Tight at the top

Barcelona delivered some stunning conditions on the fourth day of the first round robin stage of the Louis Vuitton Cup with an easterly breeze that oscillated around 10 knots allowing the Race Committee to set a course running close to the Barceloneta beachfront and providing a superb sailing spectacle.

The sailors were on point too, delivering an all-action day packed with lead changes, overtakes, match-racing tactics, and execution of the highest order in a superb advert not only for the Louis Vuitton Cup but the sport of sailing at its very pinnacle.

In the overall standings (including the Defender) three teams finished the opening Round Robin with four points – Emirates Team New Zealand, Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli, and INEOS Britannia. Meanwhile, in the Challenger-only standings Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli are on top having delivered a perfect 4-0 scoreline

Whilst the top of the table is clear, it’s down at the bottom where the fight is real and for Alinghi Red Bull Racing and Orient Express Racing Team, who both lost important and winnable races, they are in the fight of their lives in the second Round Robin, that is scheduled to start on Tuesday.

Tight at the top

Tight at the top

Tight at the top

Tight at the top

Tight at the top