{"id":79824,"date":"2024-10-19T16:02:55","date_gmt":"2024-10-19T20:02:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/?p=79824"},"modified":"2024-12-10T13:27:44","modified_gmt":"2024-12-10T18:27:44","slug":"emirates-team-new-zealands-dominant-third-defense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/racing\/emirates-team-new-zealands-dominant-third-defense\/","title":{"rendered":"Emirates Team New Zealand&#8217;s Dominant Third Defense"},"content":{"rendered":"\n        <section class=\"hydra-container\">\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"hydra-canvas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/37AC_241019IVO_7900-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"hydra-image disable-lazyload\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/37AC_241019IVO_7900-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/37AC_241019IVO_7900-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/37AC_241019IVO_7900-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/37AC_241019IVO_7900.jpg 1200w\" \/>                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n            <figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 hydra-figcaption\">\n                <span class=\"hydra-image-caption\">Emirates Team New Zealand&#8217;s Peter Burling hoists the America&#8217;s Cup again, celebrating the team&#8217;s third straight defense.<\/span>\n                <span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs\">Ivo Rovira\/America&#8217;s Cup<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t            <\/figcaption>\n        <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n<p>Seven to two\u2014that is the final outcome of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.americascup.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Louis Vuitton 37th America\u2019s Cup<\/a> in Barcelona following a decisive win for Emirates Team New Zealand, now third time defenders and supreme masters of the AC75 America\u2019s Cup class of their design. While INEOS Britannia had high hopes and no lack of effort in trying, the Auld Mug remains firmly in the hands of Team New Zealand, now awaiting the next challenger and the next chapter of its dynasty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On a warm and sunny afternoon on October 19, the New Zealand sailing powerhouse delivered its final and convincing blow to the British Challenger of Record on the sixth and final day of racing, stirring a black swarm of New Zealand fans into a frenzy along Barcelona\u2019s waterfront. There were two races scheduled, but the Kiwis only needed one, and it was theirs from the first cross onward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<style>.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }<\/style><div class='embed-container'><iframe src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/\/jKyBSlSC10Q' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Scripted to perfection for a Saturday final race, the wind forecast was questionable with the remnants of the previous day\u2019s northerly fighting the arrival of the sea breeze. At the morning race briefing, race officer Iain Murray alluded to the potential of a hard 3:30 cut off, but with only a slight delay, the sea breeze found its footing to the delight of crowds that worked their way to vantage points along Barcelona\u2019s waterfront. To borrow a oft-heard phrase of Emirates Team New Zealand helmsman Nathan Outteridge it was, \u201call good.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Going into today\u2019s do-or-die race, the British knew their fate was not with better boat speed, but rather a bare-knuckle approach to the pre-start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n        <section class=\"hydra-container\">\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"hydra-canvas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/37AC_241019_RP1_1326-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"hydra-image\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/37AC_241019_RP1_1326-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/37AC_241019_RP1_1326-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/37AC_241019_RP1_1326-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/37AC_241019_RP1_1326.jpg 1200w\" \/>                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n            <figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 hydra-figcaption\">\n                <span class=\"hydra-image-caption\">On flat water and 8 knots of breeze Emirates Team New Zealand&#8217;s <i>Taihoro<\/i> was a weapon built for the conditions of the Match.<\/span>\n                <span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs\">Ricardo Pinto\/America&#8217;s Cup<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t            <\/figcaption>\n        <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n<p>And with 8 knots of breeze, Emirates Team New Zealand entered on port with INEOS on starboard entry going immediately on the offensive, chasing the Kiwis to the bottom of the starting box. New Zealand was ready for it and knew a jibe and tack would set them up for INEOS\u2019s next move.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The British came at the New Zealanders once again, but with the maneuverability that has been the hallmark of their series, the Kiwis tacked and then went right back at them. After a Kiwi push to the line, INEOS was just ahead off the start, but with a slight right the New Zealanders promptly tacked and went for a bigger piece of the shift.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Kiwis on <em>Taihoro<\/em> had the first cross by 24 meters, and while the chase was on and close at times over the six-leg, 26-minute race INEOS had no passing lanes. It was wire to wire again for Team New Zealand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n        <section class=\"hydra-container\">\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"hydra-canvas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/37AC_241019_IR100776-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"hydra-image\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/37AC_241019_IR100776-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/37AC_241019_IR100776-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/37AC_241019_IR100776-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/37AC_241019_IR100776.jpg 1200w\" \/>                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n            <figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 hydra-figcaption\">\n                <span class=\"hydra-image-caption\">Emirates Team New Zealand crosses the finish line of Race 9 at the Louis Vuitton 37th America&#8217;s Cup, sealing its victory on the waters of Barcelona.