Another windless day at the Louis Vuitton Cup

Another windless day at the Louis Vuitton Cup

Valencia, 21 April, 2007 - On the first scheduled weekend of racing at the Louis Vuitton Cup a large spectator fleet assembled on a sunny and warm Saturday to watch the action, but once again the wind didn't cooperate, and there was no racing. It's the fifth day to have racing postponed due to a lack of wind.

The challengers have agreed to amend the racing schedule to allow for the disruption caused by the postponements. Each of the Round Robin One flights will now be conducted in order and Round Robin One will be completed before Round Robin Two begins.

Fortunately, the forecast for Sunday is more promising. A stronger Easterly gradient wind should allow racing in Flights 3 and 4, on what is forecast to be a mainly clear Sunday.

Louis Vuitton Cup - Scheduled Races for Sunday

FLIGHT 3

Match

Team

1

Luna Rossa Challenge vs. United Internet Team Germany

2

Victory Challenge vs. China Team

3

BMW ORACLE Racing vs. Team Shosholoza

4

Areva Challenge vs. Desafío Español 2007

5

Emirates Team New Zealand vs. +39 Challenge

Bye - Mascalzone Latino - Capitalia Team

FLIGHT 4

Match

Team

1

United Internet Team Germany vs. China Team

2

Team Shosholoza vs. Luna Rossa Challenge

3

Victory Challenge vs. BMW ORACLE Racing Racing Racing

4

Areva Challenge vs. Emirates Team New Zealand

5

Desafío Español 2007 vs. Mascalzone Latino-Capitalia Team

Bye - +39 Challenge

Louis Vuitton Cup - Round Robin One - Provisional Leaderboard

Position

Team

Bonus Points

Matches Sailed

Matches Won

Total Points

1

BMW ORACLE Racing (USA 98)

3

2

2

7

1

Luna Rossa Challenge (ITA 94)

3

2

2

7

3

Mascalzone Latino-Capitalia (ITA 99)

2

2

2

6

4

Desafío Español 2007 (ESP 97)

3

1

1

5

5

Emirates Team New Zealand (NZL 92)

4

1

0

4

5

Victory Challenge (SWE 96)

2

2

1

4

5

Team Shosholoza (RSA 83)

2

2

1

4

8

Areva Challenge (FRA 93)

1

2

1

3

9

+39 Challenge (ITA 85)

2

2

0

2

10

United Internet Team Germany (GER 89)

1

2

0

1

10

China Team (CHN 95)

1

2

0

1

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