Louis Vuitton Cup Semi-Finals | Day 4 Double Victory

NYYC American Magic pulled off a stunning double victory against their Italian rivals, Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli, to bring the scoreline in the first-to-five-point Louis Vuitton Cup Semi-Final to 4-3. Both of the day’s matchups were sailed under cloudy skies but on flat seas, with the wind for the first race at the very lower end of the America’s Cup-prescribed wind limit of six and a half knots. With the scene set for more of the same nip-and-tuck racing over the final three legs, disaster struck the Italians with a major failure in their mainsail system, crashing them off their foils and out of the race. This left the US crew to race unopposed around the rest of the course to take the team’s second victory of the day. With the series hanging by a thread, American Magic’s back-to-back wins have set up what could be an explosive final showdown. The pressure is mounting on both teams and with no room for error, the next race promises to push them to their absolute limits.