Kiwis put Britannia to the Sword
The longest losing streak in sporting history remains intact after Emirates Team New Zealand downed Ben Ainslie’s Team INEOS Britannia in the 37th America’s Cup, recording a 7-2 victory over the British challengers in Barcelona to ensure that Britain’s 173 wait for victory goes on.
Pete Burling’s well drilled team defended the ‘Auld Mug’ for New Zealand for the second time in a row, with their foiling AC75 proving simply too quick for their British rival in the conditions. After romping into a 4-0 lead, there was a brief scare for the Kiwis after INEOS Britannia clawed back two races in more boisterous conditions before normal service was resumed.
Peter Burling, Emirates Team New Zealand skipper told the race commentators: “What an awesome day, Barcelona has been absolutely amazing, and yeh, what an amazing feeling!”
As the Kiwi chase boat reached the AC75, jumping aboard to congratulate the team, Nathan Outteridge followed up with: “It’s been a huge journey, I’ve loved every minute of it… It’s the people – it’s all the people who are climbing on the boat right now, they’ve
