After heavy winds cancelled yesterday’s racing, Bella Mente and the rest of the fleet at Quantum Key West Race Week took to the water today in a perfect 15-18 knot northeasterly. The team raced three races with the Maxi 72 Class and go into tomorrow holding the lead, two points ahead of Caol Ila R.
“The team was on their game today,” said Owner/Driver Hap Fauth. “We had good starts, sailed clean, stayed inside the shifts and did well in the face of strong competition.”
Two-time Rolex Yachtsman of the Year Terry Hutchinson and America’s Cup veteran Adrian Stead of Great Britain are serving as tactician and strategist, respectively, on Bella Mente.*
“Tactically, Terry is on top of his game and working very well with Ado,” Fauth said. “Our goal today was to start well and stay clean. We didn’t want to get tangled up with the other boats like we did on Monday.”
Racing resumes Thursday at 11:30 AM, with another three races expected in another day of similar breeze.
*From Event Media
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