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Titolo: Coppa America

Dear Salvatore
Race Day 7 - 28 October 1999, Full Report
Prada Wins Round Robin One
The Louis Vuitton Cup First Round Robin finished with a whimper today, after
equipment damage prevented a much anticipated match-up. AmericaOne and Young
America were scheduled to sail in the afternoon to determine the top U.S.
challenger behind Prada. But AmericaOne couldn't raise its mainsail in the
afternoon and started the race under jib alone. Cayard and his team
eventually retired.
All racing is now complete barring protests. The Italian Prada Challenge
sailed to an unblemished ten win record in the first round. It will be the
team to beat when racing resumes with Round Robin Two on 6 November 1999.
RACE 10
AMERICAONE BEAT YOUNG AUSTRALIA 2000  DELTA 01:32
Young Australia (AUS-29) had a one second lead over the AmericaOne (USA-49)
at the start. Both boats were on opposite tacks. Just after the start
Spithill was in the lead and maybe could have crossed ahead. But Paul Cayard
on AmericaOne had the favoured side of the course and went around the top
mark first leading by fifty-three seconds. Young Australia 2000 did
relatively well. They worked hard to stay in touch but never had a chance to
control the match. AmericaOne finished with a man up the mast fixing a
batten popping out of a pocket
RACE 11
LUNA ROSSA  BEAT ABRACADABRA - DELTA 02:02
In the pre start Abracadabra (USA-54) was in control of Luna Rossa (ITA 45)
with only 30 seconds to go to the start. Then the Italians showed their
winning form of Round Robin One. Within seconds they managed to turn the
tide. From an unfavoured position they found overdrive, pointed higher and
positioned themselves ahead and to windward of Kolius. On the start line the
Italians forced Kolius to tack away. Delta, nine seconds. Especially when
going upwind, Prada showed better speed, tactics and pointing ability. At
the first top mark Prada was leading. Delta 01:10. Prada went on to win the
race and remains unbeaten for Round Robin One.
STARS & STRIPES BEAT YOUNG AUSTRALIA  DELTA 01:07
Once again, Young Australia (AUS-29) skipper James Spithill earned respect
for his start against Stars & Stripes (USA-55). Spithill held his own,
nipping a windward position thirty seconds from the start. As Ken Read
brought the American boat up, Spithill tacked away, and both boats crossed
the line at the gun, the Americans sailing out to the left, the Aussies to
the right. They had several good approaches on the early part of the leg,
Read tacking into a lee-bow position several times before he was finally
able to cross in front. Stars & Stripes built its lead on every leg, finally
finishing 1:00 ahead of Young Australia.
YOUNG AMERICA WINS, AMERICAONE DID NOT FINISH
This match was eagerly anticipated, as both Young America (USA-58) and
AmericaOne (USA-49) have shown they have the speed to be around in February.
But the match fizzled when AmericaOne couldn't fix a mast problem incurred
during the morning. AmericaOne started under jib only, with a man up the
mast, and Young America sailed away. AmericaOne fought on, sailing one full
windward and leeward leg without a mainsail, before retiring at the bottom
mark. Young America finished the course alone to collect a valuable point.

