Luna Rossa’s perfect day is staged in Barcelona
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Important day in Barcelona for Day 3 of the Louis Vuitton Cup with a very rich menu: back on the water, and racing, Team New Zealand, and Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli and American Magic are competing.
The wind seems to be able to favor the program, with 8 knots from the southeast that would seem to be able to hold.
Luna Rossa – American Magic
A balanced start between the two highest-ranked challengers in the fleet, after a heave-ho duel the start is essentially even, with Luna Rossa going right and American Magic left.
At the first crossing, the New York Yacht Club is ahead, but the margin remains minimal and the two boats turn the windward gate paired.
Luna Rossa passes in the stern, probably taking advantage of a little more pressure on the right side of the course, but American Magic stays in contact and upwind still puts the nose ahead. Interesting sail choice, with Luna Rossa changing jib just before the start to hoist the J2 instead of the J1 that the Americans are using.
Small margin still at the end of the second windward mark in favor of Luna Rossa, who at this point begins to close the door on her opponent.
Luna perhaps even has a little extra speed and eventually puts margin in its wake, going on to win a very important match by 22 seconds.
Luna Rossa – Ineos Britannia
Ben Ainslie tries the aggressiveness card at the start, trying to put the team in trouble, but she defends well and gets a de facto even start.
The first crossing, however, rewards, from the left, the British. It is short-lived, because at the windward gate it is Luna who passes and leads astern.
Britannia still manages to gybe very close to the Italian boat at the bottom of the stern, just before the episode that decides the match: Britannia on the last gybe falls off the foils, effectively dooming herself.
The team goes on to take the second, clear point of the day and jumps to the top of the Louis Vuitton Cup standings. On the day when the spotlight was all on Team New Zealand, the Italian boat takes the stage at sea. Mauro Giuffrè
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