ACT 11 - 21 of May

Alinghi sentences the Valencia Louis Vuitton Act 11

The villa regata of fleet of the Valencia Louis Vuitton Act 11 has put a finishing touch at the beginning of season 2006 of 32ª America's Cup. Defender Alinghi is the unique one of the “Four Great ones” that not yet has released its new boat and even so it has prevailed with authority.

The crew patroneada by Brad Butterworth has won in three of the five regatas and has won with eight points of advantage on the classified second and third, Moon Rossa Challenge and Emirates Team New Zealand, that have finalized tied to 45 points.

The conditions of the day have been very similar to those of the rest of days, with wind of This-South-east of an intensity of 8 knots and a radiating sun. In the sea, a great fleet of boats of spectators has embraced the field of regatas again, and in earth, thousands of people have received to the boats when they furrowed to the channel for the last time this spring.

Beyond the competition, two of the most outstanding notes have been the presence of one of great stars of the professional circuit of Golf, Sergio Garci'a, and of Sir Lindsay Owen Jones, that has sailed like crew member 18 on board the Victory Challenge. 

5ª Regata of Fleet

The beginning of regata has been one of the most powerful and disputed exits of these Valencia Louis Vuitton Acts. Once again, all the fleet compacted itself closely together of the line and this the most harmed time was BMW ORACLE Racing, that suffered out of line.

In conditions that as soon as they arrived at the 8 knots of This-South-east component, the fleet began to fit distributed by stable but complicated a field of regatas.
Alinghi marked the leadership in the first section. It was placed first in layline of the right, followed by a Latin-Capitalia Mascalzone Team that ratified the good one for doing of Vascotto Basoue in regatas of fleet, even with its already something out of phase unit of 2003, ITA 77.

In spite of to have sallied bad, Emirates Team New Zealand has turned third party in buoy, followed by a Rossa Moon that is tightened in everything. A very good vision of the field of regatas made to those of Barker Dean scale positions in the board at the same speed that its boat. Fifth Challenge was Italian the +39 and a sixth BMW ORACLE Racing that knew to distinguish I embroider suitable during all the regata.

The other six units paid a very high price to choose the right side of the field of regatas. Spanish Desafío 2007 could not repeat the paper realized in last regata of the season 2005, in which they won. This time they arrived at windward in last position and with Shosholoza controlling to them.

Both following sections showed 75 SUI intratable in their leadership, behind were the boys of Vascotto who have materialized excellent regata. After them, the NZL 84 and ITA 86 fought by something more than the classification in regata of the day valuable points of Louis Vuitton did, it by more than Ranking. BMW ORACLE Racing is profiteer the situation and has looked for a zone of greater pressure. Finally, it has been able to happen to the New Zealand ones and the Italians.

During first half of regata, the “Four Great ones” have been forced to make hollow to a specialist in regatas of fleet as it is Latin Mascalzone, although still they were cartridges to burn. The section towards the line of impact was exciting. Alinghi, safe from the internal war, crossed the line like winner of regata and winner of the Valencia Louis Vuitton Act 11, whereas Latin-Capitalia Mascalzone Team was led a fight without quarter, that ended up losing. The boys of Dickson were able to pass through windward meters in the last to them to buoy.

The classification of the day has been with Alinghi like leader, followed of Emirates Team New Zealand, BMW ORACLE Racing, Moon Rossa and Latin-Capitalia Mascalzone Team.

China Team has not confirmed what all were afraid in the previous day and has not taken either today the exit of regata after leaving in first of yesterday.