Friday 1 February 2013

Katusha "on fire"

Katusha leading the fleet downwind - 2013 RC44 Oman Cup -  RC44 Class/MartinezStudio.es 
Regular Xena crew, Matt Kelway (aka "G"), is bowman on RC44 Katusha above, in the Oman Cup.
From the Sail-World website:

Katusha (RUS) were on fire and dominated the day winning the first two races and making a great recovery in the last to finish third, even after picking the un-favoured left side up the first beat and being buried at the top mark. 
Steve Howe is at the helm of Katusha this week, standing in for owner Gennadi Timchenko, he put their day into perspective.
'Yesterday was a good day and we tried to keep the same plan for the fleet racing today, get a good clean start, sail the shifts and get around the race course ahead of the fleet. It’s one design sailing at its best, you have your good days, your bad days and it’s going to happen when you have a bad race like we almost had in race three, but you just have to focus and minimise the risk.' 


Hat-tip to Stevo for the news.

1 comment:

  1. Go "G" on Katusha. The mean look'n logo on Gennaker .. is that "Katusha" .. Peter you're a Gem adding all "Xena"s" crew members happenings etc. on the Blog .. great to see/read whats happen'n with everyone .. How is "Gabrielle" (project baby boat) coming along? G & I

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