Situation of perfect equality between Luna Rossa and Team New Zealand, at the end of the third day of racing in the America's Cup final, which is held in Auckland Bay.
After six races the two boats are on the partial score of 3-3, in a challenge that is becoming more and more exciting.
Yesterday Luna Rossa beat the primacy of the Moro di Venezia which in 1992, the first Italian boat, managed to win a regatta in the America's Cup;
today it has surpassed itself, even winning the third success, in a challenge that can still reserve many surprises.
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America's Cup: Luna Rossa-New Zealand 3-3
On the other hand, the New Zealand team, defending champion and very favorite for the title, trembled.
His race to victory will not be a walk in the park.
The Italian boat is proving stronger than expected, and the Prada team's idea of using the double helmsman seems to have caught the hosts off guard.
Hundreds and hundreds of boats today literally surrounded the race field in Auckland Bay to watch the show, while thousands of fans in the America's Cup 'village' followed the challenge on the big screens, with the favor of a beautiful day of sun, and the covid alert practically zeroed in the country.
In race 5 Luna Rossa started very well and already in the first turns took an advantage of about thirty seconds, which New Zealand was no longer able to recover.
Prada's boat went off very fast, while the rival appeared in difficulty and only towards the last two buoys did she push for the comeback, but by now it was too late.
In race 6 the exact opposite happened: New Zealand immediately found the right wind and with surprising agility it shot off like a racing car;
Luna Rossa was instead slow, and forced into an impossible pursuit;
in fact she never really entered the race, and at the finish she accumulated a minute and a half gap.
Tomorrow two new challenges in the Auckland sea, race 7 and race 8.
The boat that will win 7 races will win the America's Cup, the oldest and most prestigious sailing trophy in the world.
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