RACES POSTPONED UNTIL SATURDAY

Due to excessive winds earlier today, the Race Committee postponed the fifth race of Round Robin 2 for the Louis Vuitton Cup until tomorrow (Saturday 13 November). Gusts of 40 knots were predicted this afternoon with heavy rain squalls. Tomorrow the wind should decrease to 15 knots. Young America was scheduled to race their second boat USA 58 today, and Nippon Challenge managed to set up a new mast last night (their boat JPN 44 dismasted yesterday during the race against AmericaOne). AmericaOne was scheduled for a BYE today.FINAL SCORES TO DATE:Prada /22 pointsAmericaOne /20 pointsYoung America /16 points*America True /14 pointsNippon Challenge /13.5 pointsStars & Stripes /12.5 pointsAbracadabra 2000 /12 pointsSpanish Challenge /9 points**FAST2000 /8 pointsLe Defi Francais /6 pointsYoung Australia /1 point* Young America was penalized one race**Bravo Espana had a BYETHE RACING TOMORROW - RACE 5 of Round Robin 2:1st Match Prada Challenge vs Spanish Challenge2nd Match Team Dennis Conner vs Nippon Challenge3rd Match Le Defi vs Young America4th Match America True vs Abracadabra 20005th Match Young Australia 2000 vs FAST2000BYE: AmericaOne Young America was scheduled to race their second boat USA 58 today, and Nippon Challenge managed to set up a new mast last night (their boat JPN 44 dismasted yesterday during the race against AmericaOne). AmericaOne was scheduled for a BYE today.FINAL SCORES TO DATE:Prada /22 pointsAmericaOne /20 pointsYoung America /16 points*America True /14 pointsNippon Challenge /13.5 pointsStars & Stripes /12.5 pointsAbracadabra 2000 /12 pointsSpanish Challenge /9 points**FAST2000 /8 pointsLe Defi Francais /6 pointsYoung Australia /1 point* Young America was penalized one race**Bravo Espana had a BYETHE RACING TOMORROW - RACE 5 of Round Robin 2:1st Match Prada Challenge vs Spanish Challenge2nd Match Team Dennis Conner vs Nippon Challenge3rd Match Le Defi vs Young America4th Match America True vs Abracadabra 20005th Match Young Australia 2000 vs FAST2000BYE: AmericaOne