The sheets and pedals have been warmed up, each crew has taken the measurements of their boats and the race course and now the real challenge begins. Louis Vuitton Preliminary Regattas concludes with victory for Emirates Team New Zealand (and the promotion of Luna Rossa to the most fearsome challenger), The 29th of August in Barcelona begins Louis Vuitton Cup real one that will see on the field Red Moon, American Magic, Alinghi Red Bull Racing, Orient Express e Ineos Britanniabut also Emirates Team New Zealand although his results do not influence the challenger rankings.
The tournament which will decree the official challenger for the 37th America’s Cup It includes two groups in which each contender challenges the other twiceThe first Round Robin takes place from August 29th to September 7th, the second from September 14th to 19th. The four qualified teams will then compete against each other (best of 5 events) from 14th to 19th September in the semi-final and the two winners will advance to the final from September 26th to October 7th.
The first team to score seven points will have the chance to face Emirates Team New Zealand in the matches of America’s Cup from 12 to 27 October.
The regattas start at 2:00 pm Italian time and continue until 4:00 pm or 5:00 pm, depending on the program. In Italy the live broadcast is on Mediaset Infinity, Sky Go, NOW Tv, on the pages Facebook e YouTube dell’America’s Cup e on the official website of the event.
The detailed calendar of the regatta days follows.
August 29:
Round robin 1, regata 1: Orient Express – Alinghi
Round robin 1, regata 2: Luna Rossa – Team New Zealand
Round robin 1, regata 3: Britannia – NYYC American Magic
Round Robin 1, Race 4: Orient Express – Luna Rossa
August 30:
Round robin 1, regata 5: NYYC American Magic – Alinghi
Round robin 1, regata 6: Team New Zealand – Britannia
Round robin 1, regata 7: Luna Rossa – NYYC American Magic
Round robin 1, regata 8: Team New Zealand – Orient Express
August 31st:
Round Robin 1, Race 9: Alinghi – Britannia
Round robin 1, regata 10: Orient Express – NYCC American Magic
Round Robin 1, Race 11: Britannia – Luna Rossa
Round robin 1, regata 12: Alinghi – Team New Zealand
September 1st:
Round robin 1, regata 13: Britannia – Orient Express
Round Robin 1, Race 14: Alinghi – Luna Rossa
Round robin 1, regata 15: NYCC American Magic – Team New Zealand
Round robin 2, regata 1: Alinghi – Orient Express
September 3:
Round robin 2, regata 2: Team New Zealand – Luna Rossa
Round robin 2, regata 3: NYYC American Magic – Britannia
Round Robin 2, Race 4: Luna Rossa – Orient Express
Round robin 2, regata 5: Alinghi – NYYC American Magic
September 4th:
Round robin 2, regata 6: Britannia – Team New Zealand
Round robin 2, regata 7: NYYC American Magic – Luna Rossa
Round Robin 2, Race 8: Britannia – Alinghi
Round robin 2, regata 9: Orient Express – Team New Zealand
September 7:
Round Robin 2, Race 10: Luna Rossa – Britannia
Round robin 2, regata 11: NYYC American Magic – Orient Express
Round robin 2, regata 12: Team New Zealand – Alinghi
September 8:
Round robin 2, regata 13: Orient Express – Britannia
Round Robin 2, Race 14: Luna Rossa – Alinghi
Round robin 2, regata 15: Team New Zealand – NYCC American Magic
14-15-16-18 and 19 September: Semi-finals
September 26-28-29 and October 1-2-4-5: Finals
