Marmaris International Race Week - Day 4
by Icarus Sailing Media 2 Nov 2012 08:08 UTC
27 October - 2 November 2011
Marmaris has changed a lot in recent years thanks to tourism, but the village still features many quiet spots, even in the midst of a world class event like the International Race Week, now in its fourth day. It is rather cloudy on Thursday in Turkey, with a chance of rain, and great wind patterns for sailing – the wind occasionally reached 15 knots!
There were some great sailing moments from the teams gathered here in Marmaris in the course of an eventful fourth day: the risky moves from 'Flying Box' and the clever tactics from 'Sail n Sail' in IRC fleets 1 and 2; the expert playing of the shifts from Boni Staff Pineapple in the IRC Charter 1 and 2; the rivalry of Iscorpit and Eker Yayik Ayran in the IRC fleets 3 and 4; and the excellent choices and agility from Attila 2, in IRC Charter 3 and 4.
The finish of the race, at the entrance of the Bay of Marmaris was also quite remarkable. The colourful spinnakers became part of a truly stunning picture as the sunlight pierced the clouds and was reflected on the sea around the boats now sailing downwind.
The International Race Week has grown into a world class event these days, and Allianz Insurance, sponsoring this event for the last 23 years, has played a key role in this respect. For tomorrow, only a single inshore race is scheduled, so everything will be decided there, since all the top teams are really close to one another. The weather forecast shows light winds - racing inside the bay might prove tricky.
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