A decidedly bad day for Luna Rossa, who after the disqualification against Alinghi, at the end of the Round Robin in the waters of Barcelona, suffered a heavy defeat in the play-off regatta with Ineos Britannia, tied in the standings with 6 wins and 2 losses.
At stake was the conquest of the top spot in the standings for the semi-finals of the Louis Vuitton Cup, scheduled for next September 14.
The British have thus won the right to choose the challenger in the semi-finals for the America's Cup, against the defender of the trophy, New Zealand.
Before the play-off with Ineos Britannia, the Prada Pirelli team had been disqualified for having exceeded the boundary, the limit of the race course, probably due to a technical failure.
(Online Union)
