The Louis Vuitton Cup 2013
For the LOUIS VUITTON CUP 2013 three teams signed their challenge. Emirates Team New Zealand (NZL), Luna Rossa (ITA) and
Artemis Racing (SWE).
ETNZ built 2 catamaran, Luna Rossa just one and Artemis Racing lost by an accident the first one and was at the beginning of the
LVC without a boat, as the second one was not yet completed
With the end of the mono-hulls, the LVC was put completely upside down
In a short time 7 fantastic racing machines were built and developed. In a well-organized media program via websites and Youtube
videos, a worldwide audience is constantly kept up to date
September 2010 the defender Oracle presented in a press conference the concept of the AC72 and the organization running of all
events
In summer 2012, the first catamarans of Oracle and ETNZ. were christened and launched
In autumn 2012, Luna Rossa and Artemis followed.
In the spring of 2013 ETNZ and Oracle introduced their second boats
Artemis followed in July 2013, Luna Rossa improved continuously his first and only boat.
The challenger sail in the San Francisco Bay, known for its strong stiff wind from May to September and a strong tidal current.
There were set 5 Round Robins, spread over 15 racing days .
Since the participants could not agree on how they could regulate the exceptional situation of Artemis Racing, a program has been
established with all 3 challengers. If Artemis could not compete, the opponent got 1 point when he sailed. ETNZ collected the points
because the opponent did not compete. But Luna Rossa insised on formal disqualifications.
The AC Racing Management did not publish Youtube Videos of these unopposed races
July 7, 2013 Luna Rossa refused to sail because of the protest against the 2 points of the "Safety Regulations" and as the
International Jury had not yet decided. ETNZ sailed and won a point.
Results of the 5 Round Robins (RR 1-5) of 7 July to 1 August 2013
ETNZ:
Reached 9 points after 13 Race and became the winner of the 5 round robins. The team took its right to use to skip the semi-finals
and equal to sail in the final. Thus, the two last 2 days of racing were canceled.
Luna Rossa:
won 4 points of Artemis' disqualifications. Refused to sail on the 7th July against ETNZ (see above) and lost 1 point . After two
races against ETNZ the team was disqualified. Once as Luna Rossa reached the finish line. in a longer distance than five (5:23)
minutes to ETNZ. The second times they sailed for more than 40 (43:6) minutes the staked course.
Artemis Racing:
launched the second Catamaran on the 22 July but decided not participate at the last four theoretically possible races.
Sceduled LVC Semifinals 06 - 14 August / Best of 7/ 1 race per day
Scheduled LVC Finals 17 - 30 August / Best of 13/ 2 regattas per day
The Louis Vuitton Cup 2013 Semifinals
Luna Rossa Challenge had only built one catamaran, which has been
ongoing - also in the design - changed and improved.
The temporary Strategic Cooperation with the New Zealand team had
fully paid off for the Italians
In summer and autumn 2012, the catamaran s from ETNZ and Luna
Rossa were launched.
Luna Rossa trained in the following winter in Auckland (= summer in the
southern hemisphere), along with ETNZ.
Before the first LVC race, LR was 78 days on the water.
For Artemis Racing's Big Blue remained until the first race only 16 days
to optimize the catamaran and to tune up its sailing performance.
Luna Rossa won the LVC Semifinal 4 : 0.
Chris Draper on the helm
winning 4:0
The Louis Vuitton Cup 2013
Artemis Racing II “Big Blue””
On May 9, 2013, the ARTEMIS Racing AC72 overturned
and capsized at moderate weather, and the catamaran
broke into many components.
The sequence of the accident was very similar to that of
ORACLE in October 2012, only a strong wind and high
waves prevailed at that time.
The Briton and two-time Olympic gold medal winner
Andrew "Bart" Simpson was killed
According to press reports the crew and divers from the
support boats found and freed him under the remains of
hull and trampoline nets after 10 minutes.
The revival attempts after his salvage failed
Apart from Simpsons shocking and tragic death the
accident had two consequences for the team:
•
Artemis Racing had during the 5 Round Robins of the
LVC (July 7 - August 1 2013), no yacht, since the
second Catamaran could not be completed on time.
The grinder Craig Monk with
his protection suit and the
breathing bottle.
•
If at one-of the set days Artemis was not able to race , but the opponent
sailed, he made 1 point.
Ian Murray, Regatta Director of the AC, organized a Safety Committee.
After their analysis of the accident and after consultation with the teams and the
Coast Guard on he issued 22 May, a comprehensive 37 point paper, the
"Safety Recommendations.
These include, for example, recommendations on the protection of the crew, an
electronic paging system, an underwater paging system, brightly marked helmets,
breathing bottles, equipment of the support boats (eg, 1 rescue divers plus a
lifeguard, a defibrillator by boat, etc.) improved communication (Restricted one-
way radio for the rescue forces, etc
There were of course already in safety features, and - training. this
Recommendations were a recapitulation of existing rules with important additions in
coordination with the U.S. Coast Guard.
Notice: (see also the chapter "Foiling" ....)
16 days have been left from her launch on.07/22/2013 and the first race on 08/08/2013 of the LVC semifinals.
The Louis Vuitton Cup 2013 Final
LVC Final:
17. - 30 August / Best of 13 / 2 races per day
Challenger of the 34th America's Cup
Country /New Zealand
Yacht: Boat#2 /NZL5 “AOTEAROA”
Launched: February 2013
Syndicate /Team: Emirates Team New Zealand (ETNZ)
Mkanaging Director: Grant Dalton
Yacht Club:New Zealand Yachting Squadron
Skipper Dean Barker
The AOTEAROA = New Zealand in the Maori
language (country of the white cloud)
Looking back the LVC was more of a show as the stage for exciting match
races.
You can explain this from the number of only 3 challengers and other
problems:
Artemis had no catamaran during the Round Robins and too little time to
optimize boat and crew for the semifinals.
In the final, "Aotearoa" by ETNZ, was superior in speed being able to
control Luna Rossa at any time.
The fascinating winner was the LiveLine transmission technology on
Youtube and TV.
Unknown until now were the lifestreams with information on wind,
current, course trackings. speed and distance of the challengers.
To that the audio and video streams with close-ups of the hard working
crew were made in top quality.
ETNZ beat Luna Rossa 7: 1
In the 1st racing Luna Rossa's
daggerboard in the starboard hull could
not be lowered by hydraulic fracture.
They not not finish the race.
The New Zealanders were shortly
afterwards hit at a turning point by a
gust which banged the bow in a
"nosedive” deeply into the water.
2 crew members fell over board and had
been saved by the chase boat. According
to a new rule, the team was allowed to finish the race with a reduced
crew.
In 2
nd
race ETNZ had problems with the hydraulics for the wing and left
the course. Luna Rossa won this point.
In the 7th race ETNZ sailed with 47.18 knots (87.38 km / h) and set
a new record with a calm sea and a favorable Tide currents.
At these "nosedive" the skipper Dean Barker will remember for a long
The "nosedive" of "Aotearoa" that jettisoned 2 crew members
overboard
AMERICA’S CUP HISTORY 1983 - 2013
