Puma Logic Wins Race 6 at Winter Series

All the signs were not good for Puma Logic on Sunday morning. The forecast was for very light conditions, just what the Reflex 38’s hate and then the No 1 genoa was damaged during the pre start manoeuvres, resulting in the incorrect headsail being used for the first beat. A huge tactical error which took Puma the wrong side of the beat really did not help either! The net result was that Puma went around the first mark in 17th place. Not looking good!

The team did a fantastic job and with a great tactical call on the first kite leg Puma was back in contention and rounded the next mark in 8th place. Great boat speed throughout the rest of the race and no major crew errors saw Puma pick the rest of the fleet off one by one to win a superb victory. This was a perfect demonstration of how to go from the back of the fleet to the front of the fleet in two hours. Top effort!

Puma is now in a solid third place in the series and when discards are applied she is just two points behind 2nd placed Jammy Dodger and four points behind 1st placed Jump. There are just two races left in the series so it is all still to play for.