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Consistency pays for Mean Machine

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Consistency pays for Mean Machine
A text book display in the final race by Dean Barker and the crew of Warpath, winning by 47 seconds, could do nothing to dent a clear overall win by the cool, calm and collected Mutua Madrilena team skippered by owner Peter de Ridder. 

De Ridder and the Mutua Madrilena crew win the Athens Trophy, their second regatta victory after winning the season’s opener in Punta Ala, Italy back in May. 
While their win was immensely satisfying for the Mean Machine team, their 3,3,1,2,1,9,2,3 scoreline proved a model of consistency for a notoriously tricky venue but more importantly left them with a 14 point cushion going in to the final event of the Breitling MedCup TP52 circuit, a showcase finale in Ibiza next month.

“There will be a bit a duke out in Ibiza. I am sure neither of us will be taking any prisoners. It will be all out war and it is going to be a fun event, certainly.” Mutua’s tactician Ray Davies grinned dockside, soaked with champagne. The fourth Corinthian Trophy from five regattas for the De Ridder mantelpiece is a bonus, but the winning Mutua Madrilena crew know that they will be given no quarter in Ibiza from their Emirates Team New Zealand friends and rivals off Warpath, which finished this regatta with two wins to secure second overall on tie break with the Roberto Bermudez skippered Caixa Galicia. Full Story »

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