Team New Zealand secures top spot
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March 17, 2010, Wednesday
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TEAM New Zealand held top spot with a 6-1 record at the end of the first round robin stage at the Louis Vuitton Trophy sailing regatta for America's Cup teams in New Zealand.
The New Zealanders beat Russia's Synergy team by 1 minute yesterday to complete a seven-race round robin in which their only loss was to the French team Aleph.
Mascalzone Latino beat Britain's TeamOrigin, then Italian compatriots Azzurra on a day in which two flights of races were contested to complete the schedule, finishing in second place with five wins and two losses. Standings after the round robin determine seedings for elimination races which are due to start today.
Azzurra, Sweden's Artemis and the French-German team All4One finished with 4-3 records while Britain's TeamOrigin was 3-4, Aleph 2-5 - with a point deducted by umpires - and Synergy was without a win.
Top-seeded Team New Zealand will race No. 8 Synergy in the first elimination round in which matchups are based on seeding. Mascalzone will race Aleph, Azzurra will race Artemis and All4One will race TeamOrigin.
Some advantages
The two highest-ranked teams which win elimination matches go directly to the semifinals while the two lowest-ranked losers are eliminated. The four other teams contest a further elimination round from which the two winners progress to the semifinals.
Team New Zealand sailed around Synergy on the first beat yesterday, after the Russian team had established an early lead.
"Synergy did well in the start and got away fast. Our guys did a great job to keep it close up the beat," Team New Zealand skipper Dean Barker said. "Then we threw a few tacks at them, forcing a split to the left. We got some leverage and crossed in front of them before the top mark."
Mascalzone Latino's New Zealand-born skipper Gavin Brady was happy with his team's second seeding and its 5-2 record.
"Its a good place to be," Brady said. "It certainly gives you some advantages. But I've done so many match race regattas and the organizers get so creative and come up with these really unique formulas that I don't really understand.
The New Zealanders beat Russia's Synergy team by 1 minute yesterday to complete a seven-race round robin in which their only loss was to the French team Aleph.
Mascalzone Latino beat Britain's TeamOrigin, then Italian compatriots Azzurra on a day in which two flights of races were contested to complete the schedule, finishing in second place with five wins and two losses. Standings after the round robin determine seedings for elimination races which are due to start today.
Azzurra, Sweden's Artemis and the French-German team All4One finished with 4-3 records while Britain's TeamOrigin was 3-4, Aleph 2-5 - with a point deducted by umpires - and Synergy was without a win.
Top-seeded Team New Zealand will race No. 8 Synergy in the first elimination round in which matchups are based on seeding. Mascalzone will race Aleph, Azzurra will race Artemis and All4One will race TeamOrigin.
Some advantages
The two highest-ranked teams which win elimination matches go directly to the semifinals while the two lowest-ranked losers are eliminated. The four other teams contest a further elimination round from which the two winners progress to the semifinals.
Team New Zealand sailed around Synergy on the first beat yesterday, after the Russian team had established an early lead.
"Synergy did well in the start and got away fast. Our guys did a great job to keep it close up the beat," Team New Zealand skipper Dean Barker said. "Then we threw a few tacks at them, forcing a split to the left. We got some leverage and crossed in front of them before the top mark."
Mascalzone Latino's New Zealand-born skipper Gavin Brady was happy with his team's second seeding and its 5-2 record.
"Its a good place to be," Brady said. "It certainly gives you some advantages. But I've done so many match race regattas and the organizers get so creative and come up with these really unique formulas that I don't really understand.
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