Great Britain vs New Zealand: America’s Cup 2024, races seven and eight – live | America’s Cup

In the seventh raceThe New Zealanders’ top speed was 48.6 kn compared to the British’s 48.7 kn, but their average speed and downwind and downwind speeds were higher and ultimately led to their victory.

Peter Burlingsays the New Zealand captain: “Obviously it’s a completely different day that requires something different. Nice to be outside in the breeze. Really changeable dynamic, so nice to get the first one right and move on from that.”

Nathan Outteridge added: “Super dynamic day. We just experienced this gust-calm situation where one minute you were doing eight knots and the next you were doing 13 or 14. We were pretty pleased with what was happening.”

And Ben Ainslie says: “Tough race for us. The wind was just blowing strong on the right side and they did a good job defending us.”

Ineos Britannia cross the finish line 1:13 after the defenders.

Team New Zealand wins race seven and now leads 5-2

Stage 5 of 6: New Zealand continue to protect the right side of the race – they have their choice of wind and their opponents can’t really do anything about it. At this point they are about 750m behind as the defenders cross the top gate.

Stage 4 of 6: The Defender’s boat looks completely different than it did a few days ago – much more stable. The British are waiting to make a mistake. Previously, Team New Zealand’s Ray Davies said: “After a lot of data analysis we seem to have managed to get more performance out of the boat.” They lead Ineos Britannia in average speed, average VMG (Velocity Made Good) and maneuvers.

Stage 3 of 6: There are so many potholes on the track but New Zealand still insist on wanting to stay on the left. Their top speed is 40 km/h and they have a clear lead. The Brits finish 24 seconds behind and you can feel their frustration in their communication.

Stage 2 of 6: This New Zealand team is so good. They seem to have learned their lesson from the last two races and their team is constantly communicating on board and stressing that they don’t want to catch up. After the second leg they led again and their opponents were 13 seconds behind.

Stage 1 of 6: Team NZ finds out very quickly that they have the biggest wind advantage on the left side. The British decide to take a right-hand turn on their race track, which proves to be costly and gives the defenders a huge lead early on.

New Zealand finishes in 3:54 and Ineos Britannia reaches the corner 12 seconds later.

But we know that the Challengers are fast against the wind. Can they catch up?

Let’s go! The wind tests are complete and we’ll find out which team has nerves of steel in this crucial race!

We are only a few minutes away the expected start of the seventh race and the question of whether Ineos Britannia can continue its good form. Here’s a look at how the British comeback began in the fifth race.

Another email! This one from Craig.

Is the number of races fixed and who will win the most of those races, with the possibility of draws? Will they basically keep going until someone wins 7, or is it most wins at a fixed number?

It would probably help if the preamble didn’t have a small error, which has now been fixed, but it’s a first-to-seven system with a point for each race won. The first team to score seven points is the winner of the America’s Cup and becomes the defending champion of the 38th edition.

Here’s a handy guide – perfect for any beginner – that explains all the nuances.

This morning in Barcelona The winds were blowing from the northwest and are expected to ease slightly before the start of the race.

During the day the sea state should decrease slightly and in the afternoon waves of 0.8 m every 5 seconds are expected from the south.

The waves are not aligned with the wind, which can lead to difficult sailing conditions.

The temperatures are lower and are a maximum of 20°C.

Our first email of the day comes from Jeremy

Love them or hate them (that’s my case), when all goes well, these foil boats are extremely fast and exciting to watch. Today is absolute squeak-bum time for Ainslie’s crew: lose just one and New Zealand are just a day away from retaining their title. Lose both and it’s as good as done. I wonder if Sir Jim didn’t take the opportunity to invite Lord Ferg to Barcelona for a freebie as compensation for cutting his job/salary as ambassador to Manchester United and wonder if he can’t contribute to that , boost team performance with one of his famous “teacup” lectures? What are the wind/water conditions today?

You’re absolutely right, there’s a lot to drive today. Great pressure on Ainslie and his crew to confirm their performances from races five and six. There’s a bit of history at stake here too: Ineos Britannia will be the most successful British challenger if they win another race. I’ll also be on the lookout for any sightings of Jim Ratcliffe and/or Alex Ferguson.

And as for the weather…

Let’s take a quick look back about how we ended up here.

Technical problems hampered the Ineos Britannia boat in the first two races, giving the New Zealander two comfortable victories.

They then received a penalty that hindered them in the third race…

And despite a fast start in race four, they couldn’t maintain the momentum.

But the New Zealanders suffered in the last two races because they were unprepared for the changing sea conditions.

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