Skippered by
Nathan Outteridge, Artemis won two of the opening three races on the
first day of competition Saturday and backed that up with a third
victory from four in the final day opener.
A
third place in the fifth round of six sealed the honors off the French
coast for the Swedish challenger with an unassailable lead.
Late summer sunshine and light and
fickle winds was a feature on both days of racing and series leader Land
Rover BAR of Britain, skippered by Ben Ainslie, found itself sixth of
six in the two opening races before claiming victory in the third.
Rio Olympic gold medalist Giles Scott was returning to the crew and Ainslie admitted their partnership was a bit rusty.
"It
was the first time we were sailing back together for a long time and it
took us a couple of races to get into our stride, " he told the
official America's Cup website.
The
GB comeback continued with victory in race five Sunday, but Softbank
Team Japan surprisingly took the sixth under the determined skipper Dean
Barker.
That result saw the Japanese boat edge Land Rover BAR for second overall in Toulon, a welcome boost for that syndicate.
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