Luna Rossa-Ineos: wins the sixth race of the Louis Vuitton Cup final

On Tuesday two more regattas at 2.10pm and 3.15pm

Two more regattas scheduled for Tuesday have been confirmed: Match 7 will be at 2.10pm, Match 8 at 3.15pm. Luna Rossa and Ineos will try to break the balance on the fifth day and take a 5-3 lead

Luna Rossa is still the fastest, but in terms of average speed it is on par with Ineos

Even today Luna Rossa reached its highest speed: 51.4 knots versus 50.3. But the balance of the challenge is well expressed by the average speed figure: 40.5 knots for both Prada and Ineos

Luna Rossa won: the final is 3-3

Luna Rossa without problems even on the last leg, flies to the finish line with 17 seconds on Ineos Britannia. The Louis Vuitton Cup final is tied again: 3-3

Luna Rossa, the advantage between three hundred and four hundred meters

Luna Rossa now has the regatta under control, the lead fluctuates between three hundred and four hundred metres

Ineos gains, but Luna Rossa responds by extending

At gate 6 Ineos is 13″ behind, has gained slightly, but Luna Rossa maintains control on the next leg

Luna Rossa, the lead increases to 17 seconds

Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli closes the fifth leg at 50 knots, Ineos Britannia 17 seconds behind

Luna Rossa with a 13 second lead at mid-race

In the fourth leg out of 8 Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli reaches the edge of the boundary and reaches three hundred meters ahead of Ineos: at the halfway point of the race the advantage is 13 seconds

Tacking duel, Luna Rossa keeps Ineos at a distance and leads by 12”

Tacking duel between Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli and Ineos Britannia, which on the third leg is unable to get closer, instead falling 12” behind

Two more seconds for Luna Rossa

On the second leg Luna Rossa gains another two seconds, at the halfway point they are 6” on Ineos

4 seconds ahead for Luna Rossa

Luna Rossa closes the first of eight sides ahead, 4 seconds over Ineos

Luna Rossa tacks and takes the lead

Luna Rossa tacks and forces Ineos to tack too, the move gives momentum to the Italian boat

Luna Rossa and Ineos start on equal terms

Luna Rossa and Ineos start on equal terms, this time no errors from the Italian boat at the start

Ineos’ move: change all the cyclors

If Luna Rossa changes two cyclors compared to the previous regatta, Ineos operates a complete turnover in the same department: Gotrel, Rossiter, Cornish and Carr out, Todhunter, Leask, Parkinson and Hunter in

Luna Rossa, rotation on board: Liuzzi and Gabbia return to the sixth regatta

Max Sirena changes the lineup for the sixth regatta: Kirwan and Simion get off the boat, Liuzzi and Gabbia return. The eight in the boat: helmsmen Spithill and Bruni, trimmers Tesei and Molineris, cyclors Rosetti, Voltolini, Liuzzi and Gabbia.

Ainslie’s move at the start was decisive

What decided the race was the move in the pre-start of Ben Ainslie, helmsman of Ineos, who passed in front of Luna Rossa putting her in a field of turbulence while the Italian boat was luffing (bringing the bow closer to the direction from which the wind blows )

Ineos wins the fifth race and goes 3-2

Ineos takes the lead again in the Louis Vuitton Cup final: beating Luna Rossa by 12 seconds to make it 3-2. You need 7 points to reach the America’s Cup final

Last side missing, 8 seconds late

Luna Rossa finishes 7 seconds late at the penultimate mark, still missing one leg to assign the point of the regatta

Ineos in difficulty but recovers

At the sixth mark Ineos gets off the foils but recovers quickly, Luna Rossa approaches to about thirty metres, followed by a duel of simultaneous tacks

Luna Rossa chases Ineos

Luna Rossa always chases Ineos who doesn’t give space for overtaking, the Italian boat pays for an error at the start, when it fell from the foils and ended up in Britannia’s wake

Luna Rossa cooldown, 5 seconds

Luna Rossa moved back to 5 seconds behind Ineos after the fifth mark, but is on the same trajectory as the wind “waste” stirred by the British

Ineos leads Luna Rossa by 11 seconds

11 seconds between Ineos and Luna Rossa halfway through the race, the Italian boat decides to do an extra jibe (turning in favor of the wind) to enter the left gate

Luna Rossa follows 7 seconds behind

Luna Rossa follows Ineos at the same mark to close the third leg 7 seconds late

6 seconds between Ineos and Luna Rossa

Luna Rossa chooses the left mark, opposite to that of Ineos which closes the second leg with a 6” lead

Luna Rossa 5 seconds behind at the first gate

At the first gate Luna Rossa is 5 seconds behind, the first downwind leg begins out of a total of eight.

Luna Rossa leaves late

Favorable start for Ineos, who leads Luna Rossa at the start

Ben Ainslie, the Ineos helmsman: “Luna Rossa should have been punished, but what a fantastic race”

Lune Rossa vs Ineos Britannia, another crucial day

After the great emotions of the last few days, with Luna Rossa also pulling itself out of difficult moments, regattas 5 and 6 of the Louis Vuitton Cup final will be held in Barcelona. The challenge to New Zealand to win the America’s Cup is up for grabs