Challenger new Zealand to decide the duel against the defending champion United States think for themselves and get the most coveted sailing trophy in the world. Unlike four years ago, the nerves of the “Kiwis hold this time”.
The “Auld Mug”, is the ancient pot, returns to new Zealand. The Team of Skipper Peter Burling won the eighth race of the America’s Cup in Bermuda against the title defender USA and took the necessary seventh point 7:1-total victory of the “Kiwis”. “It is unbelievable what we have done. We are at the top of the world,” said Burling. “It will be a great night!” Team-mate Glenn Ashby added: “We have disputed in the past four years, a hard travel, in order to finally win the damn pot.”
A Fair Loser
Champagne shower for the winners
The U.S. Yacht by Skipper Jimmy Spithill caught in the decisive race the better Start and was ahead at the first buoy still on the front. But then the new Zealand High-Tech, on-boat, and thereof, and no longer from the lead to the finish. At the end of the Challenger 55 seconds, was the title defender. “What a series! You hardly made any mistakes, they deserve the victory total”, recognized the losing helmsman Spithill. For new Zealand it was the third America’s Cup victory in 1995 and 2000.
The “Kiwis” also thanks to superior boat technology. With the Innovation, the energy for the hydraulic systems to provide on-Board by using Bicycle ergo meters, biked Burling and co. the competition formally. The United States had set cranks on your catamaran on a classic Grinder with hand.
The youngest winner at the wheel
Burling (l.) on the control
The 26-year-old Skipper, Peter Burling, Olympic champion at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro, due to this success, as the youngest winning helmsman in the 166-year-old history of the oldest sport trophy in the world. Unlike four years ago, it was his competitors Spithill this time, the rudder is still around rip. In 2013, the US had transformed in front of San Francisco in one of the greatest Comebacks in sports history with a 1:8-behind to defeat new Zealand in a 9:8 success.