Sunday:
Fleet Race Championship

Artemis capsized late in the race, and was righted but unable to finish within the time limit.  Click image to enlarge and see gallery. Photo:©2011 Chris Cameron/ETNZ

Sunday Schedule: One 40-minute Fleet Race.

Start: On the hour at 3:00PM. Conditions: High winds and gusty. 
 

Sunday Results:

Championship Fleet Race Complete:
Energy capsizes just over two minutes before the start after nearly colliding with Korea.  Energy is righted.  Artemis collides with GreenComm and the boats become tangled together.  ETNZ and Spithill 2nd-3rd.  Coutts leading early at the first mark.  China Team capsizes.  Spithill, Coutts, and ETNZ trade the lead throughout, big gap to the rest of the fleet. GreenComm retires.  Spithill wins, ETNZ 2nd, Coutts 3rd, Aleph 4th, Korea 5th, Energy 6th, more coming.  Artemis goes over, man through the wing. China, trying to finish before Artemis can get righted and racing again, takes 7th place, and Artemis can get 8th if they get across the line.  Artemis does not make it before the 10-minute time limit expires, and scores DNF.

No serious injuries reported from the collisions and capsizes today.  Andy Fethers, the Artemis crew who went feet first through the wingsail, is reported to be all right.  Teams have until the next regatta in November, in San Diego, to repair the boats.