[singlepic id=6046 w=300 h=200 float=left]Louis Vuitton Trophy – La Maddalena – Docicesima giornata di regate a La Maddalena, dove il cerchio si stringe e si va verso la conclusione del Round Robin. I quattro duelli rimanenti saranno utili a definire la classifica del Round Robin e a determinare gli accoppiamenti dei quarti di finale. Padrone del suo destino è All4One che vincendo i match contro Team Aleph e Artemis chiuderebbe il girone di qualificazione al primo posto.
Già decise, invece, le prime due eliminazioni: ad abbandonare la manifestazione saranno i citati francesi di Team Aleph e il defender dell’America’s Cup, BMW Oracle Racing.
Completato il Round Robin, il programma dovrebbe proseguire con lo svolgimento dei primi quarti di finale. Il condizionale è d’obbligo, visto che sul campo di regata il vento di Maestrale soffia tra i 24 e i 26 nodi.
Alle 9.34 il Comitato di Regata ha deciso di rimandare le barche in porto in attesa di un miglioramento della situazione meteo.
Si decide al cancello di poppa il match tra Mascalzone Latino Audi Team e Team Origin: un errore in fase di ammainata commesso dall’equipaggio britannico lancia gli uomini di Gavin Brady, al comando ma inseguiti da vicino dall’avversario, verso il successo.
Senza storia il match tra All4One e Team Aleph. Gli uomini di Jochen Schuemann hanno comandato i giochi sin dalla partenza e si sono aggiudicati un punto molto importante ai fini della classifica: battendo Artemis nel secondo match di domani, All4One avrebbe la certezza della vittoria nel Round Robin.
Programma odierno
Mascalzone Latino Audi Team batte Team Origin
All4One batte Team Aleph
Classifica Round Robin
1. Artemis, 6-2, pt. 6
2. All4One, 5-3, pt. 5
2. Emirates Team New Zealand, 5-3, pt. 5
2. Synergy Russian Sailing Team, 5-4, pt. 5
2. Mascalzone Latino Audi Team, 6-2, pt. 5*
6. Team Origin, 4-5, pt. 4
6. Azzurra, 4-5, pt. 4
8. Luna Rossa, 3-6, pt. 3
8. BMW Oracle Racing Team, 3-6, pt. 3
10. Aleph Sailing Team, 2-7, pt. -2*
* penalizzato di un punto
** penalizzato di quattro punti
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LOUIS VUITTON TROPHY, FRENCH-GERMAN ALL4ONE POISED FOR WIN
[Louis Vuitton Trophy Press Release] The other match between Emirates Team New Zealand and Italy’s Mascalzone Latino, both currently second equal, will be key to resolving the other top places. Tonight, all four boats are at the top of the points table with only one point separating them.
Strong gusty northwest winds curtailed racing for much of the day and only two races were sailed in 20-knot winds, close to the top limit for competition, before race officials abandoned racing until tomorrow.
A bad gennaker takedown that led to a crew injury knocked Team Origin out of the running for a top place. The British boat, skippered by Ben Ainslie, had made a strong start, only to be overtaken by Mascalzone Latino on the first leg of their race together. Ainslie closed down on the Italian boat and led by three seconds at the end of the first run.
Things went wrong on the gennaker drop and as it went overboard, a sheet wrapped around the leg of trimmer Mike Mottl and started to drag him over the side.
“We had to slow the boat down to cut the rope off his foot and then got going again,” said mainsheet hand Chris Salthouse. “We were obviously all very concerned about his injury, Mike was very brave to continue to race hard thoughout the rest of the race and we hope he will be back on the boat as soon as possible.”
Hospital authorities tonight reported that Mottl had no broken bones. They were still assessing muscle injuries.
Racing ended prematurely at 1900, when there was a steering linkage problem with ITA-90, one of the Mascalzone Latino boats. Fortunately, the organisers now have the option of using one of the BMW Oracle Racing boats, USA-87, which was damaged earlier in the regatta. The BMW Oracle Racing shore crew has been working around the clock to affect repairs and the boat could be available for racing, if necessary, on Thursday.
“We’ve had all of our boatbuilders working 12 hour days to get this done,” said Julien di Biase, logistics manager for BMW Oracle Racing. “The WSTA agreed to help us bring additional resources here and that accelerated the process.
“We started as soon as the boats came back to shore back on Race Day Four. On USA-87 we cut the last two metres of the boat – the stern scoop – off and used the undamaged side as a mold and started working up the new scoop as soon as we could. If they need to use USA-87 tomorrow it’s ready to go.”
Today’s races
Mascalzone Latino Audi Team defeats Team Origin
All4One defeats Team Aleph
Round Robin
1. Artemis, 6-2, pt. 6
2. All4One, 5-3, pt. 5
2. Emirates Team New Zealand, 5-3, pt. 5
2. Synergy Russian Sailing Team, 5-4, pt. 5
2. Mascalzone Latino Audi Team, 6-2, pt. 5*
6. Team Origin, 4-4, pt. 4
6. Azzurra, 4-5, pt. 4
8. Luna Rossa, 3-6, pt. 3
8. BMW Oracle Racing Team, 3-6, pt. 3
10. Aleph Sailing Team, 2-7, pt. -2*
* penalized by one point
** penalized by four points
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