Luna Rossa, four for four: Alinghi knockout

Red Moon, four for four: Alinghi knockout

The cloudy day, interspersed with a few drops of rain, did not jeopardize the fourth day of the Louis Vuitton Cup Round Robins, which è ran smoothly, thanks to an easterly wind of 10 – 12 knots. Accomplice also to the festive day, there were many spectators, on land and at sea, who followed today’s matches and among them many Italians who came to support Luna Rossa. 

Their expectations were not disappointed, thanks to a fine victory over Alinghi that earns the Italian challenger another important point in these elimination rounds.

Luna Rossa and Alinghi crossed the starting line at the same time, but a few seconds after the start, the Italian boat forced the Swiss one to tack and è stretched to the left of the course, gaining a marginal advantage, but enough to allow her to turn ahead of the first gate by 4”. Aft Luna Rossa lengthened the pace and the gap with the opposing boat è increased proportionally, resulting in 11 seconds ahead at gate number 2. 

From that moment on, it was impossible for Alinghi è to recover the gap while the Italian crew è only had to sail on the wind, make no mistakes and block any attempt of the opponent’s comeback, to bring home another solid victory in this Louis Vuitton Cup.