IRC Start off Antigua in the 2016 RORC Caribbean 600
The team, led by owner/driver Hap Fauth, started the race with lots of speed in a 14-knot southeasterly breeze and held the top position in IRC off the line. Going into tonight, Bella Mente Racing holds the fifth and fourth place position in IRC Overall and IRC Zero, respectively. They are currently over 100 nautical miles into the 600-mile race around 11 Caribbean islands.
Prior to leaving the dock, Bella Mente Racing’s Mike Sanderson gave his take on how the 2016 race would unfold. “In a nutshell, I am very excited about this race. We have four top Maxi 72s to duke it out on the racecourse with, and there are many other very competitive IRC teams of different size boats that will also be very hard to beat (Highland Fling IV, Spookie, Lucky and Varuna to name just a few). It’s going to be a very tough race with management of sleep being a major factor.”
Stay tuned for another update on the team tomorrow morning.
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