F18 Argentine Nats 2011 Day 2: More perfect conditions. Faustín-Smith lead

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All photos Marcela Zapiola marcelazapiola.com.ar

 
Another perfect day of racing for the 4th Arg Nationals. Juan Faustín and Lucas Gonzalez Smith are leading and tied with Larsen-Franck. Esteban Blando and Nico Aragonés only one point behind! So we are having a tough super competitive event. Nothing defined yet, 4 races today and we expect at least 3 more tomorrow.
Today 10-12knot South-East almost no chop, just double trapeze conditions.

My crew and owner of the MKII, Esteban Daneri is showing that you can have 54 and be competitive even crewing! Hat off to him, he ended without forces after 4 races and maybe tomorrow he will pass but we have some excellent moments, like starting one on one with Gunnar and maintaining speed and angle after two laps, then when we were comfortably third the rc put a third one (first two races with two laps only) and Esteban Blando caught us at the final leg, we ended 4th again (ocs was 4th) racing at top level. 

Then with more wind our chances diminished due to extra power handling needed for the crews, nevertheless we managed to end always on the top ten or just about. 

 

 

 

Juan-Lucas and Esteban-Nico are making an incredible job putting high pressure over Gunnar and Sam, literally giving them a run for their money.

We have a small but powered up fleet, watch out with any Argie racing abroad, we are some serious fanatics. 

 

Final day tomorrow, Cruz and Mariano or Mehl-Stunzi may score 3 bullets on higher winds too so anything can happen.

 

This is F18 racing.

 

PlSailCrewFrom1234567Tot
11496Juan Faustim & Lucas Gonzalez SmithAguila1133-52414
21933Gunnar Larsen & Frank SamKzus432-521214
32016Esteban Blando & Nicolas AragonesCVR/CNSI(24DNS)41113515
47Sergio Mehl & Hunler StunziAguila32724-10321
51479Cruz Gonzalez & Mariano HeuserAguila25-10735123
6666Ian Rodger & Juan M. BenitezAguila/YCA5-95476633
71099Le Clainche Pierre & Antoine JoubertSR Vanner764-998741
81527Martin Vanzulli & Esteban DaneriAguila6(24OCS)6121141049
9300Sergio Armesto & Joaquin Duarte ArgerichYCA91388-177853
101110Franco Greggi & Gastón TerrabYCA/CVB(24DNS)711101012959
11355Alberto Veira & Harold MeerhoffAguila1012-1313891264
1218Agustin Krevinski & Eduardo Lopez SeguraCNP(24DNS)8966172167
131062Juan P. Sucic & Juan C. CopaniYCA81414141614(24DNS)80
141569Cristian Vilate & Fernando SotelinoAguila(24DNS)24OCS121113111384
15163Gabriel Berberian & Leo CulottaCuba11101515(24OCS)161986
16164Alejandro Caputo & Suizo MazzaAguila(24DNS)24OCS161614131194
17117Juan Grunwaldt & Juan GrunwaldtYCU(24DNS)11172012181795
181109Alfonso F. Gutierrez & Tomas P de CastroRapel Chile(24DNS)15181719151498
191531Guillermo Castro & Jose M. CollazoAguila1217-1918181918102
201238Gustavo Ozuna & Javier PoclavaAguila(24DNS)1624DNF19152216112
2160Nicolas Petre & Hernan VazquezAguila(24DNS)24DNS24DNS21202020129
221124Federico Heusel & Javier Heusel (24DNS)24OCS24OCS2224DNF2115130
232527Lucas M. Leiva & Gonzalo NietoCVR(24DNS)1824DNF232124DNF22132

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