Pairings and results for the semifinals of the Louis Vuitton Cup challenger series for the
America's Cup in Auckland's Hauraki Gulf, which began Jan. 2, 2000:
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STANDINGS
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Each team sailed against the others twice. The top two boats -- AmericaOne and Prada -- advance to the best-of-9 finals to decide who takes on defender Team New Zealand: |
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Team |
W |
L |
Pts |
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AmericaOne |
8 |
2 |
8 |
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Prada Challenge |
7 |
3 |
7 |
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Stars & Stripes |
7 |
3 |
6 |
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Nippon Challenge |
4 |
6 |
4 |
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Le Defi Francais |
2 |
8 |
1½ |
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America True |
2 |
8 |
2 |
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Note: AmericaOne clinched challenger finals spot; Le Defi penalized ½ points for collision with Stars & Stripes; Stars & Stripes penalized one point for using an illegal rudder. |
Sunday, Jan. 2
Race 1
Prada def. America True by 1:00 minute
Stars and Stripes def. Nippon by 55 seconds
AmericaOne def. Le Defi Francais by 22 seconds
Monday, Jan. 3
Race 2
Stars and Stripes def. Prada by 1 minute, 7 seconds
America True def. AmericaOne by 2 minutes, 23 seconds
Nippon def. Le Defi Francais by 38 seconds
Wednesday, Jan. 5
Race 3
Stars and Stripes def. Le Defi Francais by 3 minutes, 6
seconds
Nippon def. America True by 1 minute, 31 seconds
AmericaOne def. Prada, broke mast, did not finish
Friday, Jan. 7 (rescheduled from Thursday)
Race 4
AmericaOne def. Nippon by 23 seconds
Prada vs. Le Defi Francais by 18 seconds
Stars and Stripes vs. America True (postponed until end of semifinals)
Saturday, Jan. 8
Race 5
Prada def. Nippon by 1 minute, 33 seconds
AmericaOne def. Stars & Stripes by 2 minutes, 43 seconds
Le Défi Francais def. America True by 33 seconds
Sunday, Jan. 9
Race 6
AmericaOne def. Le Défi Francais by 1 minute, 16 seconds
Prada def. America True by 1 minute, 16 seconds
Stars & Stripes def. Nippon by 10 seconds
Monday, Jan. 10
Race 7
AmericaOne def. America True, 1 minute, 16 seconds
Prada def. Stars and Stripes, 1 minute 9 seconds
Nippon def. Le Defi Francais, 52 seconds
Tuesday, Jan. 11
Race 8
Nippon def. America True, 1 minute, 20 seconds
Stars & Stripes def. Le Défi Francais, 19 seconds
AmericaOne def. Prada, 8 seconds
Wednesday, Jan. 12
Race 9
Prada def. Le Défi Francais, nine seconds
AmericaOne def. Nippon, 35 seconds
Stars & Stripes def. America True, 46 seconds
Thursday, Jan. 13
Race 10
Stars & Stripes def. AmericaOne, 22 seconds
Le Défi Francais def. America True, 1 minute, 14 seconds
Prada def. Nippon, 2 minutes, one second
Friday, Jan. 14
America True def. Stars and Stripes by 1 minute, 32 seconds
