03 March 2017

Down To The Wire: 2016 RC44 Championship Tour Documentary Video

Down to the wire - 2016 RC44 Championship Tour documentary

Video above published Feb 27, 2017: Find out just what it takes to race on one of the most competitive one-design racing circuits in the world as we recap the highlights from 2016 - the most competitive season in RC44's 10-year history.

The 2017 RC44 Class events season and host venues will be comprised of five European events. Starting in Sotogrande, Spain (27 – 30 April), the fleet will return to the iconic Sardinian sailing mecca of Porto Cervo, Italy (29 June – 2 July), before moving onto to the Marstrand, Sweden for the 2017 RC44 World Championship (10 – 13 August). The penultimate regatta of the season will be held in the sailor’s favourite stop, Cascais, Portugal (28 September – 1 October), with the season finale in November to be announced in the coming weeks. More info: rc44.com

2016 RC44 video playlist:


Playlist:
  • RC44 Valletta Cup wrap-up 6:09
  • Day 4 Fleet Racing - Team Aqua by a point; Team CEEREF by a point 4:44
  • Day 3 Fleet Racing - RC44 podiums wide open going into final day 3:33
  • Day 2 Fleet Racing - Three bullet Bake 4:33
  • Day 1 Fleet Racing - Strong start for Katusha at the RC44 Valletta Cup 4:12
  • 2016 RC44 Match Racing Final - Decided in last breath 4:00
  • RC44 Cascais Cup wrap-up 6:08
  • Day 4 Fleet Racing - Artemis Racing claims victory in final metres. 3:57
  • Day 3 Fleet Racing - BlackWater rises through the ranks 4:35
  • Fleet Racing Day 2 - Fully powered up 4:22
  • Fleet racing day 1 - What does it take to perform the “perfect start” in Cascais? 4:19
  • Match Racing - Artemis Racing join Team Nika in the top spot 3:42
  • Celebrating 10-years of the RC44 2:22RC44 Portsmouth Cup wrap-up 9:38
  • Fleet Racing Day 4 - Massive win in Portsmouth for Nika: golden wheels for Aqua 4:24
  • Fleet Racing Day 3 - Reward and punishment at the RC44 Portsmouth Cup 4:14
  • Fleet Racing Day 2 - Artemis Racing Youth's best day ever in Portsmouth 3:20
  • Fleet Racing Day 1 - Team Nika finds order from chaos in Portsmouth 4:11
  • Match Racing - Bronenosec wins the day in Portsmouth but Nika takes the lead 4:52
  • RC44 World Championship Marina de Sotogrande wrap-up 10:44
  • Fleet racing day 4 - Team CEEREF wins RC44 World Championship in two horse race 3:01
  • Fleet racing day 3 -Team Ceeref, ahead but far from safe in RC44 World Championship 3:32
  • Fleet racing day 2 - Bassadone's Gibraltar greyhounds on the ascent 4:04
  • Fleet racing day 1 - Team CEEREF masters Atlantic winds in Sotogrande 3:36
  • Match Racing - Squally Sotogrande stunts match racing day 4:07
  • RC44 Bermuda Cup wrap-up 6:47
  • Day 4 Fleet Racing - Team Aqua hangs on in last race nailbiter in Bermuda 4:07
  • Fleet Racing Day 3 - Team Nika's day in the Bermudan sun 4:11
  • Fleet Racing Day 2 - Young guns line-up on Bermuda's Great Sound 4:08
  • Fleet Racing Day 1- Team Aqua prevails again in Bermuda 3:38
  • Match Racing - Bronenosec the class act in brisk Bermuda 4:08
  • The stage set for 2016 RC44 Championship Tour 2:50

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