But regatta reduces race days to four a http://www.sf-p.co.uk/ week San francisco sweden's artemis racing team, recovering from a tragic capsize last month that killed a crew member, confirmed friday that it will compete in the america's cup regatta but will likely start several weeks late as it makes sure its second boat is safe. At Louis Vuitton UK Sale the same time, the regatta that was originally planned to run five days a week through the summer is now planned for four days a week:Saturdays, sundays, tuesdays and thursdays.Opening ceremonies begin july 4, with a fleet race july 5 and the first competition july 7. "We are working around the clock to get our new boat ready, in the water and to prepare our team to race,"Artemis racing ceo paul cayard, a san francisco native, said in a statement. "We still have a mountain to climb, but our plan is to launch our new boat in early july and get ourselves in a position where we can race by the end of the month. " That leaves only two teams emirates team new zealand and italy's luna rossa to compete against each other in the early weeks of the louis vuitton cup roundrobin series that starts july7.No matter when artemis racing joins the regatta, the racing rules allow the team to hold on to a thirdplace berth and compete in the louis vuitton cup semifinals, taking on the secondplace boat for the right to face the roundrobin winner in the finals.The winner of the louis vuitton cup finals will then take on defender oracle team usa in the america's cup starting sept.7. Larry ellison's oracle team won the america's cup against the swiss team alinghi in 2010, securing the right to bring it to ellison's home port of san francisco for the first time.Unlike past america's cups that have been held miles out to sea, ellison chose the natural amphitheater of the san francisco bay to allow spectators to watch from shore.His team also chose the kind of boat that all competitors would race:Daring and speedy 72foot catamarans with 130foot wing sails. But what was supposed to be a thrilling and tvfriendly boat turned deadly may 9 when artemis, practicing in average bay winds, capsized, killing crew member and british olympic gold medalist andrew"Bart"Simpson.His teammates and divers that rushed from nearby chase boats searched for 10 minutes before discovering him trapped under the wreckage.The boat was destroyed, but a second one was already under construction. Before the capsize, artemis had planned to launch the second boat this week, but"Rigorous testing"Of the second boat Louis Vuitton Bags is delaying its launch.The cause of the capsize, whether human error, structural problem or a variety of factors, has not been revealed. After the fatal capsize, america's cup officials instituted a list of 37 new safety requirements, including better body armor and crew locator devices.New rules also http://www.sf-p.co.uk/ called for canceling races in heavy winds.Teams are also allowed to back out of races for safety reasons and not be subjected to a $100, 000 fine, which had been part of the original rules.This opened the door for artemis to join the louis vuitton cup competition late without penalty. "I don't think we can expect them to be ready for the first races, but i'm certain the america's cup community will support them in every way possible. " Those safety recommendations also reduced the number of preliminary rounds from seven to five, which means only four days of sailing per week but allows the teams more time for maintenance between races.The other three weekdays will be used as"Reserve days"In case races needed to be rescheduled because of heavy winds or other reasons. "Artemis racing's decision to continue will inspire race fans,"Barclay said. "I'm sure we'll see massive support and goodwill for the swedish team. "
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