Da Alessandra Ghezzi - Press Office
All'attenzione di Salvatore  Ruggiero
Società: merqurio
28/10/99 19:00 (ora locale)
AUCKLAND, NUOVA ZELANDA
LUNA ROSSA TERMINA IL PRIMO GIRONE
Luna Rossa ha concluso oggi il primo girone eliminatorio della Louis Vuitton
Cup dopo aver disputato e vinto nuovamente la regata contro Abracadabra 2000
(skipper John Kolius), già svolta ieri pomeriggio.
Francesco de Angelis, skipper di Luna Rossa, partiva con un vantaggio di 9
secondi e manteneva il comando per tutto il resto della regata tagliando il
traguardo con quasi 2 minuti di vantaggio. Durante la conferenza stampa di
chiusura del primo Round Robin Francesco de Angelis ha dichiarato: "Dopo i
primi quattro giorni di regate in condizioni tranquille abbiamo sperimentato
quanto questo campo di regata possa essere duro e quanto sia difficile
portare a compimento le gare in determinate situazioni. Il Comitato di
Regata ha eseguito un ottimo lavoro conducendo le regate secondo le regole
che tutti noi sfidanti abbiamo firmato di comune accordo. Alla fine di
questo girone possiamo tutti tirare le somme. Avremo una lista di cose da
fare - lavori da eseguire sull'attrezzatura, manovre da migliorare e sbagli
su cui riflettere e da cui imparare".
Nella regata del giorno che vedeva opposti per la prima volta AmericaOne
(skipper Paul Cayard) e Young America (skipper Ed Baird) purtroppo il duello
terminava ancora prima di cominciare. Difatti problemi all'albero e alla
randa impedivano ad AmericaOne di partire al segnale di via (51 i secondi di
ritardo sulla linea) e Cayard conduceva i primi due lati del percorso con
solo il fiocco a riva. Alla prima boa di poppa AmericaOne si ritirava dalla
regata.
Le altre regate della giornata vedevano AmericaOne battere Young Australia
di 1 minuto e 32 secondi e Dennis Conner vincere sempre su Young Australia
di 1 minuto e 7 secondi.
CONDIZIONI METEO DI OGGI
Vento da N-NE di 15-21 nodi, onde da NE di 2 metri, pioggia battente.
CLASSIFICA ALLA FINE DEL PRIMO GIRONE (ogni vittoria vale 1 punto)
10 pti - ITA 45 (Luna Rossa)
8 pti - USA 53 (Young America)
8 pti - USA 49 (AmericaOne)
6 pti - USA 51 (America True)
5,5 pti - JPN 44 (Asura)
5 pti - ESP 47 (Bravo Espana)
4,5 pti - USA 55 (Stars & Stripes)
4 pti - USA 54 (Abracadabra 2000)
2 pti - FRA 46 (6eme Sens)
1 pto - AUS 29 (Young Australia 2000)
0 pti - SUI 59 (be hAPpy)
EQUIPAGGIO DI OGGI
1. Prodiere, Paolo Bassani
2. Aiuto prodiere, Massimiliano Sirena
3. Albero, Simone de Mari
4. Pozzetto, Sandro Spaziani
5. Aiuto pozzetto/volante, Vittore Vattuone
6. Grinder sx, Massimo Galli
7. Grinder dx, Romolo Ranieri
8. Tailer sx, Claudio Celon
9. Tailer dx, Stefano Rizzi
10. Grinder/tailer, Lorenzo Mazza
11. Istigatore*, Michele Ivaldi
12. Aiuto randista, Piero Romeo
13. Randista, Pietro D'Alì
14. Timoniere, Francesco de Angelis
15. Tattico, Torben Grael
16. Navigatore, Matteo Plazzi
*L'istigatore è la persona che fa da tramite tra il centrobarca e il
timoniere, tattico e navigatore.
PERCORSO DI REGATA
A bastone, lungo 12.5 miglia; quattro lati complessivi, ossia due lati di
bolina e due lati di poppa; il primo e l'ultimo lato sono lunghi 3.25
miglia, i restanti due 3.00 miglia.
Press Office:
Paolo Martinoni, pmart...@Prada-americascup.com
Alessandra Ghezzi, agh...@Prada-americascup.com
http://www.Prada-americascup.com
Fornitori Ufficiali: Technogym (The Wellness Company), Sanpellegrino (acque
minerali e bevande), Enervit (integratori alimentari), Saima Avandero
(trasporti), Makita (utensileria elettrica), Fabianelli (pasta).
Official Technology Partners: CEI - Computational Engineering International
(engineering visualization software), ICEM-CFD Engineering (mesh generation
software), SGI (computer systems), PTC (engineering design and analysis
software).
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modificare il vostro indirizzo, collegatevi al sito
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Per ricevere assistenza tecnica contattate 
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Dear Salvatore
Auckland, Friday, October the 29th.
FAST 2000 will lift the skirt and reveal the strange appendages of be hAPpy
on Saturday, October the 30th at 5pm at the Swiss base.  You are invited to
a press conference with the architects Peter von Oossanen and Phillipe
Briand.
Photographers and TV crews are welcome.
For more information please contact the America's Cup 2000 Louis Vuitton
Media Centre on 359-1200, Isabelle Andrieux on 025 303 257 or Constantin
Capsis, PR manager for FAST 2000 on 025 534 306.

Dear Salvatore
PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES
Thursday, 28 October 1999
Francesco de Angelis, helmsman of Prada Challenge, on the rules used in
Round Robin One: “Of course there are some problems but I think that those
problems will be addressed in the coming days. And I think we will find a
solution to sort out all of these small problems in the future.”
Paul Henderson, President of the ISAF, on his visit to the Louis Vuitton
Cup: “It is really spectacular was has been done here. It is going to set a
standard. If anybody does beat the Kiwis, it is going to be hard to match
it.”
Paul Cayard, skipper of AmericaOne on his race against Young America: “We
suffered some damage to our mast before the first race against Young
Australia. We tried to repair it in between the two races. But six minutes
before the warning signal we knew that we were not able to complete the race
with the damage. We did ask for a delay and we were not granted one.”
“Actually it has come time to show up at the starting line ready to sail. If
you have damage and you breakdown, you are probably not ready to race.”
“We are going to make the boat more durable. We have to be able to sail in
conditions of today and yesterday without having damage if we really intend
to win the Louis Vuitton Cup and the America’s Cup.”
Brian Willis, Chairman of the International Jury, on changing the rules:
“The jury is only here to see fair play across the conditions that the
challengers agree on.”
James Spithill, skipper of Young Australia, on improving the boat: Our boat
was last in 1995 so it is obviously not a quick boat. There are a few things
that we are thinking about which might turn it around for us. But if the
races were only the start and a few hundred metres we would be looking
really good.”
Francesco de Angelis, helmsman for Prada, on Luna Rossa: “Yes we are happy
with the boat.”
Francesco de Angelis, helmsman for Prada, on which the boat they will be
racing in Round Robin Two: “We will use the time we have before the second
round to decide. But at this moment we do not know”.