Luna Rossa and Team New Zealand are still tied at 3-3 after Saturday’s two America’s Cup races which saw each sailboat win a round.
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Posted the 03/13/2021 8:53 AM
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Luna Rossa and Team New Zealand always back to back! The two regattas on Saturday did not make it possible to decide between the two boats, each winning a race. The Italian challenge won race five, thanks to a 22-second advantage at the first gate and remained virtually unchanged thereafter. Luna Rossa finished 27 seconds ahead of the New Zealanders.
In the sixth race, Team New Zealand was on the contrary quickly able to take the lead. The defending champions passed the first gate with a 51-second lead, and finished 1 minute 41 ahead of Jimmy Spithill’s sailboat.
The Kiwis, three-time winners of the famous regatta (1995, 2000, 2017) and big favorites, still do not manage to distance the Italian team in the standings.
Luna Rossa aims to be the second European team to win the Silver Ewer, after the Swiss union Alinghi in 2003 and 2007.
As a reminder, the first team to 7 wins wins the Cup.
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