Racing postponed at the Louis Vuitton Cup

Racing postponed at the Louis Vuitton Cup

Valencia, 23 April, 2007 - Light conditions continue over the waters off Valencia and on Monday, racing was postponed in Flights 4 and 5 of the Louis Vuitton Cup.

It was a clear, bright and sunny day, but the sunshine generated a weak sea breeze that battled the Northeasterly gradient wind to a stalemate. At altitude, the gradient wind was blowing onshore at up to 15 knots, but this only suppressed the circulation so vital to developing a strong sea breeze.

On the day, winds never exceeded the seven knot threshold that would allow fair racing on either race course and at 16:10 the Race Committee postponed racing for the day. Under the revised schedule for the Louis Vuitton Cup, the postponed flights of racing are rescheduled to Tuesday.

Louis Vuitton Cup - Scheduled Races for Tuesday

FLIGHT 4

Match

Team

1

AREVA Challenge vs. Emirates Team New Zealand

2

Desafío Español 2007 vs. Mascalzone Latino-Capitalia Team

4

United Internet Team Germany vs. China Team

5

Team Shosholoza vs. Luna Rossa Challenge

6

Victory Challenge vs. BMW ORACLE Racing

Bye - +39 Challenge

FLIGHT 5

Match

Team

1

+39 Challenge vs. Mascalzone Latino-Capitalia Team

2

Emirates Team New Zealand vs. Desafío Español 2007

4

Victory Challenge vs. United Internet Team Germany

5

Luna Rossa Challenge vs. BMW ORACLE Racing

6

China Team vs. Team Shosholoza

Bye - AREVA Challenge

Louis Vuitton Cup - Round Robin One - Provisional Leaderboard

Position

Team

Bonus Points

Matches Sailed

Matches Won

Total Points

1

BMW ORACLE Racing (USA 98)

3

3

3

9

1

Luna Rossa Challenge (ITA 94)

3

3

3

9

3

Mascalzone Latino-Capitalia (ITA 99)

2

2

2

6

3

Emirates Team New Zealand (NZL 92)

4

2

1

6

3

Victory Challenge (SWE 96)

2

3

2

6

6

Desafío Español 2007 (ESP 97)

3

2

1

5

6

Areva Challenge (FRA 93)

1

3

2

5

8

Team Shosholoza (RSA 83)

2

3

1

4

9

+39 Challenge (ITA 85)

2

2

0

2

10

United Internet Team Germany (GER 89)

1

2

0

1

10

China Team (CHN 95)

1

2

0

1

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