Blu Moon and Uka Uka Continue To Battle It Out At The Italian Open Championship In Cagliari
The battle for supremacy between Flavio Favini, with Franco Rossini's Swiss Blu Moon Team, and Lorenzo Bressani, with Lorenzo Santini's U Italian ka Uka Racing Team, continues in Cagliari, Sardinia, at the Italian Open Championship. After three days of racing and nine races Blu Moon continues to hold the upper hand by 3 points overall but Uka Uka Racing will not be giving up the fight until the proverbial fat lady sings at the conclusion of Sunday's final races.
Day three of this four day championship brought more glorious hot and sunny sailing conditions with the Mistral winds still in play but now a little reduced to 10-12 knots. Initially Uka Uka Racing got the upper had in races seven and eight with impressive wins, however, race nine did not go their way and they finished in 7th. Meanwhile Blu Moon continued to demonstate stunning consistency with a 2, 2, 3 scoreline for the day. With Blu Moon on 17 points and Uka Uka Racing on 20 these two boats now have a fairly comfortable margin on third placed Pietro Sibello in All In on 29 points. Carlo Fracasoli sailing Saetta is in fourth on 35 points with Nico Celon and Fantastica fifth on 38 points.
Going into the final day of racing there's everything to play for and we can expect a stunning showdown between Blu Moon and Uka Uka Racing as well as a dramatic showdown for third place.