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November 19, 2011, Saturday
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SKIPPER Terry Hutchinson put a move on French rival Pierre Pennec that any racing fan could appreciate to sail Sweden's Artemis Racing into the semifinals of the America's Cup World Series match racing championship on Thursday.
Hutchinson, an American, and Artemis Racing turned back Pennec's Aleph crew in a riveting showdown on San Diego Bay that had a little bit of everything: fog, penalties, wind shifts, technical issues and a classic match-racing move.
As the wing-sailed 45-foot catamarans were sailing upwind on the second-to-last leg, Hutchinson engaged the French in a dial-down.
"To put it into car-racing terms, it's blocking the guy from passing you," said Hutchinson, an experienced match racer.
Turn down
When the French tacked onto port to go toward the mark, the Swedish boat came down on right-of-way starboard tack and forced Pennec to turn down.
Pennec, an experienced multihull sailor who doesn't have much match racing experience, tried the move again. Hutchinson was allowed to turn almost to a downwind course, which made Pennec turn away.
"That turn away from us is really good momentum for us," said Hutchinson, who sailed away to victory.
"He was in an annoying position for him," Hutchinson said. "He was just far enough forward that the maneuver was very hard, and it's a hard maneuver for us to execute properly. He gave us the opportunity to execute it properly."
In the semifinals, the fourth-seeded Artemis Racing will face top seed Energy Team of France while Emirates Team New Zealand faces Oracle Racing's Jimmy Spithill.
Hutchinson, an American, and Artemis Racing turned back Pennec's Aleph crew in a riveting showdown on San Diego Bay that had a little bit of everything: fog, penalties, wind shifts, technical issues and a classic match-racing move.
As the wing-sailed 45-foot catamarans were sailing upwind on the second-to-last leg, Hutchinson engaged the French in a dial-down.
"To put it into car-racing terms, it's blocking the guy from passing you," said Hutchinson, an experienced match racer.
Turn down
When the French tacked onto port to go toward the mark, the Swedish boat came down on right-of-way starboard tack and forced Pennec to turn down.
Pennec, an experienced multihull sailor who doesn't have much match racing experience, tried the move again. Hutchinson was allowed to turn almost to a downwind course, which made Pennec turn away.
"That turn away from us is really good momentum for us," said Hutchinson, who sailed away to victory.
"He was in an annoying position for him," Hutchinson said. "He was just far enough forward that the maneuver was very hard, and it's a hard maneuver for us to execute properly. He gave us the opportunity to execute it properly."
In the semifinals, the fourth-seeded Artemis Racing will face top seed Energy Team of France while Emirates Team New Zealand faces Oracle Racing's Jimmy Spithill.
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