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Dubai: Fairly strong winds and big waves: the conditions could not have been better for the first day of the fleet racing event of the Dubai RC 44 Cup.
Already a brilliant second of the match-racing event, Armando Giulietti's Team Hiroshi-Citta di Milano lead the fleet race after four regattas.
Held in 15-18 knots of wind, under a blazing sunshine and on big waves, the first day of the fleet-racing event will stay in the short RC 44 Class history as the funniest and best racing day to date.
Even before the start of the first race, as the teams were warming up, speeds of up to 20 knots were reached.
The conditions, however, did not, in any way, prompt the teams to start on the back foot. On the contrary, they were hot on the line, aggressive and pushing hard. Team Sea Dubai even pushed so hard that it closed the door on Team Aqua, who had no other option but to crash badly on the Committee boat, unfortunately pursuing their series of bad luck in this event.
Luckily, thanks to the bow crash box, Team Aqua's crew members could repair the damage quickly and join the fleet back for the third race.
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