Act 12 - 30 of June

Alinghi waits for to its rival in the end by the Valencia Louis Vuitton 12 Act and season 2006

The action of the first day of semifinals of the Valencia Louis Vuitton Act 12 has been a gift for the spectators. In the 12 regatas disputed moments on authentic Match-RACE, maneuvers to the limit and attacks of the hardest aggressiveness have been lived. The tension of the crews has been able to feel from the boats of spectators.

All the confrontations of Divisions One and Two very have been fit and only two semifinals have been solved. Alinghi tomorrow will wait for the result of third regata between Emirates Team New Zealand and BMW ORACLE Racing that today has distributed the victories. The winner of the end between Alinghi and anyone of these two equipment will be also the champion of season 2006. Latin-Capitalia Mascalzone Team will have to be pending of the Jury (Sworn) before seeing third and last regata enters Spanish Challenge 2007 and Team Shosholoza. Right after second regata, Victory Challenge has presented/displayed a protest against the Committee of Regatas that will be solved tonight. If the nonprosperous protest, the equipment patroneado by Vascotto Basoue will be officially finalist.

In Division Three already it is all clearly. FRA 60 will see them with ITA 59, both less boats of the fleet against in front, the winner of the America's Cup of 2000 against the first boat that used Alinghi to train facing Louis Vuitton Cup 2003. Areva Challenge will gamble the ninth position with +39 Challenge.

DIVISION ONE

The two disputed semifinals today have given a sample of the action that will be seen in 2007. The head of series of Division One, Emirates Team New Zealand has faced its “own poison” as its election of BMW ORACLE Racing defined Barker Dean in the evening Wednesday. NZL 84 has had to look for the antidote in second regata of the day after the USA 87 have prevailed in first in an incredible confrontation. In the end 1-1 and all slope for morning.

Alinghi and Moon Rossa very hard two Challenge confronted regatas, but the victory finished into the hands of Swiss in both regatas by very few meters. This will be the last time that Moon Rossa Challenge faces Alinghi in a Match-RACE in 32ª America's Cup if Louis Vuitton Cup in 2007 does not win. ITA 86 was put under a modification yesterday and this has forced to the Committee of Measurement of 32ª America's Cup to transact a new certificate of measurement.

Regata EQUIPMENT 1 Regata 2 Regata 3 Total
Emirates Team New Zealand 0 1 (01: 09) 1
BMW ORACLE Racing 1 (00: 33) 0 1

Regata EQUIPMENT 1 Regata 2 Regata 3 Total
Moon Rossa Challenge 0 0 0
Alinghi 1 (00: 15) 1 (00: 29) 2
Alinghi gains 2-0, and happens to the End of its group. Rossa moon happens to the End of Consolation.

DIVISION TWO

Spanish challenge 2007 and Team Shosholoza underwent his. The first test gained Shosholoza with the fit advantage more of the day, only 4 seconds. Second, with a very unstable wind it was for Spanish Desafío 2007, both equipment will see them tomorrow. Latin Mascalzone Capitalia Team appeared with clear intention to win and it demonstrated thus it in the first exit, where it put in hardships to the Victory Challenge when cornering and to leave to him him to windward of the Committee without exit options. After writing down its first point, second regata was a candy pear for those of Vascotto. The duro attacks of the SWE 63 became against these same ones, that pressing too much to their rival left line and lost all the options. With these two victories, the equipment patroneado by Vascotto Basoue has gained his happens for the end 

Regata EQUIPMENT 1 Regata 2 Regata 3 Total
Spanish challenge 2007 0 1 (00: 35) 1
Team Shosholoza 1 (00: 04) 0 1

Regata EQUIPMENT 1 Regata 2 Regata 3 Total
Latin-Capitalia Mascalzone Team 1 (00: 15) 1 (00: 47) 2
Victory Challenge 0 0 0
Latin-Capitalia Mascalzone Team happens to the End of its group. Victory Challenge happens to the End of Consolation.

DIVISION THREE

+39 Challenge has defeated in the two regatas the Germans of United Internet Team Germany reason why they have made sure its passage to the following phase. Areva and China team formed the second pair of this group. Those of FRA 60 were able to annul completely to their rival in first of regatas. Second it was won by the French in spite of the good initial action of the discreet Chinese equipment. After writing down two victories the Areva happened directly to the end of its group.

Regata EQUIPMENT 1 Regata 2 Regata 3 Total
Areva Challenge 1 (O0: 58) 1 (01: 30) 2
China Team 0 0 0
Areva happens to the End of its group. China Team happens to the End of Consolation.

Regata EQUIPMENT 1 Regata 2 Regata 3 Total
+39 Challenge 1 (01: 11) 1 (1: 16) 2
United Internet Team Germany 0 0 0
+ 39 Challenge happen to the End of their group. United Internet Team Germany happens to the End of Consolation.