Louis Vuitton Cup

Semi-Final Preview

Photo: ©2007 Chris Cameron/ETNZ

Semi-Final racing matchups decided:  ETNZ and Desafío, shown above in Round Robin 2, will race in the semi's.
 

Flight 8

Shosholoza brings home another win.  Photo: ©2007 CupInfo

Flight 6

Big hand and little hand: +39 bowman checks his watch as the start approaches in Flight 6.
Photo: ©2007 CupInfo

Round Robin 2 - Flight 5 BMW Oracle versus Luna Rossa

BMW Oracle comes from behind at the second windward mark to beat Luna Rossa for the second time in the Louis Vuitton Cup.  See Results Below.  Photo: ©2007 CupInfo

RR2 Flight 5 - Stormy Weather Cancels Racing

Photo: ©2007 Gilles Martin-Raget

Photo: ©2007 Gilles Martin-Raget

Photo: ©2007 Gilles Martin-Raget

Photo: ©2007 Lyn Hines

A great looking day for sailing, at least for a while.  Wind eventually grew to gusts of 38 knots, becoming too dangerous for ACC yacht racing. (Tuesday, May 1)

Image: ©ACM 2007/ Photo: Carlo Borlenghi

There is a second, after all.  Spinnaker difficulties allowed Desafío to catch +39 at the finish line, for the tiniest of deltas 0:01.  Two points all the same and the Spanish team looks increasingly like they will be invited to the four team semi-final party they are hosting. (Monday, April 30)

Wednesday April 25

 Photo: ©2007 Lyn Hines

Desafío Español hangs to their crew overboard.  Went on to defeat Shosholoza Wednesday in RR1.

Round Robin 1 Day 2
 

Photo:©2007 Heinrich Hecht/United Internet Team Germany

Waiting at the Louis Vuitton Cup: German sailor Jan Schoepe is posting the weather condition under his feet.