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Finally the ice has broken. The 4 regattas of first day America’s Cup World Series have produced particularly beautiful images in a day since perfect weather Gulf of Hauraki: wind between 15 and 18 knots, sun and calm seas, which allowed the teams to test the performance of their boats in real competition after years of training. The day saw some major gaps, but not only that. the Departures everyone has been a lot fought, even more than expected, and the last test ran completely On the wire woolen. Good conditions for the show in general.
The first challenge between Luna Rossa and Team New Zealand is for the hosts
The program saw the opening match crash New Zealand team and the challengers of Red Moon. For Italians, immediately the challenge Stronger. The pre-departure was immediately very tight. The wind had turned particularly to the left and New Zealand took of strength that part of the line. Luna Rossa however has answered putting the defender in difficulty, aggressively “pushing” him towards the line and then turning and starting on the opposite tack, with New Zealand struggling to cross the line.
First advantage for Luna Rossa, therefore, which nevertheless quickly disappears. A combination of something imperfect aboard the Italian ship, coupled with better wind pressure on the left side of the field, gives New Zealand the first crossing in front of the Italian ship, albeit slightly.
But something follows It does not work in the right direction on Luna Rossa. The boat flies higher than the New Zealander (with too high a height it loses efficiency) and has some problems even when turning. Past the first crossroads, New Zealand literally flies away with almost 900 meter lead at the end of the first half. From here, the situation will tend to stabilize, a sign that on the boat owned by the owner Bertelli, under the command of Francesco Bruni and James Spithill, things have at one point started to work properly. The AC75s are extremely complex boats even in on-board systems, and all teams expected to have problems in these first official races. The fact is, New Zealand brings home the First point of the series.
Team Ineos UK in great difficulty
The second test of the day saw the challenge between the Americans of American Magic and the English of Ineos. The latter’s regatta really lasted Few minutes, after which the problems began to manifest stay in sheets, Also seen in test races, with high speed jumps in the water and violent braking that gave the Americans a more than easy victory with a difference even beyond the maximum time allowed. as well Luna Rossa wins agilely against the English, who will eventually have to withdraw from the regatta due to the succession of technical problems on board. beautiful aggression shown at the start by the Italian team: knowing the weak point of Ineos, which is that of having great difficulty in starting again once they get off the foils, the Italian team manages to “fit in” Sir Ben Ainslie in a corner of the starting frame with a very aggressive downwind turn, which makes launch the two boats into the water.
From here it becomes a ride for Spithill, Bruni and companions, who at the time of departure fly towards the line at full speed with the British in a embarrassing difficulty.
Bad situation for the union with the most available budget (we are talking about 120 million euros, compared to about half of all the others) that will have to find solutions quickly, since from January the points will weigh heavily.
American Magic hit in a wonderful regatta
Very beautiful Show Instead, in the last test of the day he saw the Americans from American magic, directed by Dean Barker, versus New Zealand team. Something It does not work setting off on the ship for New Zealand and American Magic immediately starts off strong and forwards. New Zealand remains a close contact, sometimes seems to have the speed to approach, but a problem with the handling of the fins forces the host team to very slow turns throwing him back every time he seems to be in position to attack. This until the last lap Of course, when finally in New Zealand the problems are resolved in some way and the defender shows all his speed (and especially his ability to press the wind upwind).
Americans don’t want to be caught and one is born battle made of pure competitionhe just ran down the wire from 80 km / h. At the last buoy the boats arrive together, with New Zealand take inside and seems to have managed to complete the return. Burling, the Kiwi helmsman, though, may be over ingolosire too much of the possibility of increasing the advantage and it diverts the Americans too much, incurring a penalty, if doubtful.
The Americans regain the lead and manage to close against only 12 seconds, climbing to the top of the general classification with 2 points, ahead of Luna Rossa and Team New Zealand with 1 point and Team Ineos with 0.
Obviously, it is too early to draw firm conclusions, especially since the event does not award decisive points and therefore no one knows how much the teams are really pushing. First impressions certainly see the New Zealand hosts very strong, but that’s no surprise. Luna Rossa seems to have a bad client in the Americans for the Prada Cup. The program for the second day is well planned 2 challenges between the Italians and American Magic, which promise entertainment and meaning to try to understand something more about the values in the water.
Cover photo Borlenghi
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