International Jury decisions issued on ORACLE TEAM USA AC45 yachts SEPTEMBER 3, 2013
An inquiry by the Measurement Committee and International Jury on modifications that ORACLE TEAM USA made to their AC45 yachts in 2012 ended today with a report issued by the International Jury.Three team members have been excluded from participating in the regatta. The team has also been deducted two points from its score in the upcoming America’s Cup Finals beginning September 7. They have also been fined US$250,000.In August the team voluntarily withdrew retroactively from the 2012/2013 AC45 regattas in question.
The International Jury confirmed that only a handful of individuals were involved, and that all members of senior management of ORACLE TEAM USA — including skippers Jimmy Spithill and Ben Ainslie, CEO Russell Coutts, General Manager Grant Simmer and Shore Team Director Mark Turner— were not aware or involved in any way.To win the America’s Cup, a team must score nine points, the highest ever number in the competition’s 162 year-old history. The defender now starts with a deficit score of minus-2 and must win 11 races to retain the trophy. Emirates Team New Zealand, the challenger, is unaffected and must win 9 races as before.
The highly anticipated 34th America’s Cup “September Showdown” between Dean Barker, skipper of challenger Emirates Team New Zealand, and Jimmy Spithill, skipper of ORACLE TEAM USA, begins Saturday, September 7th with two races at 1:10pm and 2:10pm Pacific Time.The race series continues on Sunday the 8th, Tuesday the 10th, Thursday the 12th, Saturday the 14th, and, if necessary the subsequent Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday — each with two races per day at 1:10pm and 2:10pm.
The full International Jury decision can be found under Jury Notices on the America’s Cup Official Race Noticeboard.
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AMERICA'S CUP Results
2013-09-07 Emirates Team New Zealand Win ORACLE TEAM USA Lose
2013-09-07 ORACLE TEAM USA Lose Emirates Team New Zealand Win
2013-09-08 ORACLE TEAM USA Lose Emirates Team New Zealand Win
2013-09-08 Emirates Team New Zealand Lose ORACLE TEAM USA Win
2013-09-10 Emirates Team New Zealand Win ORACLE TEAM USA Lose
Emirates Team New Zealand 4 Win ORACLE TEAM USA 1 Win but as usa team had 2 points penalization results are 4-0
ORACLE TEAM USA requests extra time to regroup for 2013 America’s Cup Final
SEPTEMBER 10, 2013
Challenger Emirates Team New Zealand won Race 5 of the 34th America’s Cup convincingly, and then Defender ORACLE TEAM USA used its one and only “postponement card” to try and put a halt to the Kiwi’s winning ways.
Emirates Team New Zealand leads the series 4-0 after today’s victory by 1 minute, 5 seconds. The winner of the 34th America’s Cup will be the first team to win 9 points. For the Kiwis that means five additional race wins and for ORACLE TEAM USA it means 10, due to a penalty imposed by the International Jury.
Both teams are allowed one postponement card and may use it only to postpone a day’s second race, regardless of the reason. ORACLE TEAM USA skipper Jimmy Spithill said it was a collective decision by the onboard crew to request Race 6 is postponed until Thursday.
“We need to go back and regroup. We feel they have an edge on us at the moment, especially upwind,” said Spithill. “We need to do a bit of work here and we’re going to play the card, strategically, and hopefully improve in time for the next race.”
The strategic decision came after Emirates Team New Zealand sailed past ORACLE TEAM USA from behind on the upwind leg. The defender won the start of Race 5, coming off the start line to windward of the Kiwis and leading at the first two mark roundings.
But on the 3-nautical-mile upwind leg, Emirates Team New Zealand sailed past the defender after just two tacks in little more than three minutes of sailing. In the lead, the challenger left the defender in its wake, sailing higher and faster to complete the leg 85 seconds sooner.
“It wasn’t just upwind performance. There were a couple of mistakes there, tacking as well, which is something we need to address,” said Spithill. “We need to up our game. We’re not going to hide from that. We’re going to go away and do what we can to be ready for the next one.”
The loss was particularly tough for the defender to take because ORACLE TEAM USA had been leading. Again. Spithill and mates got off the start line to windward and rolled the Kiwis into the first turning mark. They added 4 seconds to their lead on the downwind leg for an 8-second lead at the leeward gate and then, as Spithill noted, they were under pressure.
“We’re very pleased to take the win,” said Barker. “It’s difficult because those guys are getting off the line well and leading at Mark 1, so they get to dictate a little bit what’s going on down the run. We’ll work to improve that and try to get around Mark 1 in front a couple of times.
“But the boat’s going very well upwind,” Barker continued. “The guys are doing a really, really good job with tacking and maneuvers, and we’re taking some nice gains. We can’t be ahead all the time, and with that we have to make sure we’re close enough to keep the race alive.”
Racing resumes on Thursday with Races 6 and 7, scheduled for 1:15 pm PT and 2:15 pm PT. In the U.S., the America’s Cup Finals will be broadcast live on the NBC Sports Network. Replays will be available on the America’s Cup YouTube channel.
Internationally, the America’s Cup Final can be viewed in more than 170 territories. All racing is also live on America’s Cup YouTube channel (subject to territorial restrictions).
You can also follow racing with America’s Cup App for android and iOS devices.
—Sean McNeill
34th America’s Cup Standings (first to 9 points wins)
Emirates Team New Zealand – 4
ORACLE TEAM USA – 0
Race 5 Performance Data
Course: 5 Legs/10.27 nautical miles
Elapsed Time: ETNZ – 22:45, OTUSA – 23:50
Delta: ETNZ +1:05
Total distance sailed: ETNZ – 11.4 NM, OTUSA – 11.5 NM
Average Speed: ETNZ – 30.21 knots (35 mph), OTUSA – 29.17 knots (33 mph)
Top Speed: ETNZ – 46.94 knots (54 mph), OTUSA – 44.93 knots (52 mph)
Windspeed: Average – 20 knots, Peak – 24.1 knots
Upcoming America’s Cup Schedule
Thursday, Sept. 12: Race 6 (1:15 pm PT), Race 7 (2:15 pm PT)
Saturday, Sept. 14: Race 8 (1:15 pm PT), Race 9 (2:15 pm PT)
Sunday, Sept. 15: Race 10 (1:15 pm PT), Race 11* (2:15 pm PT)
Monday, Sept. 16: Race 12* (1:15 pm PT)
Tuesday, Sept. 17: Race 13* (1:15 pm PT), Race 14* (2:15 pm PT)
(*If necessary)
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Emirates Team New Zealand won Race 6 and 7 by 1:06 over ORACLE TEAM USA. The Kiwis crossed the start line at speed and riding their hydrofoils and never looked back in the wire-to-wire win.
Emirates Team New Zealand leads the series 6-0. The winner of the 34th America’s Cup will be the first team to win 9 points. For the Kiwis that means three additional race wins and for ORACLE TEAM USA it means 10, due to a penalty imposed by the International Jury.
34th America’s Cup Standings (first to 9 points wins)
Emirates Team New Zealand – 6
ORACLE TEAM USA – 0
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