Canada's team, led by Vancouverite Isabella Bertold, started day two in fifth place and needed a strong performance to secure a spot in the top three to advance to the semi-finals.
WATCH: A 'catastrophic' mechanical failure has forced Canada to stop racing in the Puig Women’s America’s Cup, according to Concord Pacific Racing. The team was in their second sailing race of the semi-finals when their vessel nosedived into the water at speeds of over 30 knots, narrowly avoiding capsizing.
The video shows the team taking a massive nosedive, plunging into the water at speeds of more than 30 knots.The technical issues forced the team to retire to prepare for the next race but the boat suffered a catastrophic hydraulics failure during the pre-start.The team lost control of the system that operates the foils and almost capsized.“It was a really tough way for us to end the event,” Bertold said in a statement.
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