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| BMW Oracle clinches spot in Louis Vuitton Cup semis
VALENCIA, Spain (AP) BMW Oracle Racing clinched a place in the Louis Vuitton Cup semifinals with a win over French team Areva Challenge on Saturday in the America's Cup challenger series. Italian syndicate Luna Rossa stayed tied with BMW Oracle Racing at the top with 31 points by winning its seventhflight match race against +39 Challenge on the southern "Juliet" course, but the Americans became the first syndicate to advance to the last four. The semifinals will be raced May 1424. "We are very happy to be through to the semifinals,[url=http://www.onitsukatiger.com.sg]onitsuka tiger[/url]," BMW Oracle Racing navigator Peter Isler said. "It is only one step on a long journey and we know there is still a lot of work to do." The Americans pushed across the starting line with momentum after crossing to the pin end as the horn sounded. Skipper Chris Dickson and the USA98 yacht outpaced the FRA93 boat, distancing themselves from the French around every marker and winning by 1 minute, 28 seconds on the southern "Juliet" course. BMW Oracle Racing and Luna Rossa, which easily beat +39 Challenge by 1:04 in the other race on the "Juliet" course, lead the Louis Vuitton Cup standings, although the Americans have a flight in hand. Emirates Team New Zealand stayed a point behind the leaders with a win over United Internet Team Germany by 2:07. Desafio Espanol maintained its hold on the fourth and final semifinal place by following up its victory over Shosholoza with a win over Mascalzone Latino of Italy in a resail of a fourthflight race that was thrown out following a successful protest by the Spanish team. The Naplesbased team won the original match by 35 seconds but was forced to resail after a jury found it had altered the configuration of its backstay during the race. |
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