Bella Mente Racing experienced another challenging day in Newport as yesterday’s tricky conditions for the Around the Island Race insisted on sticking around this morning. After multiple postponements onshore, the team, along with 188 other competitors, hit the water for one race.
“It was a classic westerly, northwesterly, vacuum day,” said owner/driver Hap Fauth. “An area that needs improvement is our sailing in ultra-light conditions, and the boat went very well as far as I’m concerned. We managed to get around the course without too much difficulty and placed second.
“I hope we get two races in tomorrow and a nice sea breeze would be fantastic. I’ve always loved this regatta and the New York Yacht Club is so hospitable. The entire team has been looking forward to this event.”
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