Live Ocean Racing - Mackay and team strong on Day 3 in Spain in ETF26
by Jodie Bakewell-White - Live Ocean Racing 6 Oct 2023 23:26 PDT
Live Ocean Racing - Day 3 - Los Alcazares, Spain - October 6, 2023 © Georgia Schofield - Live Ocean Racing
A strong performance on the penultimate day of the ETF26 SERIES event on now in Los Alcazares, Spain sees Live Ocean Racing shift up to 5th on the leaderboard.
Liv Mackay and the young and talented New Zealand team put a 12-point buffer on Toroa in 6th and brought themselves within reach of 4th place, just 3 back from FIN1 Racing.
Ma Menor bay produced stunning conditions for the seven-boat fleet racing in Spain, and another five short course races were sailed.
"We had glamour conditions," reports Mackay. "With 2-3 knots more than we've had, it was all reaching starts, and full foiling conditions which was really fun."
Live Ocean Racing is in 5th place going into the final day of the regatta, and the season, after putting in their best day of the regatta yet. Starting with a 2nd, they went on to back that up with a 4th, 5th, 4th and a 3rd.
"It was super tight racing again... definitely the best we've had all year. It brings another dynamic into it, so much more tactical which is good," says Mackay reflecting on the competition across the five-regatta series.
Entreprises du Morbihan were untouchable today with a clean card on five race wins from five races, extending their lead on the fleet. Behind them is TeamPro, with Blue Shift Racing.
Racing resumes tomorrow for the final day of the regatta. The schedule is for two short course windward leeward races and one short coastal race - if wind allows. The forecast is for similar conditions.
Live Ocean Racing Day 3 results: (provisional)
Live Ocean Racing Day 3 results: (provisional) Full results here
Overall position: 6th
(3, 7, 3, 7, 5, 5, 4, 7, 6, 3, 2, 4, 5, 4, 3 - 61 points)
Race 11 - 2nd
Race 12 - 4th
Race 13 - 5th
Race 14 - 4th
Race 15 - 3rd
Racing runs over four days from 4-7 October, 2023.
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The 2023 ETF26 Series will comprise of five European based events:
- Spi Ouest-France / April 7 to 10, 2023 / La Trinité sur Mer (France)
- Raid Quiberon / May 31 to June 3, 2023 / Quiberon (France)
- Foiling Week / June 28 to July 1, 2023 / Lac de Garde (Italy)
- Grand Pavois La Rochelle Foiling Event / September 20 to 23, 2023 / La Rochelle (France)
- Grand Prix Foiling Mar Menor / October 4 to 7, 2023 / Los Alcázares (Spain)
About Live Ocean Racing
Live Ocean Racing is a New Zealand racing team committed to action for the ocean. Established by Peter Burling and Blair Tuke, Live Ocean Racing will bring together a talented and diverse team to compete at the highest level. With innovation and purpose baked into our DNA, we race on and for the ocean.