New Zealand extend lead to close in on America's Cup please log in to view this image Image source,Getty Images Image caption, Britain have never won the silver ewer in the competition's 173-year history Published 4 hours ago New Zealand won both races on Friday to open up a 6-2 lead over Great Britain and move within a point of retaining the America's Cup. Ben Ainslie's Ineos Britannia team began the day hoping to level the best-of-13 series in Barcelona after a strong showing on Wednesday. But favourable wind conditions helped Emirates Team New Zealand triumph in race seven and they followed up on that in race eight to claim five match points. “It wasn’t a good day for us - hats off to the Kiwis," said British skipper Ben Ainslie. ADVERTISEMENT "They sailed two really strong races in that shifty stuff and managed to pick the right side off both start lines and get that first shift. "They did a really nice job of defending when ahead and putting us in a bad spot. We’ll take it on the chin and it’s still not over yet, so we’ll keep fighting.” Racing resumes on Saturday with the Kiwis aiming to become the first team to lift the Auld Mug on three consecutive occasions since the United States (1987-1992). Britain, who are appearing in their first final since 1964, have never previously won the silver ewer in the competition's 173-year history. The remaining races of the America's Cup will be available to watch live across BBC iPlayer, the BBC Sport website and app, with Saturday's racing starting from 13:00 BST.
America's Cup: Team NZ wins Auld Mug for third time in a row Team New Zealand has proven - once again - that Kiwis can fly. The New Zealand side has won the America's Cup in Barcelona, becoming the first team in modern history to lift the trophy three times in a row. They won the best-of-13 series 7-2, crossing the finish line early on Sunday morning (NZ time) 37 seconds ahead of the British challengers. "[I'm] really proud of how the team just kept battling today," skipper Peter Burling said on the America's Cup livestream shortly after the win. "It's still just sinking in. "This team has obviously got a few bad memories from before my time of sitting on match points. To be able to get it done today... what an awesome feeling." For Team New Zealand sailor Nathan Outteridge, it was his first time being part of a winning team. Emirates Team New Zealand and Ineos Britannia compete during race 5 of the Louis Vuitton 37th America's Cup in Barcelona, Spain, on October 16, 2024. (Photo by Joan Valls/Urbanandsport/NurPhoto) (Photo by Urbanandsport / NurPhoto / NurPhoto via AFP)Photo: URBANANDSPORT "It's been a huge journey. I've loved every minute of it," he said. "It's so awesome to be here with everyone and achieve it, and looking forward to the celebrations tonight." British skipper Ben Ainslie said it had been an "amazing campaign" from Team New Zealand. "I think they're the best team ever in the America's Cup, so it's quite some achievement." Ainslie thanked his team for "all the effort they've put in over the years", saying it had been a "hell of a road" to get to the finals. "[At the] end of the day, the better team won," he said. The New Zealand boat, Taihoro, was given its name by iwi manaaki Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei. It translates to "to move swiftly as the sea between both sky and earth". Team New Zealand's most recent two America's Cup wins were in 2021 in Auckland and 2017 in Bermuda. 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America’s Cup: How Team NZ defended the Cup and the key questions they face now please log in to view this image By Christopher Reive Multimedia Journalist·NZ Herald· 21 Oct, 2024 06:53 AM13 mins to read By Christopher Reive in Barcelona Team New Zealand’s bid to retain the America’s Cup began almost as soon as it had been defended in Auckland in 2021. Before the Cup match in the 36th America’s Cup was completed, the Kiwis had already lined up the British syndicate to take over as Challenger of Record from Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli for the 37th edition. The Cup match – against Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli – finished on March 17; Team NZ winning 7-3. The UK’s Royal Yacht Squadron was officially confirmed as the new Challenger of Record on March 19. The change was a sign of things to come. please log in to view this image Peter Burling drinks from the America's Cup after Emirates Team New Zealand's defence in Auckland. Photo / Andrew Cornaga, Photosport For Team New Zealand, they saw a change in personnel – highlighted by the signing of decorated sailor Nathan Outteridge to partner with incumbent Peter Burling in the new dual-helming set-up. Outteridge was actually announced as part of the team before Burling and flight controller Blair Tuke were confirmed to be returning to the squad. It was a show of intention by the Defender, who had been critical of their sailing performance in their previous defence against Luna Rossa. “Kevin Shoebridge approached me probably a few months after the America’s Cup was over and said they were looking to