French teams climb the ladder and Kiwis excel on opening day of the Valencia Louis Vuitton Act 3
It was an incredibly difficult day on the Gulf of Valencia for the first Fleet Races in the host city of the 32nd America’s Cup. Conditions looked great early, with a nice Westerly 12-14 knot breeze streaking white caps across the water. But once racing started, on time at 12:40, the first race was a minefield for the tacticians and strategists with many pitfalls across the race course in the form of wind shifts in both speed and direction.
FLEET RACE
| RACE 1 |
PTS |
| EMIRATES TEAM NEW ZEALAND |
8 |
| LE DEFI |
7 |
| LUNA ROSSA CHALLENGE |
6 |
| TEAM ALINGHI |
5 |
| BMW ORACLE RACING |
4 |
| +39 CHALLENGE |
3 |
| TEAM SHOSHOLOZA |
2 |
| K-CHALLENGE |
1 |
|
|
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| RACE 2 |
PTS |
| TEAM ALINGHI |
8 |
| EMIRATES TEAM NEW ZEALAND |
7 |
| K-CHALLENGE |
6 |
| LUNA ROSSA CHALLENGE |
5 |
| TEAM SHOSHOLOZA |
4 |
| BMW ORACLE RACING |
3 |
| LE DEFI |
2 |
| +39 CHALLENGE |
1 |
|
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2004 ACC
RANKING |
| 1 |
EMIRATES TEAM NEW ZEALAND |
| 2 |
BMW ORACLE RACING |
| 3 |
TEAM ALINGHI |
| 4 |
LUNA ROSSA CHALLENGE |
| 5 |
LE DEFI |
| 6 |
K-CHALLENGE |
| 7 |
TEAM SHOSHOLOZA |
| 8 |
+39 CHALLENGE |
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WEATHER
West 7-10 knots, veering west-north-west, then increasing 11-16 knots from the east as the sea breeze builds later in the afternoon. Sea state 0.3-1m. Clear skies. Pressure 1014hPa.
Temperature 21 degrees celsius
Outlook for 15th October:
West 11-16 knots decreasing 7-10. Clear skies.
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