New Zealand’s Taihoro made it four from four off the Barcelona beachfront after beating Britannia by 23 seconds
Emirates Team New Zealand is halfway to retaining the America ’s Cup after going up 4-0 on INEOS Britannia in the finals on Monday.. The yachts exchanged leads in the first leg then the Kiwis made steady gains and were more than 350 metres in front when they crossed the finish line. Burling ’s curbing of any enthusiasm likely comes from his team’s scalding at the 2013 America ’s Cup , where it was up 8-1 but collapsed and lost 9-8 to Oracle Team USA in San Francisco Bay.
The British admitted to frustration as their quest to win the America’s Cup for the first time in the race’s 173-year history fades. The challenger will have Tuesday to plot a fightback before sailing resumes on Wednesday with match races five and six. Britannia impressed in the challenger series when it made huge gains in speed and beat four rivals from Italy, United States, Switzerland and France. It counts on the design and engineering prowess of its partnership with the Mercedes Formula One team.Burling’s crew have executed flawlessly while also sailing aggressively. After nailing Britannia with a prestart penalty when the two 75-foot foiling boats almost crashed on Sunday, the Taihoro and Britannia made several close crosses in Race 4.
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