| All teams used the first session of the weekend to shakedown their boats after a lengthy lay off between races, with Gjelsten and Curtis posting the fastest time, 2mins 55.64sces on their second of two laps. "We really just used today to check everything was working properly and only went for one quick lap but didn’t push too hard," said Curtis. "There was some swell out there but I think the conditions could well change over the weekend but I am sure we can improve on our time." Second quickest in today’s session |
were Sheikh Hassan and Matteo Nicolini in Qatar 96, currently second overall in the title race, 19 points off the leaders Victory77, with Negotiator’s Chris Parsonage and Bard Eker the strongest of the teams running V8s and enjoying their strongest session of the season going third quickest in 2mins 59.46secs. "After the frustrations in the first half of the season it was a relief to have a trouble free run in practice," said Parsonage. "Everything went well and we were able to improve our time on each run." |
