New Zealanders Emirates Team New Zealand They showed that they have a throne in Jeddah this Thursday America’s Cup related to It’s hard to grab the candle. kiwi On the first day of the preliminary races, we won two out of three races. Red Sea with only shadowy solvency failure in third race. However, they achieved 22 points, which took them to the top. classification.
HE American Magic New York YachtThe team with the most championships (29 out of 36 tournaments) in this historic competition was the other side of the coin. Two disqualifications (first bad maneuver by sea bus, the second because it couldn’t leave on time) and the last one left them at the bottom of the day’s table with a single point. AmericansThe player, who announced on Wednesday that their intention was to repeat Vilanova’s victory, put in a terrible performance.
Emirates flies
Americans They started badly. Only two minutes had passed and they were already here. disqualified: A prohibited maneuver with ‘foils’ knocked them out of the first race. kiwi appeared first and I continued his ‘Te Katahi’ ahead of other teams. Only the British followed them Ineos Britainbut they eventually lasted more than a minute.
20 minutes 10 seconds defending championship team He showed why he is one of the favorites to win the Red Sea qualifier. Immediate follower Ineos Britannia crossed the finish line after more than a minute. Behind them, at a distance, were the Italians, Swiss and French respectively.
In the official publication of the organization, kiwi ramRay Davies admitted that his athletes were “flying” at the start and this, combined with the talent of the team and good decisions made on the racecourse, led to them winning comfortably.
Chaotic start in the second round
The French were punished swiss protestjust like Americans. But it’s a bit of a chaotic exit It didn’t surprise the kiwi., they once again took the lead and did not let go until the end. The only difference from the first race is that those who follow it closely Alinghi Red Bull RacingBecause even if only for a short time Ineos Britain came back to save british pride Vilanova lost in the preliminary round.
Actually, Most fun This is the second regatta War between Switzerland and England As they take second and third place, the stubborn New Zealanders remain in the lead without even looking back at who is chasing them. Sometimes American Magic He tried to join this struggle but was unsuccessful.
In addition, the wind, which caused trouble for the organization from the first hour, prevented the AC40 from flying. over 29 knots.
Close third round
Like the first round, the second round was also played for the Kiwis Captained by Peter Burlingthis time he finished in 19 minutes 18 seconds. He was also 1 minute and 39 seconds ahead of the Swiss signer. good performance, It was quite controversial with the British.
single time kiwi They had to ruffle their hair a little more It was in the third round. Prada Pirelli Pink Moon They came out first and finished the first lap as leaders. The French joined the struggle for leadership, followed by the Swiss.
foil problem
third arm It was the busiest. The wind suddenly died down, the Americans failed to leave in time to start the race, the Kiwis ‘foil’ problem This dropped them from the top positions to the bottom position, but it was masked by the resounding failure of the Americans.
This Thursday there were three fleet racing rounds of three laps each (round trip); The same thing will be done on Friday. HE There will be two rounds on Saturday. The two teams with the most points will compete in a head-to-head race (‘match race‘) on Saturday and from there the winner of Jeddah will emerge. Now, Emirates Team New Zealand In first place are the Italians (18 points), the Swiss and the British (both 15), the French (11) and the Americans with a single point.