Cup Spy: August 24 – Day 3 of the Louis Vuitton Preliminary Regatta – Live Racing

by Richard Gladwell/Sail-World.com/nz Aug 24 12:08 UTC
25 August 2024

Welcome to Sail-World’s coverage of Day 3 of the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup Pre-Regatta, which leads up to the Louis Vuitton Cup which begins on August 29th.

The question today will be whether the demolition derby will continue.

After two days of sailing, a third of the six teams suffered a “technical failure”. If you add in the broken mast of Alinghi Red Bull Racing last Tuesday, this third of the technically stricken fleet has risen to half the affected fleet in less than a week.

And the competitors cannot attribute the failures to the conditions that were ideal for sailing foiling monohulls.

Will it continue like this today? Are the challengers not ready to sail against defending champions Emirates Team New Zealand, as the rumor mill would have us believe?

Stay tuned to see what unfolds today.

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Live Action – Day 3 of the Louis Vuitton Preliminary Event

Race summary:

Alinghi Red Bull Racing vs INEOS Britannia – Race 9:

2min 45 until race start

Start with the INEOS crossing at the leeward end, keeping 5-8m off port before heading to the right hand side of the course with Alinghi to leeward.

The British could not keep up with the Swiss and withdrew, allowing the Swiss to drift to the right and gain a lead of 60 metres before the intersection and 30 metres at the meeting.

Mark 1: INEOS Britannia 4 min 16 sec leads 4 sec ahead of the Swiss

Mark 2: INEOS Britannia 7 min 43 sec 9 sec lead. The British extend their lead over the Swiss to 150 meters and increase it later in the stage to 200 meters and then again to 160 meters.

Weather forecast:

The Predictwind America’s Cup Centre is forecasting another day of excellent conditions for the AC75 race.

This Saturday 24th, light and variable winds will blow in the morning. In the afternoon, southerly winds in the range of 190-200° at 10-15 knots will hit the race course, making it another great day of racing. It will be sunny with warm temperatures.

There will be a change in the weather on Sunday 25th. In the afternoon the strong winds in the Mediterranean will subside towards Barcelona and there may be light to moderate winds from the east/southeast on the circuit. It will be a cloudy day with temperatures a few degrees colder.

Race program day 3 of the Louis Vuitton heat – Barcelona, ​​​​24 August 2024

Pictures from Day 2 – Louis Vuitton Pre-Event – August 22-25, 2024