Emirates Team New Zealand won the second preliminary regatta of the 37th America’s Cup cycle by using flawless tactics and benefitting from a spectacular nosedive by Italy’s Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team in the match race final in Jeddah.
It was the first major regatta held on the Red Sea.
As Luna Rossa rounded the final mark about six seconds behind the Kiwis, they lost control of they rudder and buried the bow in the water. The cockpit filled with water as the boat came to a complete stop.
The experienced winning crew included Peter Burling and Blair Tuke.
The regatta was sailed in AC40s, which are half-size test versions of the foiling 75-foot monohulls that will be sailed in the America’s Cup next autumn.
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