There was plenty of action on the waters off the Port America's Cup on Tuesday as the teams and race organisers alike worked to get in some final practice ahead of the first race day of Louis Vuitton Act 10, now just two days away.

Today was as much of a run-through for Principal Race Officer Peter Reggio and his team as it was for the sailors themselves. And it was a difficult day, with the wind always soft compared with the big swell that rolled across the race course.

While Emirates Team New Zealand and BMW Oracle Racing sparred on one course, Areva Challenge engaged in some practice starting and racing with Shosholoza.

Today Italian Cup veteran Tommaso Chieffi was at the helm of the South African boat, with American Dee Smith calling tactics. However, it appeared that Thierry Peponnet and his Areva crew held the upper hand in the pre-start.

The Luna Rossa team also took advantage of Peter Reggio's start line and race course for some in-house racing between ITA-74 and ITA-86, while the Defender stayed ashore.

The home side, Desafío Español went for a short sail on ESP 65, getting in some last minute training, while China Team was also out - the Chinese have been spending a lot of time on the water over the past few days, in an effort to complete their preparations.

On Wednesday morning the skippers of the 12 teams of the 32nd America's Cup will meet the media at the opening press conference ahead of the racing on Thursday.