1 00:00:32,000 --> 00:00:38,989 It is sailing's Holy Grail. Five challengers came to Bermuda, 2 00:00:39,000 --> 00:00:51,989 fighting for the rights to tackle the defenders. It was never plain 3 00:00:52,000 --> 00:00:59,989 sailing. Britain had high hopes but the bell told in the semifinals for 4 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:02,989 Land Rover BAR. One by one the challengers fell. New Zealand may 5 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:09,989 have been battered and bruised but they had been the fastest. They are 6 00:01:10,000 --> 00:01:19,989 the Challenger. Oracle USA are ready. The waiting is over. It is 7 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:22,989 the 35th America's Cup match. The Great Sound in Bermuda has provided 8 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:26,989 the perfect racetrack for the fastest boats in America's Cup 9 00:01:27,000 --> 00:01:31,989 history, but just who has got the edge in this rematch between Oracle 10 00:01:32,000 --> 00:01:35,989 Team USA and New Zealand? And can the Kiwis banish the memories of 11 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:41,989 that meltdown in San Francisco four years ago? New Zealand had a 12 00:01:42,000 --> 00:01:45,989 seemingly unbreakable grip on the cup. They led by eight races to one 13 00:01:46,000 --> 00:01:52,989 but in an astonishing comeback, Oracle, with Ben Ainslie on board, 14 00:01:53,000 --> 00:01:57,989 won eight consecutive races to retain the cup and shatter the 15 00:01:58,000 --> 00:02:01,989 expectant nation. We are approaching this to win it. Team New Zealand are 16 00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:06,989 fantastic team. They have shown that in the final series. We are 17 00:02:07,000 --> 00:02:11,989 preparing for the fight of our lives. Quite honestly, we can't 18 00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:15,989 wait. It is why we do it. It will be a hell of a show. Both teams have 19 00:02:16,000 --> 00:02:24,989 done a lot of sailing over the last couple of weeks. We had a good race 20 00:02:25,000 --> 00:02:28,989 earlier on. Full credit to the other challengers. They put on a massive 21 00:02:29,000 --> 00:02:35,989 show against us. Also BAR. They were strong. The support we get from back 22 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:40,989 home, the Kiwi fans of the best fans in the world. Do have them behind us 23 00:02:41,000 --> 00:02:44,989 really does excite us and drive us a little bit harder to try and take 24 00:02:45,000 --> 00:02:48,989 the win. Light winds for the start of this America's Cup could well 25 00:02:49,000 --> 00:02:52,989 play into the hands of New Zealand. Let's see if Jimmy Spithill and 26 00:02:53,000 --> 00:02:54,989 Oracle Team USA can answer that. Let's join the commentary team Alex 27 00:02:55,000 --> 00:03:04,989 Deakin and Ken Reid. Different dynamic to the match 28 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:12,989 racing. It is the match. That much greater pressure and strain and 29 00:03:13,000 --> 00:03:16,989 stress on both of the cruise. Oracle led very early back to the starting 30 00:03:17,000 --> 00:03:21,989 line. 48 seconds to kill and look how close they are to the start 31 00:03:22,000 --> 00:03:27,989 line. Little stunts by the New Zealanders. They have that option 32 00:03:28,000 --> 00:03:32,989 now if they want to push and press and be the aggressors. There goes 33 00:03:33,000 --> 00:03:44,989 New Zealand trying to come in and possibly do a little work. -- hook. 34 00:03:45,000 --> 00:03:48,989 The timing of these manoeuvres as we have seen over the last couple of 35 00:03:49,000 --> 00:03:53,989 weeks is key. New Zealand are closer to the starting line. They will pull 36 00:03:54,000 --> 00:03:55,989 the trigger several seconds early and have more pace. Oracle is so 37 00:03:56,000 --> 00:04:01,989 close to the start, struggling to keep fit. New Zealand is going to be 38 00:04:02,000 --> 00:04:07,989 way faster at the start of this America's Cup in Peter Burling does 39 00:04:08,000 --> 00:04:11,989 it right. America is a way that with a penalty right at the outset. Jimmy 40 00:04:12,000 --> 00:04:18,989 Spithill has gone that line too quickly. Peter Burling will be able 41 00:04:19,000 --> 00:04:25,989 to capitalise from here. He can just hang out right now. Oracle is going 42 00:04:26,000 --> 00:04:32,989 to have to slow down until they are two full boat lengths behind New 43 00:04:33,000 --> 00:04:38,989 Zealand. Unforced error. Maybe from two weeks off and a bit of lack of 44 00:04:39,000 --> 00:04:41,989 practice. That area where so many people thought the Americans were 45 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:48,989 hold the edge. The start line, the pre-start in itself. They thought 46 00:04:49,000 --> 00:04:54,989 Peter Burling was possibly weak in that department. But it is the Kiwi 47 00:04:55,000 --> 00:05:04,989 boat, Emirates Team New Zealand, who are racing towards Martone and 48 00:05:05,000 --> 00:05:18,989 already reaching great speeds. -- towards Mark City Mark one. 49 00:05:19,000 --> 00:05:24,989 This is what the world has been looking for. We have not had much of 50 00:05:25,000 --> 00:05:28,989 a speed test here. Attacking and diving. We note that team New 51 00:05:29,000 --> 00:05:37,989 Zealand is very strong in this light breeze. The breezes down a little 52 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:41,989 bit. We are down to nine knots. Let's see how Oracle competes in 53 00:05:42,000 --> 00:05:45,989 this jiving and attacking, these manoeuvres, compared to the really 54 00:05:46,000 --> 00:05:58,989 sharp package that we have seen from the Kiwi boat. The first jibe from 55 00:05:59,000 --> 00:06:00,989 the Americans. Just look at that setting. Just look at that water. 56 00:06:01,000 --> 00:06:24,989 What a venue for a top-flight sport! Oracle got so close, so tight, 57 00:06:25,000 --> 00:06:29,989 pulling the trigger early. I am surprised Peter Burling did that. He 58 00:06:30,000 --> 00:06:37,989 must just have decided to take his time. Once you are over early, just 59 00:06:38,000 --> 00:06:41,989 to drop back two boat length is nearly impossible. Acceleration in 60 00:06:42,000 --> 00:06:51,989 like there is such a critical factor. -- acceleration in light air 61 00:06:52,000 --> 00:07:01,989 is such a critical factor. Oracle really had a tough time. We can see 62 00:07:02,000 --> 00:07:08,989 the American crew and can contrast it with the Kiwis. The legs driving 63 00:07:09,000 --> 00:07:20,989 the hydraulic power through the boat. It has worked very well for 64 00:07:21,000 --> 00:07:26,989 them as they head round. Very stable, very consistent, very 65 00:07:27,000 --> 00:07:32,989 comfortable. Peter Burling said big game for us, boys. That means it is 66 00:07:33,000 --> 00:07:41,989 puffy, easterly breeze. Almost flawless on the tack, which is 67 00:07:42,000 --> 00:07:45,989 something we keep seeing. We have gone on about it. But conditions. 