Max Sirena said that despite the ongoing problems eroding confidence in the boat, they must continue to push it hard. Photo / Carlo Borlenghi
Luna Rossa skipper Max Sirena admits it is hard not to lose confidence in their boat as the list of breakages grows.
The Italian team suffered another race-ending breakdown in yesterday's third race of the Louis Vuitton Cup finals, after the cable that controls their wing snapped early on the
first beat. The breakage was just the latest in a series of problems with their wing over the course of the regatta, plus a broken daggerboard on day one of the finals.
Today's rest day could not come soon enough for Luna Rossa, with their boat set to undergo a thorough workover by the shore crew. But even with the extra time in the shed, it will be hard to erase those nagging doubts about the yacht's reliability.
Sirena said that despite the ongoing problems eroding confidence in the boat, they must continue to push it hard.
"There is no other choice, we have to go out there and race. If the boat breaks, it breaks, we are not going to pull the handbrake because we are scared to damage the boat, otherwise we should change jobs.
