Simon Scullion

Having got over the envy caused by Vowe, I have felt inspired to try and predict some of the results for the round-robin phases of the Louis Vuitton Cup, prior to the real thing.

First of all, here is my prediction for the teams to qualify for the semi-finals:

1: Emirates Team New Zealand
2: BMW Oracle Racing
3: Luna Rossa Challenge
4: Desafío Español 2007

Now for the flight predictions, winners in bold:

Flight 1

• Mascalzone Latino - Capitalia Team - Emirates Team New Zealand
• +39 Challenge - Areva Challenge
• United Internet Team Germany - BMW ORACLE Racing
• Team Shosholoza - Victory Challenge
• China Team - Luna Rossa Challenge

Flight 2

• Desafío Español 2007 - +39 Challenge
• Mascalzone Latino - Capitalia Team - Areva Challenge
• United Internet Team Germany - Team Shosholoza
• China Team - BMW ORACLE Racing
• Victory Challenge - Luna Rossa Challenge

Flight 3

• Luna Rossa Challenge - United Internet Team Germany
• Victory Challenge - China Team
• BMW ORACLE Racing - Team Shosholoza
• Areva Challenge - Desafío Español 2007
• Emirates Team New Zealand - +39 Challenge

Flight 4

• United Internet Team Germany - China Team
• Team Shosholoza - Luna Rossa Challenge
• Victory Challenge - BMW ORACLE Racing
• Areva Challenge - Emirates Team New Zealand
• Desafío Español 2007 - Mascalzone Latino - Capitalia Team

I have included yesterday’s cancelled flights also, which are scheduled now for Friday. So far the big teams have not met, it might get more difficult to call. Lets see whether I can keep this up!

Disclaimer: These predictions are off the cuff, no research has been done. More fool anyone who loses money betting on them!