Third day of the Series 2 round robins and after skipping a day for adverse weather, five races are re-scheduled for Thursday 5 September, aka Race Day 6.
Note that some races have been scheduled out of the original published order.
The first race of the day, potentially in the lightest winds, will see NYYC American Magic take on INEOS Britannia. Both teams looking to build real momentum in their campaigns and begin to plan for the Louis Vuitton Cup semi-final stage.
For Orient Express Racing Team, keen to avoid a potential sudden-death play-off race against the Swiss, they have a tricky day in store against Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli. While Alinghi Red Bull face American Magic
A win for either the French or the Swiss could help avoid elimination and clinch a semi-final place.
While there are two more days of racing, the weather conditions and equipment issues could still add unexpected problems for all the teams at this critical stage.
Weather forecast 5 September:
SW 8 knots increasing to 12 knots. Gusts up to 16 knots.
Sea state SE 0.4m at 4s period.
Race Day 6, Round 2 racing re-schedule for Thu 5 September:
Race 18 – NYYC American Magic USA – 1 pt v INEOS Britannia GBR – 0 pt
Race 19 – Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli ITA – 1 pttv Orient Express Racing FRA – 0 pt
Race 21 – INEOS Britannia GBR – 0 v Emirates Team New Zealand NZL -1 (non scoring)
Race 20 – Alinghi Red Bull Racing SUI – 1 pt v NYYC American Magic USA – 0 pt
Race 24 – Orient Express Racing FRA -0 v Emirates Team New Zealand NZL – 1 (non scoring)
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 18 – NYYC American Magic USA v INEOS Britannia GBR
Brits off foils at start but USA take lead, GBR split at first cross and then get a 75 metre boundary penalty. USA close tacked and GBR came off foils. American Magic led at gate 1 by 20sec,then 29sec at gate 2. They stayed ahead until gate 5 where they rounded on oppisite marks and USA came off foils whie GBR stretch lead to 175m. USA chased them down, and when GBR wobble take lead to cross line for 13 sec win over Ineos Britannia. Great race with American Magic just edging the win.
Race 19 – Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli ITA v Orient Express Racing FRA
French have a boundary penalty and then off foils at start. Italy lead at start and by 10 sec at gate 1. Luna Rossa keep the lead stretching to 37sec at gate 5. At the finish they win by 1m 02 sec over Orient Express.
Race 21 – INEOS Britannia GBR v Emirates Team New Zealand NZL (non scoring)
Good start for Britannia, but Kiwis take lead after tacking on GBR, who came off foils. NZL lead by 24sec at gate 1. after GBR came off foils at Gate 4, NZL was away . . . By gate 5 NZL lead by 2min 13 sec and finish with a 3min 02sec (1400 metre) non-scoring win over Ineos Britannia.
Race 20 – Alinghi Red Bull Racing SUI v NYYC American Magic USA
Alinghi Red Bull sart ahead after USA pickup pre-start 75 metre penalty, SUI cross 60m+ ahead and at gate 1 SUI lead by 10sec, then stretch to 200+m. At gate 2 SUI lead by 14sec and keep cover tight on USA, gate 3 SUI lead 23sec. USA have a touch down (sail trim slow – problem?) and SUI stretch to 500m by gate 4 with a 42sec lead. On final leg Alinghi Red Bull cross with a 38sec lead over NYYC American Magic.
Race 24 – Orient Express Racing FRA v Emirates Team New Zealand NZL (non scoring)
French off foils ate dstart and ETNZ stretch to 600m before they come off foils. FRA then back on foils to catch and overtake NZL to build 70m lead. At gate 1FRA lead by 21sec. FRA then off foils at gate 2 with 14sec lead. ETNZ sail round them to sail away and eventually non-scoring Win by 3400 metres.
Louis Vuitton Cup Challenger Selection Series after day 6
These are the results used to decide the top four challengers to move onto the Semi-Finals