strengthen the sailing team but also to make sure they were prepared as best they could be for racing,” Outteridge told the Heraldlast year. “I think one of the things they felt was maybe lacking in the last Cup was the racing side of it. Clearly, the boat was fast and the guys sailed it incredibly well in terms of handling, but there was very little racing mentality and they felt that if they could have Pete and myself together – whether we’re racing against each other in-house or working together on racing strategies – that was something they were quite keen to put together.” A change in the AC75 class rule saw more change in the Team NZ ranks, with the number of crew on board dropping from 11 to eight and cyclors returning to replace the traditional grinding pedestals. Olympic rowing legend Hamish Bond, multisport juggernaut Dougal Allan, and international representatives Louis Crosby (cycling) and Cam Webster (rowing) joined the power unit as a result. But one change defined the campaign more than any other. The decision to host the regatta on the swaying seas of the Mediterranean in Barcelona was announced in March 2022; leaving Kiwi fans feeling like they were stuck in dirty air as the Cup sailed away. please log in to view this image Team NZ boss Grant Dalton agreed to terms with Barcelona to host the 37th America's Cup. Photo / Photosport With running the event falling on the defender, Team NZ chief executive Grant Dalton always made his belief that they could not build a winning campaign with the $99m being offered by the New Zealand government to keep the regatta at home clear. Instead, they accepted an offer of €70m, with €45m coming from public institutions and the remaining €25m being funded by private entities. Kiwi rich-lister Mark Dunphy launched a last-ditch bid to keep the Cup on home waters, but Team NZ ceased all correspondence with him following what Dalton deemed a massive waste of time as Dunphy refused to answer questions the syndicate put to him regarding his campaign for the 37th America’s Cup to be hosted in New Zealand. At the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron (RNZYS), which Team NZ represents in the regatta, some members resigned as a direct response to the decision, though that was a small percentage. For the regatta in Barcelona, the RNZYS took a group of 670 members to support the team’s Cup defence. Taking up the offer from Barcelona saw the return of the Youth America’s Cup and the establishment of the inaugural Women’s America’s Cup, both won by Luna Rossa, as well as an eSport incarnation. please log in to view this image Auckland teenager Liam Dimock won the America's Cup e-Series grand final. Photo / America's Cup For Team NZ, the changes meant they had to take a different approach to their training, with a focus on trying to find bumpier sea states while training in Auckland in preparation for what awaited them in Barcelona. It was something of a disadvantage for the Kiwis, with their challengers all being Northern Hemisphere-based and having far easier access to the Cup venue when the rules allowed sailing there. Teams were also only permitted to build one new AC75 in this campaign, making that race to understand the Barcelona bump all the more important. “I’ll put it this way; I’m really glad we did all that big wave sailing in Auckland in the nor’easter,” Team NZ chief operating officer Kevin Shoebridge told the Herald after their first sail at the Cup venue last August. “We’ve had a real mix of conditions here from very flat water to pretty challenging, rough conditions as well. We came up here to prepare, which was a good thing. You get a very unusual swell and wave set here, and quite often it’s off-axis to where the wind is. “Because of the local wind effects, you might be getting a swell and waves that don’t match the wind direction, which is another challenge in itself. But, for sure, we’re super happy that we’re up there sailing in the conditions and also to be able to get our AC75 out there, which makes it real pretty quickly.” And because the Cup was taken north, more challengers were drawn to compete. Ineos Britannia (UK), Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli (Italy) and American Magic (USA) were back, while Alinghi Red Bull Racing (Switzerland) and Orient Express Racing Team (France) threw their hats into the ring. In an interview with the Heraldin Barcelona, Orient Express chief executive Stephan Kandler admitted a regatta in New Zealand would make things significantly harder on them to enter. The French – a late entry – made an immediate mark on the competition, winning the first race of the Cup cycle when they sailed to victory to open the first of three preliminary regattas. please log in to view this image Orient Express Racing Team were a late entry into the 37th America's Cup. Photo / Ricardo Pinto, America's Cup One critique often made about this Cup cycle has been the lack of racing, with teams getting just two hit-outs in scaled-down AC40s – in Vilanova i la Geltru (Spain) in September 2023 and Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) in December – before