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America's Cup - Champagne conditions for Day 7 of the Qualifiers.

by Richard Gladwell, Sail-World.com/NZ on 2 Jun 2017
Emirates Team NZ bow to bow with Ben Ainslie at Mark 1 - Round Robin 2 - America's Cup 2017, June 1, 2017 Great Sound Bermuda Richard Gladwell www.photosport.co.nz
Racing is all set to start on time on the Great Sound in what can only be described as champagne conditions a 13-18kt SW wind blowing down the Great Sound.

These are conditions when a new top speed for the AC50's is likely to be set by the crew

Racing Schedule – second Round Robin for Louis Vuitton America’s Cup Qualifiers
RR 2 R8: Emirates Team New Zealand v. SoftBank Team Japan 2:08 pm
RR 2 R9: Artemis Racing v. Oracle Team USA 2:37 pm
RR 2 R10: Emirates Team New Zealand v. Groupama Team France 3:06 pm
RR 2 R11: SoftBank Team Japan v. Artemis Racing 3:35 pm

Emirates Team New Zealand are racing twice today - against Softbank Team Japan and Groupama

However Match of the Day will be Artemis Racing against Oracle Team USA.
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