Louis Vuitton Cup semi-finals

Photos from the semifinals of the Louis Vuitton Cup in Valencia, Spain.

Team New Zealand went up two-nil on Desafio Espano in the second race of the semifinals today, winning by a comfortable 40 seconds.

Meanwhile, Oracle gained revenge for the previous day's result by pulling off a stunning come-from-behind 13 second win over Luna Rossa.

Yesterday pitted Emirates Team New Zealand against Spain's Desafio Espanol in race one. Team New Zealand won by 43 seconds.

BMW Oracle Racing of the US also raced yesterday against Luna Rossa and were outgunned by the Italians by two minutes and 19 seconds.

The challenger series semifinals are a best of nine race series.

- NZHERALD STAFF