“The good news is we took the overall lead. That’s the most important part,” said Australian Jimmy Spithill on taking over the series lead from Emirates Team New Zealand (Dean Barker).
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Photo: © Guilain Grenier/ORACLE Team USA |
After a slow start, ORACLE Racing Spithill was in 8th place at the first reach mark and 6th through the first leeward gate. But by the 2nd leeward gate the quintet had climbed up to 2nd place, a position the sailors would hold to the finish of the 40-minute race.
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Photo: © Guilain Grenier/ORACLE Team USA |
ORACLE Racing Spithill crossed the finish line 1:15 behind winner Luna Rossa Piranha (Chris Draper), which went on to win the ACWS Naples Overall Championship in the crew’s first regatta. The Luna Rossa Challenge 2013 was formed over the past winter after the conclusion of ACWS San Diego last November.
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By placing second in the fleet racing and seventh in the match racing, one place ahead of Emirates Team New Zealand, ORACLE Racing Spithill leapt into the overall lead in the ACWS 2011-12 season championship with two events remaining, Venice, May 15-20, Newport, June 26-July 1.
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ORACLE 5 Bundock Photo: © Guilain Grenier/ORACLE Team USA |
ORACLE Racing Bundock placed 6th in the final fleet race and finished seventh overall in the regatta with 37 points. ORACLE Racing Bundock also placed third in the ACWS Naples Match Racing Championship after dropping its semifinal match against Luna Rossa Piranha.
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By comparison, ORACLE Racing Bundock won the San Diego speed trial last November with a time of 36.16 seconds at a top speed of 26.87 knots, the fastest ACWS speed trial ever recorded. The winds were blowing 16 to 20 knots that day.
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America’s Cup World Series Naples Fleet Racing Overall Standings
Team (Country) R1 – R2 – R3 – R4 – R5 – R6 – R9 — Total
1. Luna Rossa – Piranha (ITA) 6 (5) – 6 (5) – 2 (9) – 3 (8) – 3 (8) – 4 (7) – 1 (50) — 92 points
2. ORACLE Racing Spithill (USA) 1 (10) – 3 (8) – 7 (4) – 4 (7) – 2 (9) – 2 (9) – 2 (30) — 77
3. Emirates Team New Zealand (NZL) 3 (8) – 1 (10) – 1 (10) – 1 (10) – 7 (4) – 1 (10) – 7 (8) — 60
4. Energy Team (FRA) 2 (9) – 4 (7) – 8 (3) – 5 (6) -1 (10) – 7 (4) – 4 (15) — 54
5. Team Korea (KOR) 4 (7) – 2 (9) – 5 (6) – 6 (5) – 5 (6) – 5 (6) – 5 (10) — 49
6. Luna Rossa – Swordfish (ITA) 7 (4) – 5 (6) – 6 (5) – 2 (9) – 8 (3) – 3 (8) – 9 (6) — 41
7. Artemis Racing (SWE) DNF – DNC – 3 (8) – 7 (4) – 6 (5) – 8 (3) – 3 (20) — 40
8. ORACLE Racing Bundock (USA) 5 (6) – DNC – 4 (7) – 8 (3) – 4 (7) – 6 (5) – 6 (9) — 37
9. China Team (CHN) DNF – DNC – 9 (2) – 9 (2) – 9 (2) – 9 (2) – 8 (7) — 15
(Notes: Standings reflect race finish and (points scored) in parenthesis; Races 8 and 9 weren’t contested)
America’s Cup World Series Naples Match Racing Championship
1. Artemis Racing, 2. Luna Rossa Piranha, 3. ORACLE Racing Bundock, 4. Luna Rossa Swordfish, 5.Energy Team, 6. Team Korea, 7. ORACLE Racing Spithill, 8. Emirates Team New Zealand, 9. China Team
2011-12 America’s Cup World Series Overall Standings
Team (Country) Match – Fleet — Total
1. ORACLE Racing Spithill (USA) 30 – 37 — 67
2. Emirates Team New Zealand (NZL) 30 – 36 — 66
3. Artemis Racing (SWE) 33 – 21 — 54
4. Energy Team (FRA) 25 – 23 — 48
5. ORACLE Racing Bundock (USA) 26 – 21 — 47
5. Team Korea (KOR) 25 – 22 — 47
7. China Team (CHN) 11 – 13 — 24
8. Green Comm Racing (ESP) 11 – 12 — 23
9. Luna Rossa Piranha 9 – 10 — 19
10. Luna Rossa Swordfish 7 – 5 — 12
(After four of six scheduled events)
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