Italy’s Luna Rossa Challenge will meet Emirates Team New Zealand in the Louis Vuitton Cup Final, thanks to its 4-0 sweep of Artemis Racing in the semifinal round of the America’s Cup Challenger Series.
Following the Louis Vuitton Cup Semi-Finals on August 9, 2013, Luna Rossa Challenge from Italy needs just one more win to advance to the Louis Vuitton Cup Final.
This year’s Rolex Fastnet Race is set to start on Sunday, August 11, hosting a record fleet of 347 yachts. These include such impressive vessels as the 100-foot charter yacht ICAP Leopard or the 100-foot superyacht Esimit Europa 2.
Luna Rossa won against Artemis Racing by 2 minutes and 6 seconds today accompanied by west/southwesterly winds of 11 knots on average.
The four Alloy Yachts’ apprentices – Jac Hebson, Luc Whitehouse, Travis Page and Theo Finlayson, headed by team leader Tim Rattray – were split into teams of two, with both teams representing Alloy Yachts and New Zealand.
From 11 am on this Saturday there will be a Spectator Zone available for those wishing to watch the race and the amazing, record-breaking number of 350+ boats.
Skipper Max Sirena and the Luna Rossa yacht crew came first after the 15.83-nautical-mile competition, winning by 2 minutes in winds of 16 knots on average.
The RORC has selected Inmarsat as its satellite communication partner for the upcoming Rolex Fastnet Race 2013, which is scheduled to start this Saturday.
Both yachts, Hammer and Whitebirds, that will compete in the upcoming Audi Hamilton Island Race Week went head-to-head in many important ocean races, almost always staging great battles for line honours.
For the Esimit Sailing Team, made up of top sailors arriving from 10 different European countries, taking part in the Rolex Fastnet Race will mark their 4th performance of the season.
This year’s Rolex Fastnet Race is set to kick off on August 11, hosting such spectacular titans as the 100-foot superyacht Esimit Europa 2, as well as the 100-foot charter yacht ICAP Leopard.
The America’s Cup Challenger Series, between sailing yacht Artemis Racing and Luna Rossa Challenge yacht starts on Tuesday.