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  NORTH SAILS MEDITERRANEE
Posted by: NavyNet on Tuesday, September 07, 2004 - 02:35 CET
 
 
Festival International de la plaisance

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BMW ORACLE RECOVERS TO CLAIM RACE TWO IN THE MARSEILLE LOUIS VUITTON ACT

Marseille, France, 6th September - It was another spectacular afternoon o­n the waters of the Rade Sud off the French port of Marseille, as racing continued in the Marseille Louis Vuitton Act 1 of the 32nd America's Cup. The six strong fleet enjoyed another heavy load day with strong, gusty Southeasterlies of 14 - 24 knots; providing more thrilling America's Cup racing.

Racing started in a moderate 12 to 14 knot Southeasterly, but o­n the first run, the wind increased, and by the end of the first downwind leg, gusts up to 25 knots were screaming down the course, making for a second consecutive day of challenging conditions for the crews.

Unlike previous editions of the America's Cup, there is no hard wind limit for the Marseille Louis Vuitton Act, and complete discretion over whether to start racing resides with Principal Race Officer Peter 'Luigi' Reggio. With the wind continuing to increase after the first race, Reggio decided to send the fleet home, and to try for more racing o­n Tuesday.

“We were getting wind readings of 25-26 knots at surface level after the first race,” Reggio explained. “But the masts o­n these boats are 30-metres high, and the teams that sailed upwind a bit after the first race told us they were seeing 28-30 knots. That's just too much for these boats. Even though there are no hard limits for the races here, these are old boats, designed with the wind limits of the last Cup in mind, so we have to have some respect for that.”

Racing will continue in the Marseille Louis Vuitton Act with two fleet races scheduled for Tuesday afternoon, beginning at 12:40

MARSEILLE, LE 6 SEPTEMBRE 2004 - VIVE LA RÉGATE EN FLOTTE! Cette deuxième journée du Marseille Louis Vuitton Act 1 à encore révèlé tout l'interèt et la beauté des régates en flotte. Encore une seule et unique manche de brise pleine de surprises, remportée cette fois par BMW ORACLE Racing.

Mêmes protagonistes, même décor, mais pas même dénouement. Cette deuxième journée du Marseille Louis Vuitton Act 1 aurait pu se rejouer sur le même scénario que la veille. Mais elle a offert de nombreux épisodes à rebondissement et toujours du grand spectacle en rade Sud, balayée par un fort vent de Sud-Est.

C'est d'abord un départ très chaud, volé par BMW ORACLE Racing et LE DEFI, c'est ensuite le superbe début de course de K-Challenge qui passe en tête la première marque au vent, et enfin l'incroyable retour de l'équipage américain qui remporte finalement la course.

Le vent étan t monté au delà des 25 nœuds à l'issue de cette manche, le Comité de Course décidait d'en rester là pour la journée. Demain, mardi, le spectacle continue dans la rade Sud avec deux régates programmées dès 12h40.




 
 
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