Titans win out

News from the race courses from day one of the Louis Vuitton Cup challenger series

Click here for Ed Gorman's analysis of the racing

Results:

OneWorld Challenge - 1
Oracle BMW Racing/1
Alinghi - 1
Stars & Stripes - 1
GBR- 0
Le Défi AREVA - 0
Mascalzone Latino - 0
Prada - 0
Victory Challenge - 0*

1 Point is awarded per win in Round Robin 1 of the Louis Vuitton Cup.
*Victory Challenge had a BYE today.

Relative finish times Race 1 (Deltas)

Match 1 Alinghi SUI 64 beat Le Defi FRA 69 by 4 mins 48 secs
Match 2 Stars & Stripes USA 66 beat Wight Lightning GBR 70 by 20 secs
Match 3 Oracle BMW Racing USA 76 beat Luna Rossa ITA 74 by 42 secs
Match 4 OneWorld USA 67 beat Mascalzone Latino ITA 72 by 5 mins 43
secs

Race course
Windward leeward, 18.5 miles long; six legs total, first and last legs are 3.25 miles, the remaining four
are 3.00 miles.

Weather conditions:
Wind from S-SW, 10-15 knots, increasing to 15-20 knots. Cloudy sky with scattered showers.

Forecast for tomorrow (Wednesday, 2 October)
Wind from SW 18-25 knots. Cloudy sky with scattered showers.

See pages 2, 3 and 4 for the official boat reports