Desafío Español 2007, thw Spanish local team, beat Emirates Team New Zealand today, Wednesday 16 May, for the first time in 10 tries at the 32nd America’s Cup. The Spanish team needed the victory – the result closes up the score in their best of nine Semi Final match to 2-1 with the Kiwis leading. It was a convincing win, as helmsman Karol Jablonski put a penalty on the Emirates squad in the pre-start, before leading the Kiwi boat around the track, extending away on the second lap of the course for a tremendous win.
In the other match, Luna Rossa Challenge led of the starting line and sailed a tactically conservative match to beat BMW ORACLE Racing. The Italians led for the entire contest. Dickson tried to shorten the gap by sailing by the laylines but it was the Italians that finished first.
