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Prada scored their second consecutive win over Victory Challenge today in day two of the Louis Vuitton challenger series quarterfinal repechage.
After an hour's delay racing got underway just after 2pm in light 7-10 knot winds.
Luna Rossa entered the start box from the left hand side and opted to dial down
as she headed towards Orm. As the boats met, Luna Rossa was able to cross the Swedes' bow and both boats then headed out to the right hand side of the start box area.
On the lead back to the line, Luna Rossa ITA-74 managed to control Orm SWE-73 from the leeward side. Although just one second separated the boats at the start, Luna Rossa was up to speed and on the pace as the starting gun fired.
After the start, it was the Italians who managed to stay in phase with the shifty conditions up the first beat, to round the weather mark 43 seconds ahead.
But by the first leeward mark rounding, Orm had reduced Luna Rossa's lead to just 12 seconds and set a pattern for the next two rounds of the course.
By the finish, despite some huge wind shifts during the last two legs, the positions remained the same with Luna Rossa ahead, although a last-minute charge from the Swedes tightened the race towards the end.
In the closing stages, as the breeze dropped to around 6 knots, Orm performed a peel change but tore the asymmetrical spinnaker on the jumper struts and had to peel change once again.
Winds: light SE-SW
Winning margin: 01.23
Prada leads the best-of-seven series 2-0.
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