S Africa's Sheraton team dominates China Cup regatta

South Africa's Sheraton team dominated the just-completed China Cup International Regatta with a perfect score.

Led by former "Shosholoza" America's Cup helmsman Mark Sadler, Sheraton maintained their perfect scoreline on Monday on Shenzhen's Daya Bay, off the Longcheer YC. Impeccable as their execution may have been, with consistent sailing and strong tactics, the only blot on their copybook was a spectacular, full-scale Chinese gybe (when the boat rolls spectacularly before the boom crashes over) on Monday, which took the team a little time to recover from.

The peak windspeed on Monday was a strong 26 knots but most of the time it was at about 21-22, which produced some fine racing conditions for the crews of the 30 Beneteau First 40.7 boats from 13 different countries and regions.