Day one of Round Robin 2 off Nice. Image copyright Frank Socha.
by Chloe Daycard
Due to time constraints Round 2 of the Louis Vuitton Trophy Nice Côte d’Azur has been amended. A full round robin requires 14 flights, 28 matches. But with the light winds of the area and the semifinals and knockout round scheduled to start Thursday, 17 November, event organizers have amended Round 2.
Rather than a full second round robin, as originally planned, the eight teams have been divided into two halves based on their placing in Round 1. The top four teams will race each of the bottom four teams once. Wins will be worth 1 point.
The amended sailing instructions read:
“Teams will be ranked based on their points scored in Round Robin 1. Ties will be broken in accordance with RRS Appendix C11.
“Teams ranked in positions 5-8 will race once against each team ranked in positions 1-4, and the Round Robin will be complete at that point under SI 8.8(a). A win will score one point. Other matches in Round Robin 2 will not be sailed.”
In the modified round teams will swap starting line assignments and yachts from the first round.
Louis Vuitton Trophy
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