Desafio Espanol beat BMW Oracle Racing this afternoon to breath a breath of fresh air into an event that was starting to become predictable. We are now at the end of Round Robin 1 (all the challengers have raced against each other once) so what have we learn. No boat has enough speed to recover from bad sailing in these light winds. The big three, BMW Oracle Racing, Luna Rossa and Emirates Team New Zealand are topping the rankings as expected but the New Zealanders are not looking as good as their form in the Acts has shown, they have now been beaten three times. Further down the field (the battle for the 4th semi final place) could well go down to the wire with the home entry Desafio Espanol, Malscalzone Latino and Victory challenge all recording impressive wins. The South African Shosholoza team still believe in themselves but they will need to come into form very soon to climb up the rankings ladder.
Round robin 1 standings and points(after 11 flights)
BMW Oracle Racing 21
Luna Rossa Challenge 19
Emirates Team New Zealand 18
Desafío Español 2007 17
Mascalzone Latino - Capitalia Team 14
Victory Challenge 14
Team Shosholoza 12
Areva Challenge 9
+39 Challenge 6
United Internet Team Germany 3
China Team 1
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