LR smiles with a victory, but that does not mean much on the face of it.
Rather TNZ had an intriguing win - up to now, Oracle was unbeatable - save by itself. This time they decide not to match race and decide to split gambling on a wrong shift. TNZ does a perfect run in RR2, lands in first and chooses the fourth placer. So much for our diagnostics. So the Oracle-LR match-up is on the cards, but not via the expected route!
ML certainly benefitted from Victory's letdown, while +39 extracted the final points from the Germans. Let's hope this helps in the funding game. See you next time!
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Last day of Round Robin Racing. Those going home face each other and thus can get a last bit of satisfaction. Otherwise the leaderboard is paired up in the last races - odd indeed... And maybe in their semi-finals configuration.
There is a line of thought that states TNZ would like to, as in ACT 13, face Oracle if they wind today. Which means it is a perfect opportunity to measure oneself (or the opponent), to test things out, etc. All in view of the few days left to develop before the semis.
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| Boat | Act | RR1 | RR2 | Total |
| Team New Zealand | 4 | 14 | 20 | 38 |
| Bmw Oracle | 3 | 18 | 16 | 37 |
| Luna Rossa | 3 | 16 | 16 | 35 |
| Desafío Español | 3 | 14 | 12 | 29 |
| Semi-finals Cut |
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| Victory Challenge | 2 | 12 | 10 | 26 |
| Mascalzone Latino | 2 | 12 | 8 | 22 |
| Team Shosholoza | 2 | 10 | 8 | 20 |
| Areva | 1 | 8 | 8 | 17 |
| +39 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 |
| Team Germany | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| China Team | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
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