Mirsky Racing Team On Top At Match Cup Sweden
Strong winds and sunshine prevailed yet again on the second day of Match Cup Sweden, suiting MRT’s style who went through the day undefeated.
The local Perth derby was first on the agenda, with Black Swan Racing’s Keith Swinton facing off against the Mirsky Racing Team. The two teams grew up racing each other and know all the tricks to take the other team out. It was MRT who got the better of Swinton in this race though, leading off the line and pushing hard in to the rocks to extend their lead and take the first of 3 wins for the day.
The next two races against Magnus Homberg and the up and coming kiwi Reuben Corbett played out similarly, with MRT leading off the line, and playing the course to extend their lead.
Tomorrow the team has the day off racing, before the quarterfinals start on Friday.
And from the Official Tour News Room…
Mathieu Richard (FRA) French Match Racing Team, Torvar Mirsky (AUS) Mirsky Racing Team and Ian Williams (GBR) Team GAC Pindar headed back into buzzing Marstrand safe in the knowledge that they have a place in the quarter finals combat. These three sailors are on a roll with Mirsky at 6-1, Williams at 5-1 and Richard at 5-2. Also with a confident charge at joining the quarter finals fray are Ben Ainslie (GBR) TEAM ORIGIN sitting snugly on 5-2 and new face to the 2010 Tour, Damien Iehl (FRA) French Match Racing Team, who has found his feet quickly and sits on 5-1.
Mirsky who is now based out of Sweden was quick to mention the lay day scenario for Stage 5,
“Last year and also this year we’ve got the same problem, we have a day off before the quarters because there are 2 regattas at once the men’s and women’s. This is a unique thing to Sweden it doesn’t happen anywhere else, you get lots of breaks so we are going to have to try and stay focused and not get too distracted with all the island distractions out here in Marstrand and make sure we are ready for the boys. We’ll probably be racing someone who has sailed on Thursday and that’s going to be really tough for us”.
