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unveiled the pairings lists (15/06/05)
(source
: America's
Cup)
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The 2005 Valencia Louis Vuitton
Acts 4 & 5 start with the first warning gun at 14:00
this afternoon and it's fair to say that today marks
an important moment in the 32nd America's Cup.
For the first time all 12 of the competing teams
are racing, and this year it counts. The new scoring
system that assigns bonus points to the challengers
means everyone will be racing hard to earn every
last advantage they can come 2007.
The racing over the next 10 days also takes place
at the same time of year as the America's Cup Match
in 2007 - the weather conditions should be fantastic
with moderate to strong sea breezes driven by the
heat of the warm Spanish afternoons. In addition,
the Port America's Cup is now filled with team bases
and Superyachts.
The atmosphere we normally associate with the America's
Cup Match is building, two full years before the
event. So come down to the America's Cup Park, or
go out on the water to watch the racing, and enjoy
the spectacle of one of the most exciting and impressive
events in the world.
"I think it is great for the sport", said Alinghi's
Peter Holmberg. "This is the first time we
have done this format for the Cup. For us at Team
Alinghi we see this as an opportunity as I'm sure
it is for these teams as well to square up against
us".
"I think it is good for both parties",
he added. "We at Alinghi are really happy.
We get to measure our progress and keep our team
sharp. And I'm sure these other teams will gain
something from it, but that's what sailing's all
about."
The pairings list was also published on Wednesday
morning, and offers an intriguing all-Italian match-up
in the first Flight, when the Luna Rossa Challenge
meets Mascalzone Latino - Team Capitalia.
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| Thuesday, June 16 |
Flight 1
1 NZL 82 vs FRA 60
2 ITA 74 vs ITA 77
3 ESP 67 vs GER 72
4 SWE 63 vs USA 76
5 ITA 59 vs RSA 83
6 SUI 75 vs CHN 69 |
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Flight 2
1 ITA 77 vs NZL 82
2 GER 72 vs FRA 60
3 ESP 67 vs ITA 74
4 SWE 63 vs ITA 59
5 ITA RSA 83 vs SUI 75
6 USA 76 vs CHN 69 |
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| Friday, June 17 |
Flight 3
1 SWE 63 vs SUI 75
2 ITA 59 vs USA 76 µ
3 CHN 69 vs RSA 83
4 NZL 82 vs ESP 67
5 GER 72 vs ITA 74
6 FRA 60 vs ITA 77 |
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Flight 4
1 ITA 59 vs SUI 75
2 CHN 69 vs SWE 63
3 USA 76 vs RSA 83
4 GER 72 vs NZL 82
5 ITA 77 vs ESP 67
6 FRA 60 vs ITA 74 |
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| Saturday, June 18 |
Flight 5
1 ITA 74 vs NZL 82
2 ESP 67 vs FRA 60
3 ITA 77 vs GER 72
4 SUI 75 vs USA 76
5 RSA 83 vs SWE 63
6 CHN 69 vs ITA 59 |
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Flight 6
1 USA 76 vs ITA 77
2 SUI 75 vs GER 72
3 ESP 67 vs RSA 83
4 SWE 63 vs ITA 74
5 ITA 59 vs NZL 82
6 CHN 69 vs FRA 60 |
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| Sunday, June 19 |
Flight 7
1 ITA 74 vs CHN 69
2 NZL 82 vs SWE 63
3 ITA 59 vs FRA 60
4 GER 72 vs USA 76
5 ESP 67 vs SUI 75
6 RSA 83 vs ITA 77 |
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Flight 8
1 NZL 82 vs CHN 69
2 ITA 59 vs ITA 74
3 FRA 60 vs SWE 63
4 USA 76 vs ESP 67
5 GER 72 vs RSA 83
6 SUI 75 vs ITA 77 |
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| Monday, June 20 |
Flight 9
1 ESP 67 vs ITA 59
2 CHN 67 vs GER 72
3 ITA 77 vs SWE 63
4 RSA 83 vs ITA 74
5 FRA 60 vs USA 76
6 SUI 75 vs NZL 82 |
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Flight 10
1 CHN 69 vs ESP 67
2 ITA 77 vs ITA 59
3 SWE 63 vs GER 72
4 ITA 74 vs USA 76
5 NZL 82 vs RSA 83
6 FRA 60 vs SUI 75 |
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| Thuesday, June 21 |
Flight 11
1 RSA 83 vs FRA 60
2 ITA 74 vs SUI 75
3 USA 76 vs NZL 82
4 ITA 77 vs CHN 69
5 SWE 63 vs ESP 67
6 GER 72 vs ITA 59 2 |
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