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16.09 Our live broadcast ends here, thanks for watching, greetings from OA Sport.

16.07 REGATTAS CANCELLATIONS! The final decision is coming, unfortunately bad weather prevails with the first preliminary regattas being postponed until tomorrow.

16.00 Today’s courses will be those with the classic upwind start, one leg upwind and the second downwind, already seen in the last edition of the Cup and also typical of “normal” sailors’ regatta courses. The AC 40s promise, in a strong breeze, to reach or exceed 40 knots downwind, comfortably exceeding 20 upwind.

15.50 There is no stability in the wind, the departure is postponed for now to 16.10.

15.45 There is a delay in the start of the regatta due to adverse weather conditions.

15.43 In yesterday’s tests the Italian crew took a third and two second places in the fleet races won by the New Zealand team.

15:40 James Spithill and Francesco Bruni as helmsmen, Umberto Molineris and Andrea Tesei as trimmers. This is the formation with which Luna Rossa will tackle these preliminary regattas.

15.37 The first regatta is about to start.

15.28 Three fleet races will be held today, ie with all crews on the water at the same time

15.25 The AC75s, the boats used in the America’s Cup starting in a year’s time, are eight-man boats, so these first regattas will provide virtually no significant indication of the design progress and technological development that performs each group for your hull. In addition to Luna Rosa, there will also be Team New Zealand, the British Ineos Britannia, the Swiss Alinghi, the Americans American Magic and the French Orient Express.

15.20 It will be a first weekend of smaller boats than those that will star in Barcelona in twelve months. The AC40s will be racing, ie miniature boats with a crew of just four men. Boats, Ac40, which will also be the same for all teams unlike AC75, different from each other within a well-defined regulation.

15.15 The great sprint that will lead to the next edition of the oldest sporting event in the world begins in Vilanova I La Geltù (Spain).

15.10 Good morning friends of OA Sport and welcome to the LIVE text of the qualifying regattas of the America’s Cup.

Good evening friends of OA Sport and welcome to the LIVE text of the qualifying regattas of the America’s Cup. The long sprint that will lead to the next edition of the oldest sporting event in the world begins in Vilanova I La Geltù (Spain).

It will be a first weekend of smaller boats than those that will star in Barcelona in twelve months. Those who will fight will be AC40or miniature boats with a crew of just four men. Boats, Ac40, which will also be the same for all teams unlike AC75, different from each other within a well-defined regulation.

The AC75s, the boats used in the America’s Cup starting in a year, are eight-man boats, so these early regattas don’t provide any real indication of the design progress and technological development each team is making for you. own hull. Beyond Red Moon in the water it will also exist Team New Zealandhis British Ineos Britanniahis Swiss Alingihis Americans American Magic and his French Orient Express.

OA Sport brings you LIVE coverage of the America’s Cup qualifying regattaswe will start around 15.30, enjoy our story in real time.

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