the final preliminary regatta was contested aboard AC75s as an unofficial opening to proceedings in Barcelona. Of the preliminary regattas, American Magic won the first – based on fleet race standing as a lack of wind meant their final against Team NZ couldn’t be raced – with Team NZ winning the other two. It was an indication that the new set-up with Burling and Outteridge sharing duties at the helm, with Blair Tuke and Andy Maloney in the flight controlling/trimming positions, was working well. Supplied with a competitive boat by the design team and boat builders, it was clear the defender was well placed. “They’re going to have to be pretty good to beat us,” Dalton told Newstalk ZB’s Mike Hosking in September 2023. When racing got under way in Barcelona for the Louis Vuitton Cup round-robins, Team NZ set the benchmark. Another change in the running of the event meaning the defender took part in that round-robin stage meant the Kiwi crew got some important races in before stepping to the sidelines until the final challenger was standing. Team NZ topped the standings in the round-robins, with Ineos Britannia qualifying for the semifinals as the top seed and Orient Express Racing Team eliminated. The top two teams from round-robins would ultimately meet in the Cup match; Ineos Britannia taking advantage of their boat’s superiority in top-end conditions and a few Luna Rossa issues to take out the Challenger Series final. please log in to view this image Ineos Britannia became the first British challenger to qualify for the America's Cup match in 60 years. Photo / Ian Roman, America's Cup It was the first time in 60 years that a British challenger qualified for the Cup match. “It’s a massive day for our team,” Ineos Britannia starboard helmsman Sir Ben Ainslie said after the win. “I can’t say how proud I am of everyone, not just here on the water, but also back on the shore here in Barcelona and we’ve got a lot of people in Brackley in the UK who have been helping us on the technical side, so this is for the team.” There was an air of confidence around the Team NZ helms in the pre-match press conference ahead of their return to the arena, after they had spent a month off the water getting faster. Burling alluded to as much but noted the Brits would also have improved since their last meeting and the similar speeds of their boats should make for an intriguing Cup match. It did – despite what the 7-2 scoreline suggests. Conditions calmed down a bit after the Challenger Series final, with the wind hovering between the low-end and middle range of the limit for racing in the Cup match. Team NZ set the tone early in the best-of-13 series, taking both races on opening day to jump out to a two-race lead. It took 10 races in the Challenger Series final before a team had established such a lead, and was a sign of things to come. Those first two races saw Team NZ start and sail well in some tricky conditions, riding a strong start in race one to a 41s win, before a much tighter affair in the second saw the lead change a few times before the Kiwis finally pulled away on the fifth of eight legs. please log in to view this image Peter Burling on America's Cup win Two one-race days followed and, again, Team NZ followed up a good win with a tight one. At 4-0, it seemed only a matter of time before Burling and Outteridge would be on stage hoisting the Cup aloft – though the constant mention of what happened in 2013 meant no one got too carried away, which the sailing group stayed firm in approaching every race as 0-0. During that stretch, Burling overtook Jimmy Spithill (17) at the top of the leaderboard for most wins by a helmsman in America’s Cup matches. The day the sea state got up was the day Ineos Britannia struck. While the wind stayed light, bigger waves made life all the more tricky for the rivals. It was a case of two errors in the starting box from Team NZ allowing the Brits to get the jump on them. In the first, Team NZ got stuck on the wrong side of the swell, were held up slightly coming into the pre-start and were out of position when they went for a down-speed manoeuvre. They couldn’t sail out of it, and the Brits sailed clear while the Kiwis wallowed away off their foils. please log in to view this image Emirates Team New Zealand took on Ineos Britannia in the Cup match. Photo / Georgia Schofield, Photosport In the following race, Team NZ appeared to have Ineos Britannia pinned in a terrible position in the pre-start, but were slow to accelerate from a gybe and allowed the Brits to shoot across their face and hit the starting line at speed. The Brits controlled from there, halving the gap on the scoreboard. “Today we made a couple of errors. Ineos punished us for that as they should and as we expect. We have high standards for how we sail these boats and a couple of errors today meant we didn’t win the races,” Outteridge said. “It’s not all doom and gloom for us. We’re in good shape, our boat’s going quite quick and we were able to keep that second race really close despite often being on the wrong side of the shifts or the gusts. They did a great job of covering when