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Photo: Guilain Grenier/Team USA |
“It was a better day today,” said skipper Jimmy Spithill. “It was a little bit of a minefield out there, but at the end of the day I thought JK (John Kostecki, tactician) did a good job on the breeze and the boys were solid with the boat handling.”
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Photo: Guilain Grenier/Team USA |
Today the wind blew offshore from the east amid heavy rain at times, turning the racecourse around and creating large windless patches that served to separate the leaders from the rest of the fleet. In the second race there was a four-minute gap from first to fourth and more than six and a half minutes to ninth.
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Photo: Guilain Grenier/Team USA |
ORACLE Racing Bundock scored a 4-6 on the day and holds seventh in the standings with 28 points, the crew’s standing hampered from having to sit out Fleet Race 2 on Wednesday with hull damage.
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Photo: Guilain Grenier/Team USA |
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Photo: Guilain Grenier/Team USA |
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Photo: Guilain Grenier/Team USA |
“Darren doesn’t take team orders very well,” joked Spithill, who at age 30 in 2010 was the youngest skipper to ever win the America’s Cup. “Our main goal is to see Darren up there on the podium spraying the champagne around. These guys have done a nice job in match race training. They gave it to us yesterday, and there should be some exciting racing coming up.”
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Photo: Guilain Grenier/Team USA |
America’s Cup World Series Naples Fleet Racing Overall Standings
Team (Country) R1 – R2 – R3 – R4 – R5 – R6 — Total
1. Emirates Team New Zealand (NZL) 3 (8) – 1 (10) – 1 (10) – 1 (10) – 7 (4) – 1 (10) — 52 points
2. ORACLE Racing Spithill (USA) 1 (10) – 3 (8) – 7 (4) – 4 (7) – 2 (9) – 2 (9) — 47
3. Luna Rossa – Piranha (ITA) 6 (5) – 6 (5) – 2 (9) – 3 (8) – 3 (8) – 4 (7) — 42
4. Team Korea (KOR) 4 (7) – 2 (9) – 5 (6) – 6 (5) – 5 (6) – 5 (6) — 39
5. Energy Team (FRA) 2 (9) – 4 (7) – 8 (3) – 5 (6) -1 (100 – 7 (4) — 39
6. Luna Rossa – Swordfish (ITA) 7 (4) – 5 (6) – 6 (5) – 2 (9) – 8 (3) – 3 (8) — 35
7. ORACLE Racing Bundock (USA) 5 (6) – DNC – 4 (7) – 8 (3) – 4 (7) – 6 (5) — 28
8. Artemis Racing (SWE) DNF – DNC – 3 (8) – 7 (4) – 6 (5) – 8 (3) — 20
9. China Team (CHN) DNF – DNC – 9 (2) – 9 (2) – 9 (2) – 9 (2) — 8
(Note: Standings reflect race finish and (points scored) in parenthesis)America’s Cup World Series Naples Match Racing Championship
Qualifier 1 // April 12
Artemis Racing d. China Team
Quarterfinal 1 // April 12
ORACLE Racing Bundock d. ORACLE Racing Spithill
Quarterfinal 2 // April 12
Luna Rossa Piranha d. Team Korea
Quarterfinal 3 // April 13
Artemis Racing d. Emirates Team New Zealand
Quarterfinal 4 // April 13
Luna Rossa Swordfish d. Energy Team
Semifinal 1 // April 14
Artemis v. Luna Rossa Swordfish winner
Semifinal 2 // April 14
ORACLE Racing Bundock vs. Luna Rossa Piranha
Final // April 14
Semifinal 1 winner v. Semifinal 2 winner
Artemis Racing d. China Team
Quarterfinal 1 // April 12
ORACLE Racing Bundock d. ORACLE Racing Spithill
Quarterfinal 2 // April 12
Luna Rossa Piranha d. Team Korea
Quarterfinal 3 // April 13
Artemis Racing d. Emirates Team New Zealand
Quarterfinal 4 // April 13
Luna Rossa Swordfish d. Energy Team
Semifinal 1 // April 14
Artemis v. Luna Rossa Swordfish winner
Semifinal 2 // April 14
ORACLE Racing Bundock vs. Luna Rossa Piranha
Final // April 14
Semifinal 1 winner v. Semifinal 2 winner
Tim Jeffery
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