Monday, April 23, 2007
Lack of Wind very frustrating
A week into the Louis Vuitton Cup and we have only had 3 flights so far out of the 10 planned, Friday saw the first racing and the first surprise when Mascalzone Latino beat Emirates New Zealand. China Team proposed that racing could take place in lighter winds but the commision rejected this as it was felt the 7-23 Knt range would offer the fairest racing conditions. Since then nothing much of excitement has happened, we saw Shosholoza briefly lead against BMW Oracle Racing before logic prevailed then Arva Challenge from France beat Spanish boat Desafaio Espanol after the latter experienced some technical problems. Most of the gossip is about the possibility of having a keel that will swing about, helping stability and speed. The rules state that there can be no mechanical help to move the keel but the debate is open on if the natural forces of the water can be allowed to move it or not. The rest day has been cancelled which will irritate the teams as this was to give them a window where they could change and add bits to their boats, they will now only have 9 hours to make changes which will be risky.
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