Luna Rossa misses the appointment with the second victory of the day and will have to postpone the mathematical certainty of first place in the round robin of the Louis Vuitton Cup until tomorrow. The Italian boat was defeated by Ineos Britannia in the seventh match race, with Ben Ainslie’s crew dominating the race from the start, increasing their lead side by side: 8” at the second gate, 22” at the third, 30” at the fifth, closing with a 25” margin. Ineos showed great performance in strong winds, even facing a moment of difficulty in the final stretch due to an impact with the water.
Tomorrow Luna Rossa will close the round robin against Alinghi Red Bull, while Ineos will face Orient Express, who will try to avoid elimination in the final decisive clash.