Some superb sailing enabled Paul Cayard (USA) and the crew of Torbjorn Tornqvist’s (SWE) Artemis (SWE) to take the third regatta in the 2010 Audi MedCup circuit – the Camper Regatta – Conde de Godó Trophy, sailed off the coast of Barcelona.
Artemis won after a fantastic finale, coming from eighth at the first windward mark to finish second behind Bribón (ESP) in the last race. This is the Swedish flagged team’s first MedCup Circuit regatta win since 2007.
Artemis led by a single point, going into the one and only race of the final day. Soon after the start of the race, the odds looked suddenly to be stacked against Artemis when they picked the wrong side of the first beat and rounded the top mark in eighth place, with their main rivals Emirates Team New Zealand (NZL) in second.
But two electrifying downwind legs, twice gybing away for clear air and flatter water, diverging from the line taken by the pack, saw Cayard and crew gaining three places on each run to secure Barcelona’s top trophy.
