Spain fell in the final on the second day of the SailGP in Cádiz. The first race ended with the Spanish team in fourth position, but in the second race, they fell to the last position, thus seeing their hopes in the final cut.
Spain started the first race having to comply with a penalty that made the roosters start far from the starting line, so a complicated start was coming. However, The Spanish team recovered and overtook the rivals to finish in fourth place with a time of 11 minutes and thirteen seconds. In the first position is Denmark with a time of 9:47 and, behind, New Zealand and the United States. In the general classification, the chickens are in fourth position with 26 points. The Spanish saved the furniture.
But in the second race, the hope of the Spaniards was exhausted, ever The team captained by Diego Botín was in the last position, which caused the Spaniards to fall in the general classification and remain definitively out of the final race. A shame, but the Alameda promenade gave its support to a Spanish team that improved a lot compared to the previous editions.
This second race was also won by the unstoppable Denmark led by its captain, Sehested. In second place is Australia and in third place is Canada.
The last one, without the Spanish
With the results achieved, Denmark, Australia, and the United States are the teams qualified to compete in the final ocean races in Cadiz. This duel seems to be very close between the three countries, but the truth is that The United States quickly began to distance itself and won in 8 minutes and 59 seconds. In second place is Denmark and, finally, in third place is Australia.