Red Bull Youth America's Cup races from San Francisco

Red Bull Youth America's Cup - RACES 5 and 6 - (LIVE via YouTube where not restricted by broadcast rights) scheduled for Tuesday, September 3rd, 2-4 pm EDT (US), 6 pm UTC (1800)

Red Bull Youth America's Cup - Monday RACES 3 and 4 video replay:  http://www.johnthecrowd.com/2013/09/red-bull-youth-americas-cup-races-video.html

San Francisco Shootout: Kiwi and American Young Guns Tied for Lead / America’s Cup: " . . . the NZL Sailing Team with Emirates Team New Zealand and American Youth Sailing Force came away tied for the overall lead at the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup. This 10-team, 8-country fleet race is delivering tight and competitive racing on San Francisco Bay at the halfway point of the regatta. In fact, four different countries have taken the checkered flag in the four fleet races so far – USA, New Zealand, Portugal and Sweden. The top seven teams are separated by just 3 points with four races remaining over the next two days, with double points on the line in the final race. . . ."

San Francisco Shootout: Kiwi and American Young Guns Tied for Lead / America’s Cup: "Red Bull Youth America’s Cup – Provisional Standings after Races 1-4:
1. NZL Sailing Team with Emirates Team New Zealand (NZL) 2-4-7-3 – 28 points
2. American Youth Sailing Force (USA) 1-7-3-5 – 28 points
3. Team TILT (SUI) 8-5-2-2 – 27 points
4. Swedish Youth Challenge (SWE) 6-2-9-1 – 26 points
5. Full Metal Jacket Racing (NZL) 7-1-4-6 – 26 points
6. ROFF/Cascais Sailing Team (POR) 3-6-1-8 – 26 points
7. Next World Energy (FRA) 4-3-8-4 – 25 points
8. All In Racing (GER) 5-8-5-9 – 17 points
9. Objective Australia (AUS) RDG-10-6-10 – 9.3 points
10. USA45 Racing (USA) 9-9-10-7 – 9 points
(RDG = redress awarded by International Jury)"

Top seven within 3 points of each other after Race 4 / America’s Cup: "....After the first two races, just three points separate first from sixth place at the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup. The two Kiwi teams sit first and third with France’s Next World Energy sandwiched in the middle in second place. With the leaderboard so compressed, a couple of top three finishes in the two races today could allow a team to begin to pull away...."

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