The semi-finals are just about set; it is study time. LR is on a bye. But the Luna Rossa homework is unequivocable: work to gain something downwind.
TNZ, Desafìo and, above all, Oracle have all demonstrated nice things in that aspects of the matches. They have comeback -even on a shorter course - against many rivals. Since LR won't finish first (Oracle has a sail in hand), the Americans ought to finish first which means the choice of who to face. The hunch is they will want to face LR.
Today, Desafìo can get tantalisingly close to their main goal against team DE.
ML luffs without staying clear in prestart and mortgages pointlessly their race before the start line. ML tries to stretch it out & read shifts. For stretches it looks positive, then 10 minutes later most of the advantage dissolves. Leeward, the distance puts everything in uncertain mode. A bad Shosholoza gybe leads to believe they have booted it away. But rounding the mark to release the penalty ML slows the boat too much to finish 10 meters behind...
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| Boat | Act | RR1 | RR2 | Total |
| Bmw Oracle | 3 | 18 | 12 | 33 |
| Team New Zealand | 4 | 14 | 14 | 32 |
| Luna Rossa | 3 | 16 | 12 | 31 |
| Desafío Español | 3 | 14 | 12 | 29 |
| Semi-finals Cut |
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| Victory Challenge | 2 | 12 | 8 | 24 |
| Mascalzone Latino | 2 | 12 | 6 | 20 |
| Team Shosholoza | 2 | 10 | 6 | 18 |
| Areva | 1 | 8 | 4 | 13 |
| +39 | 2 | 4 | | 6 |
| Team Germany | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| China Team | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
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