America Finds Its Romeo

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VALENCIA, Spain ??” American entry BMW Oracle Racing posted its third straight win as the Louis Vuitton Cup racing series resumed Sunday after five of the previous six days had been postponed due to a lack of wind.

BMW Oracle Racing improved its record to 3-0 by defeating Shosholoza of South Africa. Also remaining undefeated was Italian boat Luna Rossa, which won against United Internet Team Germany.

The Louis Vuitton Cup, which runs through June 11, will decide which of the challengers will sail against America??™s Cup champion Alinghi in the final from June 23-July 4.

Shosholoza led before losing a kite when rounding the second wind marker. A poor tack allowed the Americans a chance to cross and establish a starboard course and take the lead for good on the third lap on the northern ???Romeo??? course.

Victory Challenge of Sweden won its second race of the first round-robin stage on ???Romeo,??? beating winless China Team.

On the southern ???Juliet??? course, Emirates Team New Zealand rebounded from an opening-flight loss to Italian team Mascalzone Latino with a convincing victory over winless +39 Challenge, which was racing with its repaired mast for the first time.

Desafio Espanol of Spain appeared to lose a spinnaker pole as it rounded the second marker before losing the lead and the race to Areva Challenge by 2 minutes, 6 seconds.

Source: [url=http://www.sptimes.ru/index.php?action_id=2&story_id=21455]St Petersburg Times, Russia[/url]