68 00:07:46,000 --> 00:08:00,989 USA went from just behind to quite far behind in no time. New Zealand 69 00:08:01,000 --> 00:08:06,989 tacks early to try and control their position. New Zealand with a healthy 70 00:08:07,000 --> 00:08:13,989 lead at the moment beyond 150 metres. Seemingly enjoying 71 00:08:14,000 --> 00:08:16,989 themselves in these early exchanges. It has been noticeable how relaxed 72 00:08:17,000 --> 00:08:22,989 they have appeared on the water and off it. I got to spend some time 73 00:08:23,000 --> 00:08:26,989 with them the other night. Most of the crew were at a casual dinner 74 00:08:27,000 --> 00:08:33,989 setting. You would have thought they were going out for a Tuesday night 75 00:08:34,000 --> 00:08:36,989 race at their local yacht club. I guess it is something... We 76 00:08:37,000 --> 00:08:39,989 shouldn't be surprised any more. It has been a consistent theme 77 00:08:40,000 --> 00:08:47,989 throughout the event and we just shouldn't be surprised. In the 78 00:08:48,000 --> 00:08:56,989 bottom left-hand corner, on the racecourse, going up to gate number 79 00:08:57,000 --> 00:08:58,989 three. This is a microcosm of the entire, narrow, rectangular 80 00:08:59,000 --> 00:09:01,989 racecourse. Just to show everybody at home in the world where they are 81 00:09:02,000 --> 00:09:10,989 in the racecourse and where they are heading. They are going up to gate 82 00:09:11,000 --> 00:09:18,989 number three. The difference in the foils is immediately obvious. The 83 00:09:19,000 --> 00:09:25,989 kink on the Kiwi foil. Both boats with their big air packages. The 84 00:09:26,000 --> 00:09:31,989 kink versus very straight. All of the foils are quite long. The longer 85 00:09:32,000 --> 00:09:35,989 it is, the easier it is to lift, which is a necessity in light air, 86 00:09:36,000 --> 00:09:39,989 but the bottom line is very different approaches to try to 87 00:09:40,000 --> 00:09:48,989 achieve the same thing. The New Zealanders stretching it out. And 88 00:09:49,000 --> 00:10:01,989 sailing a very tidy race at the moment. 89 00:10:02,000 --> 00:10:08,989 Flight time is good for the New Zealanders in particular, which is 90 00:10:09,000 --> 00:10:15,989 the amount of time the hulls are staying out of the water, minimising 91 00:10:16,000 --> 00:10:21,989 the drag. Not a perfect tack by Team USA. This is the parrot camera, an 92 00:10:22,000 --> 00:10:27,989 Peter Burling's shoulder. If this goes too far, a lot of people at 93 00:10:28,000 --> 00:10:32,989 home will be getting seasick. I think there are seven cameras on 94 00:10:33,000 --> 00:10:36,989 each of the boat and that is one. We are going to find out more about 95 00:10:37,000 --> 00:10:41,989 America's Cup sailing and sailors than we ever wanted to know! They 96 00:10:42,000 --> 00:10:48,989 are not allowed to sneeze without us finding out! One of the benefits of 97 00:10:49,000 --> 00:10:49,989 being able to get that close and personal. On-board Oracle Team USA 98 00:10:50,000 --> 00:11:07,989 right now. Two very different power systems. 99 00:11:08,000 --> 00:11:13,989 The conventional winders, called coffee grinders, an Oracle Team USA. 100 00:11:14,000 --> 00:11:18,989 To power the accumulator, to build up pressure to make the hydraulic 101 00:11:19,000 --> 00:11:23,989 systems work. You can't get much more different. An entirely 102 00:11:24,000 --> 00:11:29,989 different set of muscles. They are using their legs New Zealand and 103 00:11:30,000 --> 00:11:35,989 Oracle is using their arms. You remarked upon the totally different 104 00:11:36,000 --> 00:11:40,989 body shapes of the two groups of men on that basis. Different body shapes 105 00:11:41,000 --> 00:11:44,989 and different vintage. Everybody would agree that the Kiwis are much 106 00:11:45,000 --> 00:11:45,989 lower into the boat and have a much better windage package because of 107 00:11:46,000 --> 00:12:07,989 the system. Pressure is above you. Five seconds. 108 00:12:08,000 --> 00:12:10,989 Just be patient. That is the voice of the tactician, Tom Slingsby. He 109 00:12:11,000 --> 00:12:11,989 has left is grinding post and he is trying to get his weight forward in 110 00:12:12,000 --> 00:12:30,989 the boat. Every last nugget of information 111 00:12:31,000 --> 00:12:35,989 absolutely key, passed on between the tactician and the helmsman. 112 00:12:36,000 --> 00:12:40,989 Looking like a really good start from the Kiwis. They go round gate 113 00:12:41,000 --> 00:12:58,989 three and head off downwind again. And we can hear the voice of Blair 114 00:12:59,000 --> 00:13:02,989 Tuke, with a microphone for the first time. We have not heard much 115 00:13:03,000 --> 00:13:10,989 from this group. I think Blair has more tactical input than we have 116 00:13:11,000 --> 00:13:11,989 given anybody credit for. Let's wait to hear these guys communicating a 117 00:13:12,000 --> 00:13:43,989 little bit more on the jibe. The lead has built to nearly 500 118 00:13:44,000 --> 00:13:48,989 metres and the New Zealanders are capitalising on that start line 119 00:13:49,000 --> 00:13:54,989 penalty incurred by Jimmy Spithill and his American team. We can bring 120 00:13:55,000 --> 00:14:01,989 in Joey Newton on the water for us. How damaging was that penalty at the 121 00:14:02,000 --> 00:14:04,989 start? Yes, well, it put Oracle Team USA a bit behind. As Kenny was 122 00:14:05,000 --> 00:14:09,989 mentioning, it ends up being more than a couple of lengths. That 123 00:14:10,000 --> 00:14:12,989 combined with the choice to spit away at the first jibe, the race 124 00:14:13,000 --> 00:14:16,989 ended up being what you can see now. The Kiwis are doing a really nice 125 00:14:17,000 --> 00:14:20,989 job of just staying between Oracle Team USA and the next mark. Unless 126 00:14:21,000 --> 00:14:28,989 they make a big mistake, it will be pretty tough for them to find their 127 00:14:29,000 --> 00:14:34,989 way round. Joey certainly has more experience right now than most of us 128 00:14:35,000 --> 00:14:37,989 in this stuff. But very often you love the first race in America's Cup 129 00:14:38,000 --> 00:14:41,989 because you really get a feel for the boat speed but because they have 130 00:14:42,000 --> 00:14:45,989 been so spread out I don't think we have learned anything yet. Any 131 00:14:46,000 --> 00:14:49,989 trends that you can see on the racecourse? It is pretty hard to 132 00:14:50,000 --> 00:14:53,989 tell. The boats have been a long way apart. It is hard to argue that the 133 00:14:54,000 --> 00:14:57,989 Kiwis are slow. They have done a good job of extending. This easterly 134 00:14:58,000 --> 00:15:03,989 breeze is super puffy and a lot of geography to get over before it 135 00:15:04,000 --> 00:15:06,989 comes to the water, so a lot of puffs. That is affecting the boat 136 00:15:07,000 --> 00:15:29,989 speed on the water now. Very slick. They need coordination. 