It was another day with great sea breeze sailing on the waters off Port America's Cup. 10 to 12 knot Southeasterlies provided ideal racing conditions, and the teams revelled in them.
When the week began, the Swedish Victory Challenge found itself needing to win its remaining three matches in Round Robin Two to have any hope of qualifying for the Semi Finals of the Louis Vuitton Cup. On Monday, the Swedes leapt over the first hurdle, by beating the team they are chasing, Desafío Español 2007. In flight 9 it looked for a moment like the Swedes had opened the door to the faster Spanish boat, but they crossed the finishing line just 7 seconds ahead. Each team now has two matches left. Any combination of either a Spanish win or Swedish loss will see the home Spanish in the Semi Final.
In other matches, Emirates Team New Zealand stayed in the hunt to overhaul the top point getter, BMW ORACLE Racing, with a win over Luna Rossa Challenge. BMW ORACLE Racing is one point ahead, and will face the Kiwis on the final day, potentially with first place on the line. +39 Challenge had yet to post a win on the board in Round Robin Two, and it seemed unlikely they would gain one against Shosholoza. +39 extended to a surprisingly comfortable 50 second win over the South Africans. Areva and China Team both started well, but the speed difference soon became apparent as the French sailors moved to an untroubled lead, extending to 3 minutes 3 seconds by the finish.
