Team Germany Wins Respect

Team Germany Wins Respect
Team Germany Wins Respect

Video: Team Germany Wins Respect

Video: Team Germany Wins Respect
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Despite all the management chaos on land, Jesper Banks Team Germany went into the duel against the favored LunRossChallenge on Sunday with great concentration. The Germans managed to impose a penalty on the Azzurri.

LunRossa's helmsman James Spithill is undisputedly one of the best match racers in the world in his third America's Cup campaign. But on Sunday the only 26-year-old Australian at the wheel of the LunRosseine had to take a lesson from double Olympic champion Jesper Bank (48). The Dane and his team had successfully attached themselves to the stern of the elegant gray yacht in the pre-start phase of the duel and rushed them along the line. When LunRossa's crew wanted to turn around, Banks crew was able to create the overlap with a faster maneuver. The stern of the Italians and the bow of the Germans "kissed" each other - penalty for LunRossa.

From this mishap, however, the Italians quickly recovered. With better speed potential, Spithill and his team were able to continuously expand their lead and win the race by 41 seconds despite their penalties.

“We got off to a good start, but unfortunately the result was not so good,” said Jesper Bank after the first race of the day in Trapani. “Nevertheless, we made a lot of progress. There are elements on board that go very well together. Others still need to be improved."

The South African Shosholoz also fought respectably in the duel with Spain. After winning the start and an exciting interim phase, however, it was the team around helmsman Karol Jablonski in Desfio Espanol who controlled this race and crossed the finish line with a 26-second lead. In the four other duels, too, the favorites were in front: Alinghi defeated Mascalzone Latino (1.48 minutes), the French K-Challenge prevailed with 3.01 minutes ahead of the Italian +39 Challenge, the Emirates Team New Zealand hung the Swedish victory Challenge with 1.30 minutes and BMW Oracle Racing recorded a mandatory win against the ChinTeam (3.22 minutes).

After the sixth round was completed at noon in bright sunshine and moderate wind conditions of 10 to 15 knots, dark clouds over Sicily on Sunday afternoon created a completely different picture. While Flight 7 on the Romeo course started on schedule, United Internet Team Germany and opponents Alinghi, Shsholoz and opponents LunRosss as well as Mascalzone Latino and opponent Desafío Espanol had to wait until 3:45 p.m. for their second start of the day.

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