137 00:15:30,000 --> 00:15:37,989 As we have seen throughout this time, Peter Burling is running a 138 00:15:38,000 --> 00:15:41,989 very organised crew. Worth remembering based at this match 139 00:15:42,000 --> 00:15:47,989 point down. They have to win eight races to win the America's Cup ear. 140 00:15:48,000 --> 00:15:53,989 But on account the Americans winning the qualifying rounds and getting 141 00:15:54,000 --> 00:15:58,989 extra points to bring into the match. So what a terrific start it 142 00:15:59,000 --> 00:16:07,989 would be for Emirates Team New Zealand if they can wipe out that 143 00:16:08,000 --> 00:16:12,989 point in the opening race. This place, this America's Cup Village, 144 00:16:13,000 --> 00:16:19,989 which has been purposely built, including the land we are sitting on 145 00:16:20,000 --> 00:16:24,989 here in Bermuda, has done nothing but be spectacular, not only for us 146 00:16:25,000 --> 00:16:35,989 and for the racing itself, but for the literally hundreds of thousands 147 00:16:36,000 --> 00:16:40,989 of fans who have come through here. White here's a little split that is 148 00:16:41,000 --> 00:16:46,989 happening right now. They waited a little bit for their tack. If we are 149 00:16:47,000 --> 00:16:51,989 is a chance to get into the race now this may be it. Again, very shifty 150 00:16:52,000 --> 00:16:52,989 on the racecourse right now, puffy and shifty, difficult for the 151 00:16:53,000 --> 00:17:06,989 tacticians. So, a lot of ground to make up but 152 00:17:07,000 --> 00:17:11,989 one of the reasons they will have headed off in the other direction 153 00:17:12,000 --> 00:17:15,989 having split the course, the Americans, is to chase back breeze, 154 00:17:16,000 --> 00:17:19,989 try to steal a march somehow or other on the New Zealanders who just 155 00:17:20,000 --> 00:17:26,989 stretching away very comfortable at the moment. Who's going to tell that 156 00:17:27,000 --> 00:17:32,989 kid he is in the first race of the America's Cup? You can't see it on 157 00:17:33,000 --> 00:17:38,989 his face. Just a quiet weekend drive? That's what it looks like! He 158 00:17:39,000 --> 00:17:44,989 is enjoying the view, no doubt enjoying the one behind in 159 00:17:45,000 --> 00:17:48,989 particular with Jimmy Spithill miles and miles further back. You could 160 00:17:49,000 --> 00:17:58,989 call it driving Miss Daisy but I date you to call any of those guys 161 00:17:59,000 --> 00:18:16,989 missed Daisy! -- idea you to call any of those guys missed 162 00:18:17,000 --> 00:18:23,989 so, looking pretty straightforward for the moment from Emirates Team 163 00:18:24,000 --> 00:18:28,989 New Zealand. They will have to do something massive if they had to 164 00:18:29,000 --> 00:18:32,989 blow this lead. You don't see them making too many errors. The error 165 00:18:33,000 --> 00:18:37,989 count is really low. Look at the shape of that foil out of the water. 166 00:18:38,000 --> 00:18:42,989 You wonder if one of the biggest differences is between Team New 167 00:18:43,000 --> 00:18:48,989 Zealand and the rest of the fleet, it has been in the shape of those 168 00:18:49,000 --> 00:18:51,989 dagger points. A lot of conversation, I have had it 169 00:18:52,000 --> 00:18:56,989 explained to me why they think it works, the designer explained it to 170 00:18:57,000 --> 00:19:00,989 me, and he may have while -- as well have been speaking ancient Egyptian! 171 00:19:01,000 --> 00:19:11,989 Whatever it is doing it is working really, really well. Me are in title 172 00:19:12,000 --> 00:19:16,989 command. This young, fearless team, and Peter Burling keen to point out 173 00:19:17,000 --> 00:19:20,989 at the press conference yesterday, this is an almost entirely new crew 174 00:19:21,000 --> 00:19:24,989 from the one his supper that heartbreak in San Francisco four 175 00:19:25,000 --> 00:19:32,989 years ago. Glenn Ashby the only member of that Kroos way so there 176 00:19:33,000 --> 00:19:35,989 can be no baggage. Ashby is technically the skipper. He has 177 00:19:36,000 --> 00:19:41,989 given a tonne of credit not just for the innovation in this boat, I have 178 00:19:42,000 --> 00:19:48,989 said it many times, may thought as the best multihull sailor on the 179 00:19:49,000 --> 00:19:52,989 planet, but he is the glue who kept this programme together through 180 00:19:53,000 --> 00:19:56,989 tough times, and does the quiet voice in the background I think it 181 00:19:57,000 --> 00:20:02,989 is safe to say Glenn Ashby deserves an awful lot of credit for the 182 00:20:03,000 --> 00:20:05,989 success of Emirates Team New Zealand to date, and obviously coming up 183 00:20:06,000 --> 00:20:30,989 pretty well. It doesn't look like Team USA have 184 00:20:31,000 --> 00:20:35,989 had any terrible manoeuvres. That's not the best gybe by Emirates Team 185 00:20:36,000 --> 00:20:39,989 New Zealand there, but nothing seems glaring at the moment, they are 186 00:20:40,000 --> 00:20:43,989 sinking down in the water now, though, only seven and a half, eight 187 00:20:44,000 --> 00:20:48,989 knots of breeze out there right now. I think they are slowing down to try 188 00:20:49,000 --> 00:20:55,989 to cause a bit of an issue with Emirates Team New Zealand. I wonder 189 00:20:56,000 --> 00:20:58,989 if they did that on purpose. This is the right to a boat but it is 190 00:20:59,000 --> 00:21:04,989 lighter air, these guys not even trying to foil right now. Jerry, the 191 00:21:05,000 --> 00:21:09,989 breeze dropping. It seems to have just in the last five minutes. I 192 00:21:10,000 --> 00:21:13,989 thought the boats were slowing down to engage the Kiwis but it that we 193 00:21:14,000 --> 00:21:21,989 are seeing a light spot at the top because as you can see Team USA not 194 00:21:22,000 --> 00:21:32,989 even foiling wind any more. The wind speed drops away to about nine 195 00:21:33,000 --> 00:21:37,989 knots. There is Tom Slingsby. Something dramatic has to happen on 196 00:21:38,000 --> 00:21:40,989 the part of the Americans here if they had to find a way back in 197 00:21:41,000 --> 00:21:52,989 because it looks like the Kiwis are long gone. Ring rust? And no, in a 198 00:21:53,000 --> 00:21:58,989 fluky day like today, this group is not going to be happy, don't get me 199 00:21:59,000 --> 00:22:01,989 wrong, but at the same time, I think they have proven to the world that 200 00:22:02,000 --> 00:22:06,989 there is not a heck of a lot of panic in this group as well, so one 201 00:22:07,000 --> 00:22:09,989 races one race, they will regroup, talk it through, I think Jimmy will 202 00:22:10,000 --> 00:22:15,989 be most frustrated with that starting line and the timing. There 203 00:22:16,000 --> 00:22:20,989 might be a little rust but they have been sailing every day against Japan 204 00:22:21,000 --> 00:22:25,989 and buy themselves last four or five days, so I'm guessing they don't use 205 00:22:26,000 --> 00:22:34,989 that as an excuse stop widdies sit with that? It can go two ways -- wed 206 00:22:35,000 --> 00:22:40,989 use it with that. They can be underdone or nicely rested. I would 207 00:22:41,000 --> 00:22:43,989 say they could give up the rest for the competition. These guys have 208 00:22:44,000 --> 00:22:50,989 been an hardcase competition for the last two weeks well Team USA have 209 00:22:51,000 --> 00:22:57,989 been doing their thing. no matter how much you practice it is like any 210 00:22:58,000 --> 00:23:09,989 other sport, match competition is everything. You've got it. So the 211 00:23:10,000 --> 00:23:16,989 last leg of this apparent Kiwi win, through the gate they go, the finish 212 00:23:17,000 --> 00:23:19,989 is a relatively short reach. Coming closer and closer to the shore and 213 00:23:20,000 --> 00:23:28,989 all those thousands of fans, they like to call it the stadium, and you 214 00:23:29,000 --> 00:23:31,989 can see why. They will have to do a few more gybes here, though. An 215 00:23:32,000 --> 00:23:36,989 interesting breeze direction where the setup of the racecourse is 216 00:23:37,000 --> 00:23:43,989 through the bottom gate, then they will have to gybe one more time, 217 00:23:44,000 --> 00:23:50,989 literally smack dab in front here at America's Cup Village. You can hear 218 00:23:51,000 --> 00:23:55,989 it from the Kiwi crowd but this is not an easy way to finish right now. 219 00:23:56,000 --> 00:23:59,989 Like tear down here and Oracle is screaming from behind. You said it, 220 00:24:00,000 --> 00:24:05,989 smack dab, you might describe that many were from the Kiwis as that. 221 00:24:06,000 --> 00:24:11,989 They are building speed and sailing high to build speed. Very slow and 222 00:24:12,000 --> 00:24:14,989 light in the last couple of gybes, let's see if Oracle counting 223 00:24:15,000 --> 00:24:21,989 continued apace, they are coming in really fast right now. There is a 224 00:24:22,000 --> 00:24:26,989 sniff for the Americans, but it is only a small sniff at this point. 225 00:24:27,000 --> 00:24:29,989 Now the boat speed is building from the New Zealanders and they are 226 00:24:30,000 --> 00:24:36,989 circling away from trouble. I don't think whale bit -- think they will 227 00:24:37,000 --> 00:24:41,989 lay it, they have one more gybe to go. Burling is taking every puff 228 00:24:42,000 --> 00:24:49,989 down possible right now. Just when we were saying five was enough, the 229 00:24:50,000 --> 00:24:53,989 Kiwis know how to make it interesting! We have seen it a few 230 00:24:54,000 --> 00:24:58,989 times in Bermuda, last-minute panic manoeuvres when things are not quite 231 00:24:59,000 --> 00:25:02,989 to perfection. But other than a few hiccups towards the end, the New 232 00:25:03,000 --> 00:25:09,989 Zealanders have made a storming start to the America's Cup match, 233 00:25:10,000 --> 00:25:15,989 exploding out of the blocks, wiping out that 1-point advantage the USA 234 00:25:16,000 --> 00:25:20,989 had, taking the initiative and the start with the American penalty, and 235 00:25:21,000 --> 00:25:27,989 I guess now we can say it is all square. That is right, wiping out 236 00:25:28,000 --> 00:25:31,989 that point, and for those of you joining the America's Cup, that 237 00:25:32,000 --> 00:25:40,989 point was from Oracle Team USA winning the latter round earlier, 238 00:25:41,000 --> 00:25:43,989 two or three weeks ago. They won a latter round against all the 239 00:25:44,000 --> 00:25:49,989 challenges and the winner of that took a point into the finals, and 240 00:25:50,000 --> 00:25:53,989 actually that taking a point made your opponent lose a point, so 241 00:25:54,000 --> 00:25:59,989 Emirates Team New Zealand started at -1 coming in and now we are all 242 00:26:00,000 --> 00:26:05,989 square, back to even, and here we go. That error on the start line a 243 00:26:06,000 --> 00:26:10,989 massive blow for Jimmy Spittal and Team USA. New Zealand never looked 244 00:26:11,000 --> 00:26:15,989 back. More action in a moment, but first, the America's Cup maybe 166 245 00:26:16,000 --> 00:26:27,989 years old but it has always been a race on and off the water. The 246 00:26:28,000 --> 00:26:31,989 America's Cup has always been associated with technology, and the 247 00:26:32,000 --> 00:26:36,989 fact is, the fastest boat has always won. That has probably been the case 248 00:26:37,000 --> 00:26:40,989 way back 100 years ago, and it is pretty obvious that that is the way 249 00:26:41,000 --> 00:26:44,989 it is still going. It is and always has been a design and technology 250 00:26:45,000 --> 00:26:49,989 race. Look back to the first race around the Isle of Wight, it was 251 00:26:50,000 --> 00:26:53,989 very much about developing the materials for the sails. Technology 252 00:26:54,000 --> 00:27:03,989 made a huge difference in terms of sail design and naval architecture, 253 00:27:04,000 --> 00:27:06,989 the materials available for the structure of the holes of the boat, 254 00:27:07,000 --> 00:27:08,989 and all the way through to 1983, and that was a huge change, the winged 255 00:27:09,000 --> 00:27:11,989 keel which was a key