Match racing rock stars
There’s an ISAF Grade 1 Match
Racing event here at the Fraglia this week. Seve is staying with
us, he’s tactician with the young Australian team that is the core
of the OzBoyz Americas Cup challenge.
The guys are up against some of the best in the business, including
World Champion - Ed Baird, and World number 2 - Jesper Radich. At
the moment (this morning) they’ve come second in both their
races… and second just isn’t good enough in Match Racing!
These Grade 1 events are pretty cool though… the guys got to
thrash the shit out of a Subaru WRX Sti yesterday! Sailing in a
slow-as J22 in no wind might be a bit of a harsh come down after
that! The entry fee for the event is $250, and included in that is
boat charter, accomodation (at a 5-star hotel) and loads of other
shite… not bad I think.
We’ll see how many wins they can get by the end of the series…
they’re not too confident on making it past the round-robin stage
though 
