Join Yara El-Shaboury for live updates as Ineos Britannia attempt to close the gap against Team Emirates New Zealand
will start at 2.15pm BST. Tomorrow, two more races are scheduled, if both are needed, and another two on Sunday, again if needed., New Zealand’s top speed was 48.6kn compared to the Brits’ 48.7kn but their average speed, upwind speed and downwind speed was higher and what ultimately led them to their win., the New Zealand captain says: “Obviously a completely different day so requires a differnrt thing. Nice to get out in the breeze.
And Ben Ainslie says: “Tough race for us. the breeze just kicked hard on the right and they did a nice job defending us.”The last thing Ineos Britannia wanted to see when they were finishing leg five was their opponents barrelling towards the finish but here we are.New Zealand continue to protect the right side of the race – they have the pick of the wind and there is nothing really their opponents can do about it. At this point, they are about 750m behind when the Defenders cross the top gate.
the winds were blowing from the north-west and are expected to die down a bit before the start of the race. You’re so right, lots riding on today. Huge pressure on Ainslie and his crew to back up their performances from races five and six. There is also a bit of history on the line here: Ineos Britannia will be the most successful British challenger if they win one more race. I will also be keeping my eyes peeled for any Jim Ratcliffe and/or Alex Ferguson sightings.Read more
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