Sunday 11 August 2013

America's Cup update, Luna Rossa defeat Artemis Racing 4-0 in Louis Vuitton Challenger Series and progress to final against Emirates Team New Zealand

Luna Rossa has progressed to the final of the Louis Vuitton Challenger Series where they will meet Emirates Team New Zealand to decide the challenger for the America's Cup defenders Team Oracle USA:

From the following article on the excellent Sail Racing Magazine:

Artemis Racing's wave goodbye to Louis Vuitton Cup challenge after fourth loss.
 

Artemis Racing finally ran out of runway today in their Louis Vuitton Cup challenge after three penalties saw them crash out of the series 4-0 down to Luna Rossa.
Today's prestart was the most exciting yet with Artemis and Luna Rossa even colliding close to the line when Nathan Outteridge pushed too aggressively for the advantage at the start.

Artemis led comfortably off the line but as they rounded the first turning mark six seconds ahead of the Italians the jury gave them a penalty for the port and starboard incident in the start box. Busy with their first two gybes, the Artemis crew were noticed the penalty light on the back of their boat late and took a long time to exonerate themselves. With no option but to push the edges of the course Outteridge picked up two more penalties for breaking the boundary lines.

read more here

and a highlights video:

 

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