factor to Australia being the first Challenger 256 00:27:12,000 --> 00:27:19,989 to win the America's Cup and take it from the Americans. Back in 83 we 257 00:27:20,000 --> 00:27:24,989 really saw people trying to hide ideas. Australia was one of the 258 00:27:25,000 --> 00:27:29,989 first to use the shrouding, what we call the skirts, and trying to hide 259 00:27:30,000 --> 00:27:33,989 the keel the whole time. And on the flip side, the whole surveillance 260 00:27:34,000 --> 00:27:36,989 stepped up on the other teams and effectively the spying started. In a 261 00:27:37,000 --> 00:27:42,989 competition technology is only useful if you have it and your 262 00:27:43,000 --> 00:27:45,989 opposition doesn't. Every team has a team out there around the world 263 00:27:46,000 --> 00:27:49,989 trying to get their technology off their opposition. That is half the 264 00:27:50,000 --> 00:27:54,989 game, let's find out what they are up to and copy. So many smart 265 00:27:55,000 --> 00:28:04,989 designers and engineers working on making the boat go quicker, so it is 266 00:28:05,000 --> 00:28:08,989 for sure. In 2010, the match between Ellison and birds rally in the giant 267 00:28:09,000 --> 00:28:14,989 multihulls which led to the multihull Eire and ultimately more 268 00:28:15,000 --> 00:28:21,989 multihulls. The more recent radical ideas have been foiled. It is 269 00:28:22,000 --> 00:28:25,989 harnessing nature in a way that blows me away still today. You 270 00:28:26,000 --> 00:28:30,989 think, we had 30 times faster than we were. Ten years ago had you said 271 00:28:31,000 --> 00:28:33,989 to me we would be sailing around in foiling multihulls are close to 60 272 00:28:34,000 --> 00:28:37,989 miles an hour I would have laughed at you. It will be amazing to see 273 00:28:38,000 --> 00:28:47,989 where they are at in ten years' time. 274 00:28:48,000 --> 00:28:49,989 COMMENTATOR: Race number two of the America's Cup match, New Zealand 275 00:28:50,000 --> 00:28:54,989 against USA, the oldest sporting trophy on the line and the best 276 00:28:55,000 --> 00:28:58,989 sailors in the world on these, the fastest boats in the world. It 277 00:28:59,000 --> 00:29:03,989 doesn't get too much better than this, and the priest at cat and 278 00:29:04,000 --> 00:29:07,989 mouse progressing. I think we will see Team New Zealand take a left 279 00:29:08,000 --> 00:29:11,989 hand turn. Spithill will go after them and start pushing them. There 280 00:29:12,000 --> 00:29:19,989 is the left-hand turn, Spithill gaps right off. 33 seconds to go, he will 281 00:29:20,000 --> 00:29:24,989 continue pushing, he will push Team New Zealand right down to that 282 00:29:25,000 --> 00:29:28,989 yellow line out here. That is the line where you probably don't want 283 00:29:29,000 --> 00:29:32,989 to go to much further van because you go into the wind and have a hard 284 00:29:33,000 --> 00:29:36,989 time getting back to the start. Oracle more impressive in this 285 00:29:37,000 --> 00:29:46,989 prerace. Spithill is looking after it this time around. Determined to 286 00:29:47,000 --> 00:29:50,989 make up for the error. The Burling cat on his tail. The boat speed is 287 00:29:51,000 --> 00:29:58,989 different from race one but they are all clear now. Across the line now. 288 00:29:59,000 --> 00:30:01,989 Acceleration contest now, who can accelerate the quickest? Remember 289 00:30:02,000 --> 00:30:05,989 Emirates Team New Zealand from the higher, faster angle, can they get 290 00:30:06,000 --> 00:30:10,989 over the bow and use their wing wash to push Oracle back again? There 291 00:30:11,000 --> 00:30:12,989 they are, pressing, pressing over the top of Oracle and roll over the 292 00:30:13,000 --> 00:30:24,989 top again. Peter Burling two the two. I don't 293 00:30:25,000 --> 00:30:37,989 think anybody was expecting to hear that. -- two for two. Just as if it 294 00:30:38,000 --> 00:30:40,989 is the most natural thing in the world for him right now, being in 295 00:30:41,000 --> 00:30:44,989 charge of this flying machine at nearly 40 knots of speed, leading 296 00:30:45,000 --> 00:30:50,989 the better in Jimmy Spithill up to Mach one. For the second time this 297 00:30:51,000 --> 00:30:55,989 afternoon, he is the one dictating the terms of this event. Jimmy 298 00:30:56,000 --> 00:31:03,989 Spithill, the man who has been successful in the last two America's 299 00:31:04,000 --> 00:31:07,989 Cups, is the one chasing. Getting a better read on the boat speed in 300 00:31:08,000 --> 00:31:15,989 this contest. They are similar boat speed at similar times. Probably in 301 00:31:16,000 --> 00:31:26,989 similar puffs. They are aiming for the dark water. That means better 302 00:31:27,000 --> 00:31:37,989 wind speed. Critical first to jibe -- first jibe. 303 00:31:38,000 --> 00:31:43,989 The key elephant, the smoothness of the manoeuvre, to minimise the drag 304 00:31:44,000 --> 00:31:49,989 and make sure that the boat speed stays as consistent as possible. I 305 00:31:50,000 --> 00:31:54,989 think we saw a three or four not speed difference in that jibe. New 306 00:31:55,000 --> 00:32:03,989 Zealand carries that speed difference into a 130 metre lead all 307 00:32:04,000 --> 00:32:06,989 of a sudden. They are zooming the lay line in the bottom right-hand 308 00:32:07,000 --> 00:32:13,989 corner. Oracle will look for a split at gate number two, most likely. The 309 00:32:14,000 --> 00:32:19,989 lay line are those two yellow lines to the side of the screen, giving 310 00:32:20,000 --> 00:32:26,989 you the best possible part to make the gate in one without further 311 00:32:27,000 --> 00:32:27,989 manoeuvres. New Zealand is absolutely tearing it up at the 312 00:32:28,000 --> 00:32:46,989 moment. They are in the code one jibs today. 313 00:32:47,000 --> 00:32:50,989 They are one designed jib, so all the sails full first time in history 314 00:32:51,000 --> 00:33:04,989 are exactly the same shape, size, one design. No difference there. The 315 00:33:05,000 --> 00:33:09,989 Americans are having to play catch up. This was not really part of the 316 00:33:10,000 --> 00:33:24,989 game plan. Not part of theirs anyway. 