Saturday, June 22, 2019
F50-Catamaran - Sail GP - Act 3 - New York USA - Day 1, JPN ahead of AUS after three races
More of the same on day one of SailGP Act 3 in New York with 'Team Australia' of Tom Slingsby AUS and 'Team Japan' of Nathan Outteridge AUS duelling for the lead. After three races, the Japanese, winning two heats, had the upper hand one point ahead of the Australians. ----- The variable winds between 10 and 30kn and shifts of up to 40° made sailing on Hudson River very challenging. 'Team GBR' of Dylan Fletcher GBR even capsized before the first start and could not compete during the whole day. ----- The ranking list and the daily news.
The third SailGP Act on F50 catamarans will be held from today until Sunday on the Hudson River in New York. Leader so far is Team Australia of Tom Slingsby AUS closely followed by Team Japan of Nathan Outteridge AUS. Team USA of Rome Kirby USA on rank 4 with a 10 point backlog on the leader endeavours to shine on his home waters. Today, three fleetraces are on the program, tomorrow two more races complete the qualifications for the final matchrace of the best two teams on Sunday. ----- The 
The teams 'Australia' of Tom Slingsby AUS and 'Japan' of Nathan Outteridge AUS, leading after day one, finished on top after the two fleetraces of Sunday, qualifying for the matchrace final. 'Australia' won this crucial race against 'Japan' that had to compete without navigation electronics. Team USA of Rome Kirby USA finished on rank 4 among the 6 teams racing. Spithill repeated herewith his victory in the first SailGP Act in Sydney of February. The third Act will take place in a month from now in New York. ---- The 
'Team Japan' with Nathan Outteridge AUS, dominators of the trainings, won all three races on day one of the San Francisco SailGP event, the second round of this competition after Sydney in February. On the ranks 2 and 3 follow 'Australia' with Tom Slingsby AUS and 'Great Britain with Dylan Fletcher GBR. The young USA Team with Rome Kirby USA is on rank 4. The initial 12kn wind increased to 20kn during the races on Frisco Bay. ---- The 
Round 2 of the AC50 Sail GP will take place today and tomorrow on San Francisco Bay in the notorious fresh wind and tide conditions of the venue. The training sessions yesterday really challenged the 6 teams compared with the accommodating sailing in Round 1 on Sydney Harbour a few weeks ago. Team Japan of Nathan Outteridge AUS dominated with a top speed of 49,1kn. ---- The 
Two races - both won by Team Australia of Tom Slingsby AUS and a Matchrace Final were held this morning UTC on Sydney Harbour and the Australians as clear winners, leading the overall SailGP rankings after the first Act of the Series 3 points ahead of Team Japan of Nathan Outteridge AUS. The rest of the fleet is 9 points and more behind rank 2 with Team Great Britain on 3rd.
The inaugural SailGP event on the former America's Cup catamarans transferred in One-Design Foiling F50 multihulls was held this morning UTC on Sydney Harbour. 
Yesterday, the NZL Cup Defender accepted the US Long Beach YC 'Stars & Stripes' as 5th Challenger of the 36th America's Cup, to be held in Auckland NZL. Helmsman will be the matchracer Taylor Canfield ISV.
Yesterday, Sailing Illustrated reported that the 'Malta Altus Challenge' had been accepted by the Cup Defender RNZYS as fourth challenger, joining the Challenger of Record 'Luna Rossa', and the other challengers 'American Magic' and 'Team INEOS UK'. 
After Team New Zealands victory in the last cup, rumours were going around that Ernesto Bertarelli SUI and his Alinghi will return in the America's Cup. In an interview during the GC32 Worlds on Lake Garda Ernesto Bertarelli renounced a future paricipation. The foiling monhulls will reduce the number of participants, it will a Cup for the constructors and not the sailors. If Team New zealand would have continued on multihulls, Alinghi would have been present in Auckland. The 
