
A great, but intense final day of racing took full advantage of the continuing Mistral winds, blowing between 13-17 knots. An early morning start allowed three sharp windward-leeward to be completed by early afternoon.
It was only on the final run of the final race that Hutchinson and the Quantum Racing crew did just enough to beat Mean Machine. Hutchinson and his team aboard Quantum Racing (USA) won a regatta of the 2008 Audi MedCup Circuit for the first time, lifting the Audi Region of Sardinia Trophy.
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