317 00:33:25,000 --> 00:33:33,989 We are looking at match racing going on right now. Very much different to 318 00:33:34,000 --> 00:33:38,989 a lot of the match racing we have seen in the past, with boats 319 00:33:39,000 --> 00:33:42,989 attacking each other. This is much more classic match racing that guys 320 00:33:43,000 --> 00:33:48,989 like Joey Newton and I have done over the years. Joey, we saw that 321 00:33:49,000 --> 00:33:53,989 other red and black boat from New Zealand look pretty quick on the 322 00:33:54,000 --> 00:33:56,989 first run. Yes, that is right. It would be hard to argue they were 323 00:33:57,000 --> 00:34:02,989 going slow down that first run. They had a really nice jibe. They 324 00:34:03,000 --> 00:34:12,989 stretched out pretty quickly in that one. I wonder how much gangsta and 325 00:34:13,000 --> 00:34:29,989 concern there is an American ranks right now after these early races. 326 00:34:30,000 --> 00:34:32,989 -- angst and concern. The New Zealanders are looking good. I am 327 00:34:33,000 --> 00:34:36,989 not sure we thought they would be this good in the lighter air. A 328 00:34:37,000 --> 00:34:41,989 light breeze forecast for tomorrow. This race isn't over yet but from 329 00:34:42,000 --> 00:34:42,989 what we have seen so far, Kiwi fans around the world are licking their 330 00:34:43,000 --> 00:35:06,989 chops. High up on their foils, head down, 331 00:35:07,000 --> 00:35:07,989 singular purpose. Peter Burling sunbathing with a Scotch egg on his 332 00:35:08,000 --> 00:35:23,989 back pocket! Just pure boat speed right now. 333 00:35:24,000 --> 00:35:27,989 There could be a little more wind pressure on the racecourse where 334 00:35:28,000 --> 00:35:40,989 they are, but with wind direction, little more of a shift. -- a 335 00:35:41,000 --> 00:35:48,989 right-hand shift. Explain these numbers to people. When the boat 336 00:35:49,000 --> 00:35:52,989 jibes or tacks, it is hard to explain, but we have just seen all 337 00:35:53,000 --> 00:36:02,989 the numbers in New Zealand's favour. They were going faster. Their 338 00:36:03,000 --> 00:36:04,989 numbers were better. There are a number of factors with regard to 339 00:36:05,000 --> 00:36:41,989 speed. The VMG is the Holy Grail. We can just hear Tom Slingsby 340 00:36:42,000 --> 00:36:45,989 talking about higher and faster and higher and slower. That is owed. 341 00:36:46,000 --> 00:36:57,989 They can change their notes on the boat according to how they want to 342 00:36:58,000 --> 00:37:01,989 sail. -- that is a mode. It seems like the Kiwis are doing whatever 343 00:37:02,000 --> 00:37:09,989 they want to do at will and radical turns as well. The way they throw 344 00:37:10,000 --> 00:37:16,989 the bow round double quick time. They are moving towards gate three 345 00:37:17,000 --> 00:37:21,989 at 26 knots. They are going to Luke Wright around that Mark Bright there 346 00:37:22,000 --> 00:37:37,989 and just extend big time. -- they are going to loop right around 347 00:37:38,000 --> 00:37:41,989 that mark right there. They will have another massive lead in no 348 00:37:42,000 --> 00:37:57,989 time. I think the motor sound is the 349 00:37:58,000 --> 00:38:02,989 hydraulics working the wing. That is Glenn Ashby. He just went to look 350 00:38:03,000 --> 00:38:05,989 around the other side of the wing to make sure they were not going to 351 00:38:06,000 --> 00:38:10,989 interfere with Oracle. They want nothing to do with Oracle at this 352 00:38:11,000 --> 00:38:13,989 stage. Stay away, stay clear, just keep doing your thing. By and large 353 00:38:14,000 --> 00:38:18,989 that has been a policy throughout their time in Bermuda. They want to 354 00:38:19,000 --> 00:38:23,989 keep their noses clean and sail their own race. They don't want a 355 00:38:24,000 --> 00:38:53,989 dogfight with Jimmy Spithill. We can go back out to Joey Newton. 356 00:38:54,000 --> 00:38:56,989 There is nothing that appears obvious to us looking at the screen. 357 00:38:57,000 --> 00:39:01,989 Is there anything that appears obvious to you on the water? This is 358 00:39:02,000 --> 00:39:05,989 a pretty big discrepancy. Not really. There is the obvious oil 359 00:39:06,000 --> 00:39:14,989 difference shape that we are seeing. The kink shaped and maybe a tiny bit 360 00:39:15,000 --> 00:39:18,989 longer on the Kiwi boat. But when they are getting in front, they are 361 00:39:19,000 --> 00:39:21,989 piecing the wind shifts and the puffs of breeze together and 362 00:39:22,000 --> 00:39:27,989 extending away. They are doing a really nice job of sailing mad boat. 363 00:39:28,000 --> 00:39:34,989 Through this entire series, since race number one of those later 364 00:39:35,000 --> 00:39:52,989 rounds, early on, team New Zealand has not lost a race when they have 365 00:39:53,000 --> 00:39:59,989 been ahead at Mark Bunn. -- Mark 1. What do the numbers say? The numbers 366 00:40:00,000 --> 00:40:03,989 are good. Team New Zealand. Usually the minimal conversation. Clipped, 367 00:40:04,000 --> 00:40:09,989 precise, and exactly what everybody needs and nothing more. That is the 368 00:40:10,000 --> 00:40:13,989 sign of a well oiled machine, my friend. That is exactly how you 369 00:40:14,000 --> 00:40:25,989 wanted on any sailboat, not in the America's Cup. -- that is exactly 370 00:40:26,000 --> 00:40:34,989 how you want it on any sailboat, not just in the America's Cup. Peter 371 00:40:35,000 --> 00:40:39,989 Burling, 26 years old, high school, never flustered. I was reading a 372 00:40:40,000 --> 00:40:42,989 fascinating piece on him in the papers in New Zealand which was 373 00:40:43,000 --> 00:40:45,989 talking about his natural feel for any racecourse, his ability to spot 374 00:40:46,000 --> 00:40:51,989 wind shifts and be in the right place at the right time. I do a lot 375 00:40:52,000 --> 00:40:58,989 of offshore racing. I hope he doesn't go into offshore racing! Put 376 00:40:59,000 --> 00:41:02,989 a blanket ban on him! Extend your career another few years! This is 377 00:41:03,000 --> 00:41:16,989 just fully dominant right now. Interesting that we are hearing 378 00:41:17,000 --> 00:41:19,989 Blair Tuke and Glenn Ashby giving a bit more information to Peter 379 00:41:20,000 --> 00:41:26,989 Burling. We were under the impression that he was doing most of 380 00:41:27,000 --> 00:41:29,989 the tactical wind shifts positioning himself. But we have a couple of 381 00:41:30,000 --> 00:41:32,989 microphones on the boat that we may not have had before and we are 382 00:41:33,000 --> 00:41:37,989 hearing quite a bit more from Glenn Ashby and Blair Tuke with regards to 383 00:41:38,000 --> 00:41:49,989 helping to position the boat on the racecourse. 