they needed to and other times taking the shift their way.” It was the first time in 90 years that a British entry had won a race in the America’s Cup match, and it would be the Brits’ last of the campaign. When racing resumed following a reserve day, Team NZ found another gear. Races seven and eight of the series saw the Kiwis claim their two biggest wins of the series – by 1m 13s and 55s respectively – all but sucking the life out of the British comeback. Ahead of what turned out to be the final race of the series, no one was certain the teams would even get a chance to race. The forecast was light and though the breeze was expected to build, most were preparing for a long delay. That delay was only 40 minutes in the end, and Team NZ didn’t wait around to see if they could get two races into the window before claiming the Auld Mug. please log in to view this image Emirates Team New Zealand celebrate defending the America's Cup in Barcelona. Photo / Ivo Rovira, America's Cup The Kiwis did well on the first upwind leg to build a 19s lead, but Ineos Britannia wouldn’t go down without a fight and clawed their way back into the contest at the midway point. The defenders wouldn’t be beaten though, closing out a 37s win to claim their third America’s Cup in a row – the only team to achieve that feat in the 173-year history of the regatta. “What an incredible day, incredible campaign, and just to see it all come together in such a tight race like today, to be able to get another win on the board, ground out that match point – it’s something we’re incredibly proud of,” Burling said. With the final lines of the script being written in the 37th America’s Cup, the attention immediately turned to what was to come next among pundits and fans. As was the case in Auckland, the new edition began as soon as the battle in Barcelona had ended. There will be some key questions for Team NZ to answer over the coming weeks and months, but none will be on the tips of tongues more than where the next regatta will be held. Several locations have features in the rumour mill – a return to Barcelona or a regatta in Jeddah among them – however, it remains to be seen just what direction Team NZ will go from here. An official Challenger of Record is already in place for the next edition and, while it is yet to be confirmed, it is believed the UK’s Royal Yacht Squadron will resume that role after taking over from Luna Rossa in the 37th edition. “We’ve accepted a challenge this afternoon, but we’ll leave that for a separate announcement,” Shoebridge said. The 10-campaign America’s Cup veteran said the team was hopeful they could keep their core group together for another campaign, too, with the likes of Burling, Tuke, Maloney, Josh Junior and Simon van Velthooven among those to have featured in their last three campaigns. As for where the next Cup might be held – and when – Shoebridge said there had been some conversations but no decisions made about that at this stage. “Hopefully in the next week or two, we’ll put out a timetable on when decisions like that will be made.”
Sir Ian Taylor: Let’s use the stage set by America’s Cup win to promote Aotearoa to the world Ian Taylor Oct 23, 2024 •05:00am 148 Share please log in to view this image Play Video 2:26 Team NZ tackles massive pack down after Cup celebrations in Spain Stuff looks to publish a diverse range of opinions. Sometimes we'll publish opinions you disagree with. That's healthy. Social media might create echo chambers. Good journalism should not. Our policy is that our own journalists rarely write opinion pieces. Most of our commentary is from freelance writers or specialists. You can read more about Stuff's policy on managing opinion here. Sir Ian Taylor is the founder and managing director of Animation Research. OPINION: Prime Minister, I’m sure we all agree that this past weekend, Aotearoa New Zealand has definitely been on show to the world. The Black Caps, The White Ferns, The Silver Ferns, The Paddle Ferns, Hayden Wilde and, starting that weekend rolling, Emirates Team New Zealand. This has quite rightly been described as one of the greatest weekends in New Zealand sport and very few people would disagree. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISE WITH STUFF All of us here in Barcelona were glued to our devices as we watched these amazing results come through from around the world. On Sunday I saw thousands of Kiwi flooding the streets of this wonderful city, carrying their New Zealand flags that little bit higher, and with even more pride. As the debate about where the next America’s Cup should be held starts to heat up again, it is worth noting that all but one of those sporting successes last weekend happened off-shore. Perhaps the most significant being the Black Caps pulling off their victory in the country you are working hard to sort a trade deal with, India. Perhaps there is a lesson to be learned from what Emirates Team New Zealand has achieved here in Barcelona. please log in to view this image America's Cup fans packed Barcelona's waterfront for the final r The team will stand proudly alongside all of the other