The five America’s Cup challenger teams start their 2nd Round Robin Selection Series in Barcelona.
As for the first series this will comprise of 15 match-races, only ten are relevant to qualification for the semi-finals, the five others are non-scoring races involving the defender, Emirates Team New Zealand.
There are two rest days in the 2nd round, the 5 and 6 September, with the round robins finishing on Sunday 8 September. One challenger is eleiminarted and the Semi-Final match-races start on the 14 September.
After the first race won by Alinghi Red Bull Racing, all racing was abandoned for the day due to lightning strikes during the second non-scoring race (Race 16).
Day 5 – Round 2 racing schedule for Tue 3 September:
Race 16 – Alinghi Red Bull Racing SUI – 1 pt v Orient Express Racing FRA – 0 pt
Race 17 – Emirates Team New Zealand NZL v Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli ITA – Abandoned on final leg (non scoring)
Race 18 – NYYC American Magic USA v INEOS Britannia GBR – Postponed
Race 19 – Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli ITA v Orient Express Racing FRA – Postponed
Weather forecast 3 September:
Local update, Wind ranging 8 to 12 knots with some 14+ gusts.
Racing starts daily at 13:00hrs UK (14.00 CET) and will be screened live here on the America’s Cup YouTube channel.
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Race 16 – Alinghi Red Bull Racing SUI v Orient Express Racing FRA
Alinghi first away at 31kts and tack first for 240m lead over Orient Express. France then loose the rudder and come off foils, SUI extend away to round gate 1 with 1min 38sec lead. Basically that was it and Alinghi Red Bull finished with a 1min 10sec lead over Orient Express. Top speed was 47 knots.
Race 17 – Emirates Team New Zealand NZL v Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli ITA (non scoring)
Luna lead by 12sec, gate 3 by 23 sec and gate 4 by 31 sec with breeze dropping. After gate 5 where Luna led by 59sec, there were some lightning strikes on the course and racing was abandoned for the day.
Louis Vuitton Cup Challenger Selection Series after round 1
These are the results used to decide the top four challengers to move onto the Semi-Finals
The Challenger Selection Series comprises of a double Round Robin stage – Defender ETNZ will then withdraw – and the four remaining challengers will race in a first-to-five-points Semi-Final, with the two winners advancing a two-boat Match Race Final.
The winner of the Louis Vuitton Cup Final becomes the actual Challenger and will meet the Defender ETNZ in the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup Match from 12 October 2024.
