New Zealand are unbeaten at the Emirates in Barcelona. The ‘Kiwis’ gave one New exhibition On the third day of the final preliminary regatta of the Copa America. Peter Burling’s team added Fourth win in a row (4 points) And their all-round performance has earned them a place in the final this Sunday. In it They will face the Italians in the Luna Rosa Prada Pirelli What will be the replay of the 36th America’s Cup final in Auckland in 2021?. Today They beat INEOS Britannia and took 3 points. Tomorrow, even if they lose their battle with Alinggi and American Magic beat the New Zealanders, the tiebreaker between them will be decided in favor of the Italians, who took the win in the clash between the two.
This Sunday, before the final, New Zealand and American Magic, Luna Rosa and Alinghi and Orient Express will compete with INEOS. With the Americans withdrawn against the French this Saturday, they are unlikely to struggle as finalists this Sunday.
INEOS adds to its first win
This Saturday again South-Southwest wind 8 to 11 knots (14 to 20 km/h), temperature 28ªC and about 30-40 cm tide. He INEOS has launched Britannia Locker successes This Saturday in the third preliminary regatta of the 37th Copa America in Barcelona. ‘Challenger of Record’, the title awarded to the first yacht club to challenge the previous yacht’s winner, finally managed to score its first point. Swiss yacht Alingy against the Red Bull racing team. Both had excellent front starts and exits. Although the first crossing was for the Swiss team, Ben Ainslie’s team took advantage of a mistake by their rival to reach the first mark early and from there they made excellent tactical decisions that allowed them to lead the regatta from start to finish. On the last float, the advantage was 25 seconds and from there they faced the finish line without any problems.
Luna Rosa rushes towards the finale
however, Ainslie’s men faced more risks in the second race of the day against the Italian Luna Rossa That is, a Initially the double penalty hampered other experiments. First of all They left early At the very least, by touching the starting line with a boom a few seconds earlier. In traditional sailing, if out of bounds, the offending boat must turn itself 360 degrees. That is impossible with AC75, so the penalty is to reduce the time specified by the judges. The second was a ‘boundary’That is, to ‘read’ the limits of a race course, such as a restricted navigation zone.
Luna Rosa and INEOS Britannia, Day Three.
The double penalty has already left the British, whose performance director is two-time Spanish Olympic medalist Xabi Fernandez, practically no choice. Luna Rosa, with two captains Francesco Bruni and Jimmy Spithill, added his third win at Barcelona.This is Second place overall with 3 pointsJust below the leader, the Emirates team is New Zealand. At the last edition held in Auckland in 2021, the double model model that the six competing teams have today was precisely established by the Italians.
American Magic is retiring
The scheduled fight between the NYYC American Magic and the French Orient Express did not take place. With one minute and 36 seconds left to go, the Americans ran into problems after executing their first turn maneuver. They lost control of their AC75, the flaps dropped and it stopped flying. The team of Tom Slingsby and Paul Goodison later confirmed they had lost control of the leadership. Yes he left French Orient ExpressHe was traveling a few meters away when he received news that his rival had withdrawn. A first French victory, which added three defeats to date. It should be remembered that Cowles was the last boat to register for the race, and that too He has a low budget.
Couldn’t start NYYC American Magic.
The Americans were the only group of six to choose a different design. their CyclesCyclists lie unseated, two to port and two to starboardThis gives them more aerodynamics but less power generated by their legs.
It should be noted that Bermuda 2017 was the first time that the image of cyclists appeared on America’s Cup yachts. Emirates team New Zealand surprised the whole world. This model worked so well that all teams copied this version. They produce about 500 watts, in fact, Almost all cyclists come from sports other than sailing. Among them are cyclists, rowers … The quality of the maneuvers of the team depends on their power and they have a high aerobic capacity.
New Zealand players are fully maintained
In the last race of the day, Emirates Team New Zealand and Alinghi Red Bull Racing Team They put up a fight at the pre-start and marked themselves until the last meter. The Swiss held their own and forced it Kiwis Exit on port tag. But what seemed like a disadvantage turned out to be an advantage as the wind was on the windward side of the race course. The leaders crossed the first crossing first. They returned to Switzerland and showed off their talent competitive race (ship vs. ship) Now From there they protected First stage till end with full creditThanks increases its distance in each segment Innocent maneuvers.
“We are very happy with how the boat is performing. We have a good feeling and we are constantly learning,” commented helmsman Peter Burling. ‘Thaihoro’, once again, is the name given to a New Zealand ship that ‘moves swiftly like the sea between heaven and earth’. That’s what he did. Victory by more than a kilometer from the largest Swiss of the entire Louis Vuitton Preliminary Regatta. They crossed the finish line in one minute and 15 seconds.
classification
- Emirates Team New Zealand (NZL) 4 points
- Luna Rosa Prada Pirelli (ITA) 3
- American Magic (USA) 2
- Alingi (SUI) 1
- INEOS Britannia (GBR) 1
- Orient Express (FRA) 1
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