384 00:41:50,000 --> 00:41:57,989 If you look at Jimmy Spithill, he has got his hands on the wheel right 385 00:41:58,000 --> 00:42:03,989 there. He is actually moving the foils with those twist grip on the 386 00:42:04,000 --> 00:42:15,989 steering wheels. Controlling the flight of the boat. 387 00:42:16,000 --> 00:42:20,989 Nothing looks crazy slow. Nothing looks out of whack on board Oracle 388 00:42:21,000 --> 00:42:30,989 apart from the fact they are 650 metres behind. If there were toys 389 00:42:31,000 --> 00:42:34,989 being kept in the shed onshore, the Americans are going to have to empty 390 00:42:35,000 --> 00:42:45,989 the box. They will have to go look again. Always difficult to try to 391 00:42:46,000 --> 00:42:51,989 establish exactly what is that anybody's sleeve at any moment in 392 00:42:52,000 --> 00:42:59,989 America's Cup campaign, but you would expect if there were new 393 00:43:00,000 --> 00:43:03,989 little details and that that ability -- and the ability to adapt in their 394 00:43:04,000 --> 00:43:07,989 design, they would have done it before today. This forecast has been 395 00:43:08,000 --> 00:43:10,989 in the mix for a long time, from as far out as possible. The weather 396 00:43:11,000 --> 00:43:13,989 forecast can really be very accurate. They would have known what 397 00:43:14,000 --> 00:43:19,989 was coming so you would not expect them to be keeping anything back. 398 00:43:20,000 --> 00:43:29,989 They didn't get the board down early enough for team New Zealand. A rare 399 00:43:30,000 --> 00:43:36,989 unperfect tack from New Zealand. Is that a word? Imperfect! Unperfect? 400 00:43:37,000 --> 00:43:45,989 Is that the difference between American and British English? 401 00:43:46,000 --> 00:43:53,989 Gate five of seven and the New Zealanders are looking in total 402 00:43:54,000 --> 00:43:56,989 control right now as we get a decent perspective about where they are on 403 00:43:57,000 --> 00:44:08,989 the racecourse from a helicopter hovering up above. 404 00:44:09,000 --> 00:44:17,989 Just looking at these VMG numbers again, even though they are on 405 00:44:18,000 --> 00:44:23,989 opposite tacks, they are settling down. New Zealand are heading on the 406 00:44:24,000 --> 00:44:30,989 other side of the wind shift. Away from the line. The VMGs, when the 407 00:44:31,000 --> 00:44:35,989 two boats lined up again, these numbers are critical. You have got 408 00:44:36,000 --> 00:44:41,989 to imagine that all the teams and the players from each of these teams 409 00:44:42,000 --> 00:44:46,989 are watching it very closely. To be clear, the VMG is the combination 410 00:44:47,000 --> 00:44:52,989 between boat speed and angle? Correct. And wind direction is a 411 00:44:53,000 --> 00:44:55,989 variable obviously. It is how close to the wind and how fast you are 412 00:44:56,000 --> 00:45:00,989 going. You can go close to the wind and slower and further from the wind 413 00:45:01,000 --> 00:45:10,989 and faster. The VMG is that perfect combination between the two. 414 00:45:11,000 --> 00:45:16,989 The Kiwis, because of the narrowness of the racecourse, are occasionally 415 00:45:17,000 --> 00:45:21,989 forced into war wind shift they don't want to be on. They have been 416 00:45:22,000 --> 00:45:27,989 headed a little bit on both sides in the last few minutes, by not the 417 00:45:28,000 --> 00:45:31,989 perfect wind shift. Oracle has back to 300 metres, almost half the 418 00:45:32,000 --> 00:45:36,989 distance in a short period based on the windscreen. Shifty out there. 419 00:45:37,000 --> 00:46:01,989 Very, very shifty in the wind. They might claw our way back into 420 00:46:02,000 --> 00:46:04,989 this contest, the Americans. Tom Slingsby has an instrument right 421 00:46:05,000 --> 00:46:08,989 there that is helping him tell the wind direction. He is looking at the 422 00:46:09,000 --> 00:46:15,989 water for the dark spots, probably using that instrument in his hand to 423 00:46:16,000 --> 00:46:16,989 help him figure out if the wind direction is working for them or 424 00:46:17,000 --> 00:46:50,989 against them. They are helping them out there. VMG 425 00:46:51,000 --> 00:46:55,989 which means just go normal. Sometimes the path is in front of 426 00:46:56,000 --> 00:47:01,989 you, you want to lead into it. Huge gains on this wind shift in the last 427 00:47:02,000 --> 00:47:06,989 three or four minutes from just wind shifts. Well done by Slingsby, this 428 00:47:07,000 --> 00:47:12,989 is all of a sudden the boat race. They were thrilled with that last 429 00:47:13,000 --> 00:47:20,989 tap, all of time gaining on the Kiwis. The Kiwis better get on their 430 00:47:21,000 --> 00:47:28,989 shift quickly. They just barely get up on their foiled on time. Barely. 431 00:47:29,000 --> 00:47:31,989 He is breathing down Burling's neck right now and applying pressure all 432 00:47:32,000 --> 00:47:37,989 the time. There is the protest from the Americans. So we await the 433 00:47:38,000 --> 00:47:42,989 decision from chief umpire Richard Slater. Will the Kiwis be a penalty 434 00:47:43,000 --> 00:47:53,989 down? No, they will not. They are free to go. But this is game on. The 435 00:47:54,000 --> 00:47:59,989 wind shift seems to be out of sorts for Emirates Team New Zealand. From 436 00:48:00,000 --> 00:48:07,989 about half up the leg on. Sure enough, big shifts but Oracle are 437 00:48:08,000 --> 00:48:10,989 down to eight knots on the Kiwis are going at 18 so all of a sudden are 438 00:48:11,000 --> 00:48:15,989 back in the race and have a super slow gybe. Oh, disappointment for 439 00:48:16,000 --> 00:48:34,989 Oracle Team USA fans. Crushing blow after all that hard 440 00:48:35,000 --> 00:48:36,989 work reeling in the Kiwis. Now all of a sudden they are 350 metres 441 00:48:37,000 --> 00:48:51,989 further back. That could have been a combination 442 00:48:52,000 --> 00:48:57,989 of a lighter patch but they were almost in the same water. We will 443 00:48:58,000 --> 00:49:02,989 have too asked later. Look at this last leg. The Kiwis go to the 444 00:49:03,000 --> 00:49:06,989 boundary then tack and have a really horrible angle coming back and Team 445 00:49:07,000 --> 00:49:12,989 USA, look at the difference from there to that of the wind shift 446 00:49:13,000 --> 00:49:17,989 Oracle is in. Massive gains, and sure enough, Oracle comes back at 447 00:49:18,000 --> 00:49:21,989 them in a wonderful wind shift, enough to make this race incredibly 448 00:49:22,000 --> 00:49:25,989 close, literally within a metre at one stage, but one bad gybe by 449 00:49:26,000 --> 00:49:34,989 Oracle, whether a puff of wind or just technique in the gybe just 450 00:49:35,000 --> 00:49:40,989 spreads this thing out. They lost almost 300 metres in a gybe! Any 451 00:49:41,000 --> 00:49:51,989 sailor would think that is literally impossible. But welcome to foiling! 