In the sky of Barcelona it shines Red Moondespite it still being daylight. Full haul for the Italian boat in the first day of the semi-finals of the Louis Vuitton Cupcon American Magic defeat in both races of the day. Luna Rossa leads with two victories to nil. To reach the final three more victories are needed, because the challenge is decided in the best of nine races.
Luna Rossa ahead 2-0
While waiting for Sunday’s challenge, the Italian crew celebrates Saturday’s double. Two almost carbon-copy races, with the excellent start of the Americans followed by the comeback of Luna Rossa, once again perfect from the third side. Decisive, once again, a splashdown of Patriotprotagonist of a small belly flop in the water at the moment of the second gybe. Same script as the first race, where the Italian team outdistanced American Magic by seven seconds after a lackluster start. In that case too, Luna Rossa repelled the star-spangled counterattack at the end.
Luna Rossa, the Louis Vuitton Cup semi-finals are underway: the cup held for 132 years, the missing helmsman, the special boat, here are American Magic’s rivals
by Mattia Chiusano
Spithill: “Huge work by cyclists”
Emotion shines through in the voice, unnerved by fatigue, of the Australian helmsman Jimmy Spithill: “The breeze was patchy, we were on the defensive on the last leg and we made it. The riders did a tremendous job”. Less enthusiastic was the comment of Lucas Calabrese on board American: “Happy for the good work at the start, but luck was not on our side, let’s hope for tomorrow”. In short, Saturday smiles on Luna Rossa. Also Ineos Britannia is ahead 2-0 after beating Never in the first two semi-finals.
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– 2024-09-15 18:42:22