sporting heroes who made this such a wonderful weekend of sport, but this is more than a sports team. This has been one of the most technically advanced America’s Cup regattas in the 173 year history of the Cup and to win it Dalton and his team of scientists and engineers had to take on the might of the Mercedes F1 racing team, not to mention Alinghi and the Red Bull F1 team. ETNZ is not only a sports team - it is up there as one of the most advanced technology companies in Aotearoa, and on Monday as I shared a glass of sangria with a couple of the team members from Alinghi Red Bull, that was at the top of the conversation. How do we do this from down at the bottom of the world where we are supposed to farm sheep and make wine? please log in to view this image Emirates Team New Zealand skipper Peter Burling lifts the trophy after winning the Louis Vuitton 37th America's Cup in Barcelona.JOAN MONFORT / AP There are 150 people behind the 8-man crew on the water, many of them world leaders in their field of design, engineering and technology. All of them would be guaranteed more money if they signed with any of the other teams. So instead of saying they have deserted New Zealand, let’s acknowledge the loyalty they have shown, some for over 20 years. Then there are the technology companies that have been involved in delivering the coverage of the Cup to the fans. Virtual Eye is the one cited most often for our graphics, but nothing we deliver could happen without the sophisticated Race Management System built by Brent and Kylie from Dunedin based company Igtimi. In fact if their platform didn’t work there would be no racing at all. please log in to view this image We had multiple views on offer for coverage of the America's Cup.SUPPLIED We all marvelled at the amazing aerial shots that have been a huge feature of the TV coverage. I wonder how many people knew the hi-tech gyro stabilised cameras on the helicopters were designed and built-in Queenstown. Grant Dalton and his team have painted you a new canvas upon which to promote Aotearoa New Zealand to the world and the time to move on that, is now. So here’s an idea for you to consider and, if the next Cup is going to be in 2026, you will need to move fast. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISE WITH STUFF 2 MINUTES OF STUFF The day's talking point and stories you don't want to miss, delivered to your inbox Instead of the back and forth around staging the Cup in Auckland, let’s look at how the government could use this stage to invest in the New Zealand story, anywhere on the global stage. Perhaps the first step could be to offer the team some branding sponsorship to acknowledge the value it brings by continuing to include the name New Zealand in its brand, despite the lack of funding from the New Zealand government. The next step could be to allocate a budget to someone like Sir Richard Taylor at Weta Workshop and get him to use his world leading technology to create a New Zealand Pavilion that tells the story we want to be told to the world that would be set up where ever the next Cup is to be staged. The story of a nation born of sailors that began by using state of the art waka 3500 years ago to cross the largest expanse of open water on the planet, guided by the stars, sun and ocean currents. A voyage described as the greatest story in the history of human migration, culminating today in Peter Beck’s Rocket Lab sending state of the art waka back to the stars that brought our ancestors here in the first place. Again, how many people would know that only two countries in the world, the United States and China, launched more rockets into space last year than New Zealand. That record is courtesy of Peter Beck and Rocket Lab from Mahia Peninsula on the East Coast of Aotearoa New Zealand. Those are some of the myriad of innovative technology stories we could tell off the back of what Emirates Team New Zealand has done. Tie that to the huge contribution made by Ngati Whatua Orākei here in Barcelona and you will have a truly unique story and message to share with the world. I know that you have often joked in the past that I always say I have “a simple idea” - but they never are. Well I really think this one is. please log in to view this image Sir Ian Taylor says Grant Dalton and his team have “painted you a new canvas upon which to promote Aotearoa New Zealand to the world and the time to move on that, is now”.KAVINDA HERATH / KAVINDA HERATH Take a simple sponsorship package acknowledging the New Zealand name and brand the team carries, and then provide funding to create a New Zealand exhibition that becomes a must-see, and a base from which New Zealand businesses can host clients from around the world. I note the King of Spain called Grant within hours of the final race finishing and followed up with a letter congratulating Team New Zealand on a victory that he said should inspire all New Zealanders. Apparently the response from New Zealand was - give us a call and we will pick up the phone. Grant doesn’t need to call anyone. He has done the hard yards. 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