It begins with two rounds in which all sail against all and follows with the Match Races. The four places of the semifinals will be disputed

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The organizers reconstruct the calendar

The organizers of regata have decided to reconstruct the calendar of the eliminatory ones of Louis Vuitton Cup (round robins), since several days of competition due to the lack of wind are had lost.

The president of ACM, Michel Bonnefous, the head of operations, Michel Hodara and the director of regata, Dyer Jones, in the morning announced the changes Sunday in press conference.

The decision was taken because five days of the six are had lost that regata has been, and the prognosis for beginnings of the week is not too promising. The challenges have been consulted before making this decision.

For this reason, regata continues today with the calendar and it has disputed the encounter corresponding to the second day of regatas. During round robin 1 flights or groups of encounter will be disputed to two and if robin 2 is necessary also during round. At the moment during second liguilla it is predicted that a single encounter is disputed.

The objective of the reconstruction of the calendar is to finish with all the encounter of round robin the 7 of May.

The day of rest between the RR1 and the RR2 has been suppressed and two days of reserve (the 8 and the 9 of May) at the end of the RR2 have been programmed, but it will only compete in those days if the encounter that lack affect the classifications for semifinals.

The semifinals will begin the 14 of May, as it was predicted.

Dyer Jones said: “These conditions of several days of calm without wind sufficient to do one regata are exceptional.” The committee of regatas must try to do regatas that is rightest possible and to give the exit when the conditions both give rival the same opportunities to win.”

“All the rivals want to go out and to gain America' s Cup, each challenge is here with that unique intention. They want to win, but they do not want to gain or chance luckily, and what is more important, they do not want to lose by chance.”

It indicated that the challenges have declared that want to sail in a rank of 7 to 23 knots, “and that is what we are going to do because we have the best confidence of which we are going to offer regatas so that each equipment can demonstrate of what he is able.”

The semifinals will follow the calendar predicted, that is to say, will begin Monday 14 of May. The new program gives to a minimum of 4 days between the end of round robins and the beginning of the semifinals and a maximum of 6 if the days of reserve are not used.