Another victory for Luna Rossa, which flies into the semi-finals of the Louis Vuitton Cup. The team led by Max Siren has clearly beaten the French team of Orient Express in Barcelona, finishing the race one minute and 2 seconds behind. In the round robin ranking, which selects the four boats that will compete in the semi-finals, Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli continues undefeated against the other challengers: defeated so far are American Magic, Ineos Britannia, Alinghi and Orient Express twice. Only one defeat so far with New Zealand, which does not count towards the rankings given that the Oceanic team is the Defender and is awaiting the winner of the Louis Vuitton Cup to compete for the America’s Cup in October. But with Emirates Team New Zealand the most recent precedent speaks of a victory for Luna Rossa, in the race that became famous for the lightning that struck near the Italian boat.
In the first race, shortly before, American Magic had beaten Ineos Britannia.
Francesco Bruni: “Luna Rossa is scary, faster than lightning and New Zealand”
by Mattia Chiusano
Now Luna Rossa wants to choose its opponent in the semi-final
Having conquered the semifinal, Luna Rossa’s goal now is to win the round robin: first place gives the right to choose the opponent in the semifinal, and in this regard Saturday will be decisive, when Prada will meet Ineos and American Magic. After the storm front that kept the AC75s engaged in the 37th America’s Cup at the dock yesterday, racing resumed with a southerly wind of around 10 knots, accompanied by clear skies and decidedly cooler temperatures. In the only race on Thursday for Luna Rossa there was little history: starting on the left of the line after having controlled the French boat in the prestart, Luna Rossa immediately tacked to close in on its opponents who had stretched out on the right of the course. For a few seconds the boats remained close, but despite the good performance of Orient Express, the greater speed and perfect handling of Luna Rossa soon prevailed and allowed the Italian boat to round the first gate with a 10″ advantage. Downwind the gap increased further, even if for the crew led by Jimmy Spithill e Francis Brown maintaining control of the opponent is not at all a given, due to a light wind that continuously jumps on the race course, making every maneuver potentially dangerous due to the risk of falling off the foils. Another excellent performance by Luna Rossa, who crosses the finish line with an advantage of over a minute, earning the fifth point that is worth entering the semifinal.
Max Sirena: “We want the cup. Not just technology, Luna Rossa is pop”
by Mattia Chiusano
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– 2024-09-07 13:47:00
