Following the first day of competing at the 34th America’s Cup, Emirates Team New Zealand leads 2-0. The Kiwi crew, led by skipper Dean Barker, was victorious in the two races by 36 and 52 seconds in some amazing racing.
2013 America's Cup Finals - Day 1 - Photo credit to ACEA/Photo Gilles Martin-Raget
“That was a fantastic day. We’re really happy with how it all panned out,” said Kiwi tactician Ray Davies.
“That’s not the result we wanted,” said ORACLE TEAM USA skipper Jimmy Spithill. “I think the boats are very close and the boys did a good job on board. We were surprised not to get them a penalty in the start in Race 2, and we weren’t able to accelerate as quick as they did. It’s difficult to come back from behind; they didn’t make many mistakes after that. The boats are very close and tomorrow’s another day.”
34th America’s Cup Standings (first to 9 points wins)
• Emirates Team New Zealand – 2
• ORACLE TEAM USA – 0
Race 1 Performance Data
• Course: 5 Legs/9.71 nautical miles
• Elapsed Time: ETNZ – 23:30, OTUSA – 24:06
• Delta: ETNZ +:36
• Total distance sailed: ETNZ – 11.7 NM, OTUSA – 11.4 NM
• Average Speed: ETNZ – 30.07 knots (35 mph), OTUSA – 28.58 knots (33 mph)
• Top Speed: ETNZ – 43.54 knots (50 mph), OTUSA – 42.51 knots (49 mph)
• Windspeed: Average – 16 knots, Peak – 21 knots
Race 2 Performance Data
• Course: 5 Legs/10.11 nautical miles
• Elapsed Time: ETNZ – 22:46, OTUSA – 23:38
• Delta: ETNZ +:52
• Total distance sailed: ETNZ – 11.3 NM, OTUSA – 11.3 NM
• Average Speed: ETNZ – 30.12 knots (35 mph), OTUSA – 28.92 knots (33 mph)
• Top Speed: ETNZ – 46 knots (53 mph), OTUSA – 42.87 knots (49 mph)
• Windspeed: Average – 16.6 knots, Peak – 19.5 knots
Upcoming America’s Cup Schedule
• Sunday, Sept. 8: Race 3 (1:15 pm PT), Race 4 (2:15 pm PT)
• Tuesday, Sept. 10: Race 5 (1:15 pm PT), Race 6 (2:15 pm PT)
• Thursday, Sept. 12: Race 7 (1:15 pm PT), Race 8 (2:15 pm PT)
• Saturday, Sept. 14: Race 9 (1:15 pm PT), Race 10* (2:15 pm PT)
• Sunday, Sept. 15: Race 11* (1:15 pm PT), Race 12* (2:15 pm PT)
(*If necessary)
