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THE JUBILANT CREW of Emirates Team New Zealand sprayed each other with champagne after completing a commanding 7-2 victory over Ineos Britannia on Saturday to defend the America’s Cup.
However the defenders responded with three points in a row to clinch a third straight victory after their successes in 2017 and 2021, the country’s fifth triumph in the competition. The Kiwis’ AC75 foiling boat, named Taihoro — a Maori language word meaning ‘to move swiftly as the sea between both sky and earth’ — was towed back to harbour with a flotilla escort as celebrations began in earnest.
The second generation of AC75 foiling boats has reduced the differences between the teams, but New Zealand consistently read the wind conditions better. The British boat crossed the start line a knot faster than their opponents and the teams exchanged the lead until New Zealand pulled ahead by 200 metres at the first gate.
Skipper Ben Ainslie and Ineos, bankrolled by billionaire Manchester United co-owner Jim Ratcliffe, needed a miracle like the comeback from 8-1 down to win Oracle Team USA the America’s Cup in 2013, but it was not forthcoming.
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