New Zealand’s yacht Taihoro won both of the day’s regattas in view of the Barcelona beachfront by a big margin, delivering a strong hit to the British crew’s attempt at a comeback
Emirates Team New Zealand built a 6-2 lead over INEOS Britannia in the America ’s Cup finals on Friday to move just one point away from successfully defending the oldest trophy in international sport.
In the days’ first race, the Kiwis pinned the Brits to the left side of the track and took advantage of higher winds on the right side to take over. They were more than 1,000 meters ahead when they crossed the finish line over a minute ahead.“It wasn’t a good day for us. Hats off to the Kiwis, they sailed two really strong races,” Britannia skipper Ben Ainslie said. “We have to take it on the chin. But it is still not over yet so we just got to keep on fighting.
New Zealand swept the first four regattas before the British bounced back by scoring two wins on Wednesday when Taihoro’s crew made some mistakes in the choppy waters. Britannia skipper Ben Ainslie then declared that “the comeback is on.”
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