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It is certainly to be expected that the performances
of American Magic and Luna Rossa will grow signi-
ficantly and are likely to be fairly consistent as alre-
ady seen in the double match of the World Series.
The unknown factor is Ineos: while many hope in a
comeback by the British that would be good for the
show, on the other hand there are few who expect
that Ben Ainslie will find as a solution capable of
turning things around.
With or without the British, the show seems to be
already guaranteed, and it is no coincidence that
the stars of world sailing are at sea in these boats.
Upwind starts are very entertaining and hard-fought,
and there are glimpses of old-fashioned circling at
insane speeds, although the 2-minute prestart lea
-
ves lovers of pure match racing unsatisfied. While
the boundaries of the race course are unattractive
because they restrain tactical choices, they also for-
ce boats to manoeuvre and every tack and gybe is
an opportunity for the opponent to recover dozens
and dozens of metres, or even hundreds when the
adversaries mess up. In short, there is a lot at sta
-
ke and the feeling is that the public's passion for the
America's Cup in Italy could ignite at any moment.
The defender pulled the most
amazing AC 75 boat out of their hat,
with aerodynamic solutions that
immediately proved to be very
successful.
