Luna Rossa loses in Louis Vuitton Cup semi-finals. Ineos beaten by Alinghi

Red Moonthe big gamble. In search of the fifth point that guarantees the final of the Louis Vuitton Cup, the Italian boat lost for the first time with American Magic, and now will have to wait until Wednesday to qualify: the sixth race was postponed by two days due to the wind being too weak, and there will be no racing on Tuesday because the America’s Cup for young sailors is scheduled in Barcelona, ​​making its debut ever.

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Mattia Chiusano

September 16, 2024

Two penalties for Luna Rossa

The start between Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli and American Magic was postponed twice, then the two opponents began to challenge each other with very close duels that cost Luna Rossa two penalties, with a 17-second lead on the second leg, but 3 seconds behind on the third. At that point Prada regained the lead, but on the fourth pass it suddenly tightened on the buoy to try to get American Magic too close, condemning it to the penalty. The gamble, however, failed, Luna Rossa stepped off the foils and the Americans went on to win: 4-1. “I made the wrong call,” he admits. Checco Brunihelmsman, “I didn’t look at the software properly, I just glanced at it. I’m sorry, but it’s not the end of the world, let’s look forward”.

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Ineos’ first defeat

But Ineos can also lose, with a boat beaten four times out of four. Ineos Britannia did not take advantage of the first match point to qualify for the final of the Louis Vuitton Cup. The team of Ben Ainslie lost to Alinghi in the fifth race, which was affected by the wind of around 7-8 knots, which dropped and made the British boat come off the foils when they were 1’10” ahead at the second gate. The Swiss recovered all the gap, only to end up also off the foils. Ineos got back in the air but then made a final mistake while Alinghi managed to cross the finish line in maximum time after the race committee had shortened the race.