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No wind, no party. Show postponed to America’s Cup: calm holds Hauraki Gulf hostage, fourth day of naval battle between defender Team New Zealand and challenger Luna Rossa postponed due to lack of wind, which never exceeded 5 knots (the minimum limit to start the race of 6.5) ruining the Sunday sea and sailing of the New Zealand fans, who jumped into the water en masse. The 36th America’s Cup series is therefore 3-3, in perfect equality. We will try again on Monday (at 4 am Italian time), with two more races. And then until the bitter end until one of the two teams has put in the galley the 7 points necessary to conquer the old silver jug (170 years of history).
The long wait
The race director, Iain Murray, had approached the morning briefing with great caution. for days, in fact, the forecast had been very weak wind: The meteorological models give us a very uncertain image, we hope that the thermal breeze can manifest itself and the wind reaches the intensity required by the regulations. We have a 50% chance of being able to race, he said Sunday morning. Luna Rossa and Te Rehutai went out to sea as scheduled. A decidedly abundant fleet of spectators passed by, more than 1,600 ships that neatly anchored on the edges of the field and awaited the departure. Waiting in these calm conditions can be stressful, Francesco Bruni said., the Italian half of the helm of the Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team.
When Murray officially canceled the fourth day of the America’s Cup, after three postponements, the two teams returned to Auckland Harbor: night of rest for crews and night of work for ground crews to tune the boats for the regattas on Monday.
What had happened so far?
The 36th America’s Cup has so far contested six races, finding itself 3-3 in a perfectly balanced situation. After the 1-1 on March 10, on Friday March 12 the scenario had not changed: one victory each to set the score at 2-2. And even on Saturday, March 13, the gods of the wind could not decide: 3-3, rudder in the center and race. Two ships (here all the secrets of the Ac75, the new class of sci-fi hulls) of almost similar speeds, with the best of contemporary sailing on board: the New Zealanders certainly maintain an advantage of a few knots in the two gaits, upwind and downwind, but the Italian crew managed to compensate with excellent starts and excellent maneuvering. Until now, whoever won the start won the race and whoever went ahead at the first windward gate was never trapped. The tough America’s Cup law with seaplanes.
March 14, 2021 (change March 14, 2021 | 07:44)
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