America’s Cup: Luna Rossa puts on a show but that’s not enough, New Zealand one step away from triumph

A close triumph for the New Zealanders in the America’s Cup. On the sixth day of racing in the Auckland sea (New Zealand), Te Rehutai extended the lead over Luna Rossa to 6-3.

The cancellation of the second regatta of the day has postponed the possible triumph of the hosts in the 36th edition of the Americàs Cup until tomorrow, and the dream of revenge of the Italian team that to stay in the race will have to win all the next challenges.
Race 9 and race 10 were scheduled today. The first started very late due to the very weak and unstable wind. But after the start an exciting battle came out, which the team set up by the Prada Pirelli group led in a very aggressive and spectacular way, and lost only in the final stages. The two boats competed for every meter of race course C, very close to the Auckland coast, always sailing on the same line, flying light and powerful on the surface of the water. In the delirium of the thousands of spectators in front of the big screens or on board the hundreds of small and large boats that went down to sea to watch the show up close.

The race was essentially equal until the fifth gate, with the Italians always in front, but then in the final rush the lucky New Zealanders caught a stronger wind current and became impregnable, arriving at the finish line with about 400 meters of advantage. They have thus won game 9, and brought the partial 6-3; just one more point and the trophy is theirs.
Race 10, on the other hand, did not take place due to the still weak and unstable wind detected a few minutes from the time limit imposed by the regulation for the conduct of the test, 18 local time, 6 in Italy. The organizers have therefore sent everyone home, meeting on Wednesday. Luna Rossa can still do it and the next few hours will serve to fine-tune tomorrow’s race, the last chance not to go home empty-handed.