(04-26-2007) - Valencia, 25 April, 2007 - Valencia, 25 April, 2007 - For the second consecutive day, good racing conditions blessed the waters off Port America's Cup in Valencia and two full flights (6 and 7) of racing were completed. Conditions were ideal for America's Cup racing with winds up to 13 knots on the south race course and between six and 10 knots on the north race area. BMW Oracle Racing remains the only team to be undefeated at the Louis Vuitton Cup, today securing a win over Areva Challenge in Flight 7 (and having a bye in Flight 6).
It was also a big day for the home team of Desafío Español, who earned two wins to climb the leaderboard from 7th to 5th overall. The extra bonus point they hold over 4th place Mascalzone Latino - Capitalia Team, along with their victory over them in Flight 4, may prove decisive later on in the series. The Spanish were among the teams today that stalled the excitement stirred Tuesday by Team Shosholoza’s two wins, with the South African squad also losing on Wednesday to Emirates Team New Zealand. Arguably, all the matches today finished out as one may have predicted, but as we are beginning to learn, little can be taken for granted, and it is these frequent upsets - along with the fact 7 teams will be eliminated by May 9th - that is providing daily intrigue for the 32nd America’s Cup.
Results from Wednesday (Day 10)
Flight 6
1. Luna Rossa beat AREVA Challenge by 0:33
2. Victory Challenge beat +39 Challenge by 0:55
4. Desafío Español 2007 beat China Team by 2:01
5. Mascalzone Latino - Capitalia Team beat United Internet Team Germany by
0:24
6. Emirates Team New Zealand beat Team Shosholoza by 1:23
Flight 7
1. BMW ORACLE Racing beat AREVA Challenge by 2:54
2. Luna Rossa Challenge beat +39 Challenge by 1:22
4. Emirates Team New Zealand beat United Internet Team Germany by 1:03
5. Mascalzone Latino - Capitalia Team won, China Team did not finish
6. Desafío Español 2007 beat Team Shosholoza by 0:57
* For complete details from Wednesday’s racing: http://tinyurl.com/yo5y2b
Provisional Leaders (Bonus Pts - Matches Sailed - Matches Won - Total Pts)
1. BMW ORACLE Racing (USA 98) 3-6-6-15
2. Emirates Team New Zealand (NZL 92) 4-6-5-14
3. Luna Rossa Challenge (ITA 94) 3-7-5-13
4. Mascalzone Latino-Capitalia (ITA 99) 2-6-5-12
5. Desafío Español 2007 (ESP 97) 3-6-4-11
6. Victory Challenge (SWE 96) 2-6-4-11
7. Team Shosholoza (RSA 83) 2-7-3-8
8. Areva Challenge (FRA 93) 1-6-2-5
9. United Internet Team Germany (GER 89) 1-7-1-3
10. +39 Challenge (ITA 85) 2-6-0-2
11. China Team (CHN 95) 1-7-0-1
Note: 2 points are awarded for each match won.
* Flights 8 and 9 of Round Robin One are scheduled on Thursday, with a frontal system expected to bring cloudy skies, the possibility of rain, and an Easterly 10 knot breeze.
* While Team Shosholoza might have a disadvantage in the stronger winds seen on Wednesday, they also may be suffering from the lack of two-boat training, the kind of which helps you tune your tactics. Despite leading Desafío Español at the first mark, they proceeded in a number of questionable double gybes that most observers felt did little more than slow them and cause the loss of their lead (even with the Spanish having a man overboard at the first leeward mark – he held onto the spin sheet and was quickly able to get back on). The bigger teams likely learned these tactical lessons in-house, whereas the mistakes of the one-boat teams are being exposed now.
* (Alinghi tactician) Brad Butterworth said the (race) schedule wasn't only determined by the wind. "The timing of the Cup was set certainly to fit into the market of television and then other events earlier and later in the year that could conflict with it," Butterworth said, referring to cycling's Tour de France. Alinghi races the winner of the Louis Vuitton Cup in the America's Cup from June 23-July 4. -- International Herald Tribune, full
story: http://tinyurl.com/2xnh6s
* The must-see matches for Thursday include Mascalzone Latino-Capitalia vs. Team Shosholoza in Flight 8, and Desafío Español 2007 vs. Victory Challenge and Emirates Team New Zealand vs. Luna Rossa Challenge in Flight 9. See the complete schedule at
http://www.americascup.com/en/americascup/program/calendrier.php
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