Defiant Leads Canada’s Cup 3-1
The Canada’s Cup Match race is underway. It’s a rematch of the 2001 series as the defender Defiant from Toronto matches off against Heartbreaker the challenger from Holland. Through 4 races Defiant looks solid.
Race 1: Winds 20 knots and up. Defiant takes early lead, then extends as Heartbtreaker blows out a spinnaker. Defiant takes 1-0 lead by 3:14
Race 2: Winds down a bit to 15 knots. Defiant squeaks out win # 2 by 2 seconds, score Defiant 2 Heartbreaker 0
Race 3: Sunday’s 1st race went to Defiant by 2:50 in 15 knot winds. Heartbreaker has a bad jib hoist that saw their jib get in the water, slowing the boat/damaging the jib.
Race 4: Sunday’s second race was Hearbreaker’s 1st win, by a margin of 15 seconds. Winds were 10-12 knots.
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