Light and shifty for day two

But winners manage to repeat their performances from yesterday

Luna Rossa beat Victory Challenge (Delta 01.23)

Luna Rossa entered the start box from the left hand side and opted to dial down as she headed towards Orn. As the boats met, Luna Rossa was able to cross the Swedes' bow and both boats then headed out to the right hand side of the start box area.

On the lead back to the line, Luna Rossa managed to control Orm from the leeward side. Although just one second separated the boats at the start, Luna Rossa was up to speed and on the pace as the starting gun fired. After the start, it was the Italians who managed to stay in phase with the shifty conditions up the first beat, to round the weather mark 43 seconds ahead.

But by the first leeward mark rounding, Orm had reduced Luna Rossa's lead to just 12 seconds and set a pattern for the next two rounds of the course. By the finish, despite some huge wind shifts during the last two legs, the positions remained the same with Luna Rossa ahead, although a last minute charge from the Swedes tightened the racing up towards the end.

In the closing stages of the race, as the breeze dropped to around 6 knots, Orm performed a peel change but tore the asymmetrical spinnaker on the jumper struts and had to peel change once again.

Orn			Luna Rossa
Bow	Jonas Wackenhuth		Bowman	Paolo Bassani
Mid Bow	Martin Krite		Mid Bowman	Massimiliano Sirena
Mastman	Anders Dahlsjö		Mastman	Simone De Mari
Pitman	Henrik Blakskjær		Pitman	Cristian Griggio
Starboard Grind	Sebastian Tenghage		Left Grinder	Massimo Galli
Port Grind	Claus Olesen		Right Grinder	Romolo Ranieri
Floater	Magnus Augustson		Upwind Trimmer	Lorenzo Mazza
Spinnaker Trim	Oskar Ljung		Downwind Trimmer	Andrew Hemmings
Genoa Trim	Lars Linger		Mainsail Trimmer	Sean Clarkson
Traveler	Lars Tapper		Center Grinder	Massimo Gherarducci
Main Sail Trim	Henrik Valderyd		Helmsman	Francesco de Angelis
Runner Grind	Fredrik Olrog		Tactician	Torben Grael
Strategist	Magnus Holmberg		Afterguard	Rod Davis
Navigator	Johan Barne		Downwind Grinder	Stevie Erickson
Tactician	Stefan Rahm		Strategist	Michele Ivaldi
Helmsman	Jesper Bank		Navigator	Matteo Plazzi
17th man	Hugo Stenbeck		17th man	Tba