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2007 |
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ACT 13 -
One for Desafío and another one for Alinghi in the last Louis Vuitton Act
A beginning of day with rain and little wind in the zone of the Port America's Cup threatened preventing the two regatas programmed for the goodbye of the Valencia Louis Vuitton Act 13. In the end not only it was possible to be competed, but the perfect conditions occurred good two to complete regatas of fleet.
The wind arrived late at the appointment and maintained to the fleet hoping in the field of regatas until 15:30 h. First he was almost a monographic one of Spanish Challenge, that led the test with authority to obtain his third victory in one regata of fleet from 2005. Second it returned to have to Alinghi like clearly dominating, and was worth Swiss to seal a Valencia Louis Vuitton almost perfect Act 13: 4 victories of 7 possible ones.
The victory in Louis Vuitton Act 13 locates to Alinghi like clearly dominating. It has gained all the Acts of fleet except the Valencia Louis Vuitton Act 5, that took Moon Rossa Challenge altogether and, has taken the victory in eight of the 13.
To the 19:30, Alinghi gathered the trophy that credited to him like winner of the Valencia Louis Vuitton Act 13 of hands of Christine Bélanger against thousands of fans.
REGATA 1
The sixth test of Act 13 hardly began with wind of Northeast component and 8 knots of intensity. Spanish Desafío realized a good exit from means of the fleet, aiming alongside left of the field, while Shosholoza received individual call. But Alinghi would not take in putting itself to the front of the test, with the Spanish equipment leading the group of pursuers. In this beginning it was possible to be seen ESP 97 giving to test of his potential in the middle of the four favorites of this 32ª America's Cup.
The speeds in head were very similar in the first section, confirming the equality of which as much it has been spoken from the Day of the Discovery of Keels. The option of Spanish Challenge to leave by means of the fleet was totally right, and it would not take in supplanting to SUI 91 of the leadership.
The arrival to the first beacon returned to bring about spectacular images, with average dozen of boats trying to strain itself by the same hollow. Spanish challenge mounted the buoy 21 seconds in front of Alinghi, and with one already respectable advantage on Emirates Team New Zealand (+42), BMW ORACLE (+53), Victory Challenge (+1: 11) and Latin Mascalzone (+1: 17).
In the first stern, the Spaniards knew to even maintain and to increase their advantage. The distribution of the fleet by all the field of regatas indicated that there was no favored side, and the boats advanced to total power. Spanish challenge first returned to be also in second mark, fitting to him 4 second more to the “Coco of the fleet”; Alinghi happened to 25 seconds. To stern of Swiss, the order of the previous reference was repeated, with Emirates Team New Zealand (+50), BMW ORACLE Racing (+1: 33) and Victory (+1: 39).
In the beginning of second half of the test, Spanish Desafío bet by the right side of the field, while Alinghi tried to pursue to them on the contrary. But Jablonski was able to also control to Ed Baird during this second fitted. The Spaniards yielded a little in the last buoy, and Swiss happened to only 15 seconds. Emirates Team New Zealand maintained the numbers (+56), but was an excellent Victory Challenge the one that managed to strain itself in game (+1: 24). Mascalzone also had been strained in front of the Americans, and happened to 1:39 of the Spaniards. The beginning of the last stern showed all the boats agreeing in the election of the left side.
Defender pressed to Spanish Challenge in the empopada one unfolding all resources. Those of Jablonski maintained the type in the advance towards the left end of the field. Alinghi took then the alternative in the trasluchada one, to which the Spaniards responded with an impeccable maneuver that allowed them to conserve its advantage.
In the last meters it seemed that Swiss had put I disturb to their SUI 91, but it sufficient not to beat the Spaniards. Spanish challenge obtained one deserved victory with 7 seconds of advantage on Alinghi, 1:01 on Emirates Team New Zealand, 1:42 on Victory Challenge, 1:54 on Latin Mascalzone and 2:05 on BMW ORACLE Racing.
The one of today regata of fleet is the third victory for Spanish Desafío in one. Those of Jablonski already had prevailed in the final sleeve of the Valencia Louis Vuitton Act 5 and in the last one over the Trapani Louis Vuitton Act 9, both in 2005
REGATA 2
Alinghi concentrated the attention in the exit of the second test of the day, that it was realized to 17:30 h. Swiss left behind all the fleet, with near 15 seconds of disadvantage. The squad would not take in being divided, but the rotation of leadership between members of the groups of the right and the left did difficult to see which was the good side.
In the first compasses, the head was a game between BMW ORACLE Racing and Spanish Desafío, each in a side of the field. In the middle of section, the USA 87 confirmed that the right side benefitted from a little more pressure. In the crossing of Spanish Challenge with Rossa Moon, the Italians saw the stern of ESP 97. Italian Americans, Spaniards and, sailed in a luck of Match RACE to three in head in second half of the fitted one.
In the neck of bottle of the arrival to windward a clogging took place. A dangerous maneuver of Spanish Desafío in its eagerness to reach to BMW ORACLE caused protest Rossa the Moon. After those of Chris Dickson ESP 97 took the buoy (+10), Moon Rossa (+17), Alinghi (+24) and Latin Mascalzone (+28). Jablonski initiated the penalty, but too much near the buoy, where still there was traffic, which would suppose one second protest to him, this time of Areva Challenge. After penalizing for the second time, the Spaniards initiated the empopada one from the last position of the fleet.
Although Rossa Moon arrived in front of Alinghi, Swiss took advantage of a bad maneuver the Italians to surpass to them right in the fitted beginning of second. The marks in the passage by buoy gave BMW ORACLE in head, followed by Moon Rossa (+17), Alinghi (+24) and, more delayed, Latin Mascalzone (+1: 10).
A pretty fight of turned between Moon Rossa and BMW ORACLE Racing animated to the head of the fleet, with Alinghi contemplating the spectacle from back. But SUI 91 would not take in confirming the bets, crossing the prow of BMW ORACLE Racing at the beginning of the last fitted third of second. Swiss have been almost intratables in this Act 13, only been responsible for BMW ORACLE Racing, Emirates Team New Zealand and Spanish Desafío.
Alinghi mounted in first position, followed of BMW ORACLE (+15), Mascalzone (+40), Moon Rossa (+56) and Areva (+1: 08). Spanish challenge entered eighth, to more than 2 minutes. Emirates Team New Zealand almost burst spi to the time in which Alinghi crossed the line of impact. Swiss secured his fourth victory of this Valencia Louis Vuitton Act 13, fitting 39 seconds to him to BMW ORACLE Racing. A fantastic Latin Mascalzone obtained commendable a third place, 9 seconds in front of Rossa Moon.
Great the victor of Act 13 has been Alinghi, with 4 of 7 and Emirates Team New Zealand crowns king of challengers, adding 64 new points in Louis Vuitton Ranking.
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