Match 1

Emirates Team New Zealand gains to Spanish Desafío 2007 - DELTA 1:18

The exit of the crucial confrontation between the ESP 97 and NZL 92 was hardly delayed 10 minutes due to a short postponement. Both boats entered the box of preexit with an intensity of wind near the 20 knots, the New Zealand ones by the side of the Committee with yellow flag.

Karol Jablonski was placed in front of the line of exit in the hope of the arrival of Barker Dean for a possible dial up. The kiwi preferred to reject the invitation and happened through stern of the Spanish boat to initiate its evolution by the box. Spanish Desafío 2007 went away to by Emirates Team New Zealand, not taking in being placed to starboard, a decision that would cost to him expensive to the Spaniards. NZL 92 began to press to them towards the boats of spectators, until less than leaving nailed them for want of a minute for the exit. When they loosen to his prey to go away towards the exit, the kiwis accelerated to cross the line 14 seconds later than the signal but with two lengths of advantage on the Spaniards.

One began therefore one lasts regata complicated by a sea of short wave of more of a meter than it hindered the advance of the boats. Spanish Desafío was first in turning to go away towards the right of the field, maneuvers to which responded its rival to begin a race that favored to the New Zealand ones. In the middle of the section, after two turned by boat, Emirates Team New Zealand it led already by six lengths.    

Both boats chose by one fitted most direct possible one, turning when arriving at layline left of the field to put prow to the first buoy of the route. The New Zealand ones hardly mounted windward after 25 minutes of regata and with 38 seconds of advantage on Spanish Desafío.

In the first section with tailwind, ESP 97 returned to take the initiative, trasluchando towards the left of the field. NZL 92 took in reacting, but it responded to control his rival, who then sailed already more than 12 lengths behind.

In the arrival to the windward door, both boats decided on the buoy of the right. The Spaniards later mounted 50 seconds that the New Zealand ones to begin the persecution with a length I embroider towards the right side of the field. Spanish Desafío 2007 turned fulfilled the first third of the fitted one.

The premises would not stop trying it, turning towards the right side of the field in search of a little more wind pressure. This supposed to them to complete this third section with two maneuvers more than its rival. ESP 97 arrived straight at buoy by layline, NZL 92 by the left one. The last passage by buoy was for the kiwis by 1:04.

Spanish Desafío 2007 could not prevent the fifth and definitive point in the square of the New Zealand ones. The equipment of Luis Doreste and Karol Jablonski took leave of 32ª America's Cup with the high head or and the tranquility that the work only provides or done.

The 1 of June, Moon Rossa Challenge and Emirates Team New Zealand will dispute first regata of the end of Louis Vuitton Cup. Regatas will be a series to the best one of nine, with a point by victory. First that adds/sinks five points, it will manage the right to face Defender Alinghi in the America's Cup Match from the 23 of June.