A tricky day for the Race Officers at the Louis Vuitton Cup who managed to get two races completed before the wind shut-down to below the 6.5 knot lower limit average across a zephyr-laden course and caused the racing to be reluctantly cancelled ahead of the start between the Italian and American teams.
Mother Nature had more than a say in the first completed race of the day with Alinghi Red Bull Racing falling off their foils almost immediately in the pre-start box after a slow first gybe into significant wing wash behind the crossing ‘Patriot’ of NYYC American Magic. With it being almost impossible to speed-build enough to get flying on the foils, the Swiss were left frustratingly in displacement but kept resolutely calm onboard.
INEOS Britannia recorded a “win” against the non-sailing Emirates Team New Zealand, who are exprected to be back on the water racing again on Saturday following the damage incurred with the crane malfunction.
Read the full Americas Cup article by Magnus Wheatley HERE
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