<\/span>\n                <span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs\">Ian Roman\/America&#8217;s Cup<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t            <\/figcaption>\n        <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a surreal feeling, to know we\u2019ve won it again, and seeing the crowd and the cheering,\u201d Burling said after racing. \u201cOur whole team is incredibly competitive and we get along and get the best out of one another\u2014everyone pushing forward and that showed on the racecourse.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The push to seven started with four straight wins early in the series before the Kiwis stumbled on the fourth day of the regatta with two surprise losses. The team\u2019s regroup from those missteps, Burling said, was his personal highlight of the Barcelona experience\u2014he was happy to silence the critics and get the job done with authority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Much will be debated and analyzed once the champagne has been sprayed and the sting of the loss fades for the British outfit, but if there\u2019s one undeniable fact of this regatta\u2014Team New Zealand\u2019s <em>Taihoro<\/em> was the fastest boat of the third-generation AC75s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Emirates Team New Zealand\u2019s Dan Bernasconi, architect of the rule that produced the most technical sailing craft of a generation says there\u2019s still more to come with the big foilers, whenever that may be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n        <section class=\"hydra-container\">\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"hydra-canvas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/37AC_241019_IR303768-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"hydra-image\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/37AC_241019_IR303768-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/37AC_241019_IR303768-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/37AC_241019_IR303768-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/37AC_241019_IR303768.jpg 1200w\" \/>                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n            <figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 hydra-figcaption\">\n                <span class=\"hydra-image-caption\">The spectator fleet escorts Taihoro back to its base after the one-race win that closed the Match at 7-2.<\/span>\n                <span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs\">Ian Roman\/America&#8217;s Cup<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t            <\/figcaption>\n        <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n<p>\u201cWith the performance of these boats you\u2019re fighting over 10ths or hundreds of knots, but the way you can sail them can make a huge, huge difference,\u201d Bernasconi said about the team\u2019s developments through the Barcelona series that began back in August. \u201cWe\u2019ve made real steps forward between the round robins and the final: how to minimize the losses in tacks and jibes, roundups, bear-aways, what you do in situations where the winds in a different direction for the waves, how you trim the sails, high modes, low modes, and positioning on the racecourse.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier in the series Burling had said they\u2019d been modifying how they use the power team\u2019s input and while Bernasconi declined to share specifics, he said, \u201cthere are a lot of decisions about where we direct the power. There\u2019s a very tight limit of power to use, and you&#8217;ve got about 20 functions controlling the sails. There\u2019s a lot of complex logic there, and we\u2019ve been working on that way all the way through. It\u2019s one of the few things you can change right until the end of the Cup, as to how you direct that power.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Was maneuverability a real strength of the platform? \u201cIt\u2019s been a massive learning curve for all teams where being able to minimize losses in tacks and jibes. I think we\u2019ve seen these boats match raced very hard, and if you can save 5 meters in every tack compared to the other guys, that makes a massive difference.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While much lip service had been given to the similarities of the boats in terms of all-around performance, Bernasconi\u2014understandably\u2014was perfectly happy with the package that got the job done in a wide range of conditions, but especially in the America\u2019s Cup matches themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n        <section class=\"hydra-container\">\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"hydra-canvas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/37AC_241019_RP2_2700-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"hydra-image\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/37AC_241019_RP2_2700-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/37AC_241019_RP2_2700-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/37AC_241019_RP2_2700-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/37AC_241019_RP2_2700.jpg 1200w\" \/>                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n            <figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 hydra-figcaption\">\n                <span class=\"hydra-image-caption\">The crowd with hordes of both New Zealand and British fans gathered for the prizegiving in Barcelona.<\/span>\n                <span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs\">Ricardo Pinto\/America&#8217;s Cup<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t            <\/figcaption>\n        <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think we had a slight edge in the conditions that we raced in,\u201d Bernasconi said. \u201cI think the two boats did target slightly different conditions. If every day had been in 18 to 20 knots of breeze would the results have been the same? I don\u2019t know. You\u2019ve got to pick your design and you have to put the target somewhere. Of course, we knew it could be 18 to 20, and we designed a boat which wouldn\u2019t be bad in those conditions, but we wanted to be absolutely the fastest boat out there in 8 to 12.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the tradition of the America\u2019s Cup is to have the next Challenger of Record step forward as soon as the Match is won, there were no such formal proceedings made known. Instead, the parade of yachts and small craft that had lined the racecourse to witness Team New Zealand\u2019s historic third win on the water followed them into Port Vell, for the speeches, the champagne and the party over Kiwi Corner that will no doubt last until the sun rises again over Barcelona.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether the next Cup match remains in Spain or moves to the Middle East, as some rumors claim, is unknown, but one thing for certain is INEOS is not going anywhere, or at least not Ben Ainslie, who said, \u201cSee you next time.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For fans of Emirates Team New Zealand there was never any doubt they had the supreme package and sailing team. 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