Consistent speed key to #44 Conam Yachts success

Friday 29 August 2008

The #44 Conam Yachts crew scored another double SuperSport win in Malta

Powerboat P1 Racing and Event Director Andy Hindley has said that the SuperSport class-leading #44 Conam Yachts team’s race-winning pace is more a matter of consistency than outright top speed. The Italian-based outfit, which is on course to defend last year’s SuperSport title, has won seven out of eight races, and would have a clean sweep if not for a jump start penalty in the season-opener in Italy.

#44 Conam Yachts team boss and throttleman Angelo Tedeschi has said that his team’s reliability has been one area of focus that he feels has helped them maintain a near-perfect record. But Hindley has also praised the team’s ability to maintain a consistently strong speed in the races, saying it has also been key to their success.

“We had a couple of teams analysing the Virtual Spectator software, and they were thinking they should have beaten the #44 Conam Yachts boat because their top speed was higher,” Hindley said. “They’re pushing closer to the 85mph speed limit than Angelo and [pilot] Aaron Ciantar are– if they’re at 84.7mph, then Angelo and Aaron are only at 84.3mph. The key is they’re at 84.3mph all the time.

“They’ve got the boat set so beautifully – the hull shape, the trim, the weight distribution and the drives. The props are nearly always in the water and the boat just goes round the track at near-top speed all the time. They don’t have to push right up to that 85mph limit because they don’t need to. Until the others can do that, they won’t be able to touch them.”