452 00:49:52,000 --> 00:49:55,989 It is a cruel blow. We have seen throughout our time on the Great 453 00:49:56,000 --> 00:50:00,989 Sound that one small error, that was big, but a relatively small one can 454 00:50:01,000 --> 00:50:06,989 cost you 200 metres. This one much more costly than that for Jimmy 455 00:50:07,000 --> 00:50:10,989 Spithill. A wonderful number by our folks back in the truck to figure 456 00:50:11,000 --> 00:50:16,989 out how many metres lost in that one gybe. That will go in the history 457 00:50:17,000 --> 00:50:27,989 books I think. That is the new sailing we are becoming more 458 00:50:28,000 --> 00:50:31,989 accustomed to all the time. I'm going to guess they do this last lap 459 00:50:32,000 --> 00:50:36,989 into the finish much better than the first time around. Better line 460 00:50:37,000 --> 00:50:40,989 through the gate. The pressure is kind of off with regard to Oracle 461 00:50:41,000 --> 00:50:58,989 look how far behind Oracle is. Still they are putting in every last 462 00:50:59,000 --> 00:51:02,989 ounce of their being, everything left out there on the racetrack but 463 00:51:03,000 --> 00:51:07,989 it is all paying off because they are having quite the day, the New 464 00:51:08,000 --> 00:51:15,989 Zealanders. They are through the last gate, they had tearing up 465 00:51:16,000 --> 00:51:18,989 towards the finish line. As we have said many times, put the brakes on 466 00:51:19,000 --> 00:51:26,989 quick or you will be in somebody's drink! What a day for Peter Burling 467 00:51:27,000 --> 00:51:30,989 and Emirates Team New Zealand, what a start to their match, a blistering 468 00:51:31,000 --> 00:51:36,989 opening, laying down the gauntlet to the Americans. It is shaping up to 469 00:51:37,000 --> 00:51:43,989 be a brilliant duel, but the Kiwis have torn it up today. Two wins from 470 00:51:44,000 --> 00:51:47,989 two, and they need six more wins and a trophy will be theirs, but they 471 00:51:48,000 --> 00:51:54,989 have started in the best possible fashion. That is Kiwi jubilant is 472 00:51:55,000 --> 00:51:58,989 like we have never seen before, a couple of handshakes and a nice job 473 00:51:59,000 --> 00:52:12,989 and that is roll you see from these guys, I guarantee it. -- all you 474 00:52:13,000 --> 00:52:17,989 see. So we are hearing chuckles coming from the New Zealand team. 475 00:52:18,000 --> 00:52:22,989 Not too much laughing with Oracle Team USA. A chastening afternoon 476 00:52:23,000 --> 00:52:28,989 here in Bermuda for Jimmy Spithill and the rest of his crews. Wondering 477 00:52:29,000 --> 00:52:37,989 how that went so badly so fast app about last gate. A miraculous 478 00:52:38,000 --> 00:52:39,989 comeback turns into really shocking defeat. That will be disappointed 479 00:52:40,000 --> 00:52:57,989 group. Keep hanging in there is the message 480 00:52:58,000 --> 00:53:02,989 from the helmsman, Jimmy Spithill. He has been through the mill before 481 00:53:03,000 --> 00:53:08,989 and knows there is every chance. He knows what it takes to come back. 482 00:53:09,000 --> 00:53:12,989 Think back just four years ago of course, the best and biggest of them 483 00:53:13,000 --> 00:53:19,989 all, the most dramatic of them all, but not at that stage. The Kiwis 484 00:53:20,000 --> 00:53:23,989 have their noses in front now on the Great Sound and the Americans have 485 00:53:24,000 --> 00:53:27,989 it all to do. New Zealand having started this opening day of the 486 00:53:28,000 --> 00:53:32,989 match one point in arrears, they are now point up, first to seven race 487 00:53:33,000 --> 00:53:37,989 wins for the trophy. What a dominant start from the New 488 00:53:38,000 --> 00:53:45,989 Zealanders, two impressive race wins on day one. I have been chatting to 489 00:53:46,000 --> 00:53:51,989 both the skippers, first rookie Peter Burling. Congratulations. Good 490 00:53:52,000 --> 00:53:55,989 start to your career. We are pleased with the way the boys did Sabella 491 00:53:56,000 --> 00:53:59,989 today, did a lot of things well but it was a tricky day and we made a 492 00:54:00,000 --> 00:54:03,989 lot of mistakes as well. We feel we have a lot to improve on from today 493 00:54:04,000 --> 00:54:07,989 and if we can get that same day again we would sail better than we 494 00:54:08,000 --> 00:54:12,989 did today. At the same time to win the America's Cup, you have to win 495 00:54:13,000 --> 00:54:16,989 races. We were happy to take two today but they would be the easiest 496 00:54:17,000 --> 00:54:27,989 races we get. We are just going to keep improving and chipping away and 497 00:54:28,000 --> 00:54:30,989 try to get better to win the final race. Jimmy said he handed you the 498 00:54:31,000 --> 00:54:33,989 first race. Did it feel like that? I think he handed us the first start 499 00:54:34,000 --> 00:54:37,989 with the time he led back by, but it was an incredible tricky day. If we 500 00:54:38,000 --> 00:54:42,989 are behind today, he had so many opportunities to come through and we 501 00:54:43,000 --> 00:54:47,989 are happy with the way we went about it. The composure of the guys showed 502 00:54:48,000 --> 00:54:51,989 to keep ahead in the final race, to get him off the foil then forcing a 503 00:54:52,000 --> 00:54:55,989 bad gybe was incredibly pleasing in terms of where we came from as a 504 00:54:56,000 --> 00:55:00,989 team. We were put today down to being rusty round the racetrack, 505 00:55:01,000 --> 00:55:04,989 Jimmy. We definitely more moat -- made more mistakes and that is 506 00:55:05,000 --> 00:55:08,989 reflected in the results, but we have an opportunity to make a pass 507 00:55:09,000 --> 00:55:13,989 which was close to happening, but we couldn't make it happen. So a lot of 508 00:55:14,000 --> 00:55:18,989 lessons to be learned, we will go back tonight and spend time going 509 00:55:19,000 --> 00:55:21,989 through it. We are only one back, long way to go. Pretty 510 00:55:22,000 --> 00:55:26,989 uncharacteristic mistakes from you in the pre-start. The first one, we 511 00:55:27,000 --> 00:55:32,989 were initially happy with what we do it -- were doing, then unfortunately 512 00:55:33,000 --> 00:55:36,989 it became clear the numbers were not what we were thinking. We will have 513 00:55:37,000 --> 00:55:41,989 to go back and look about. Second we were happy, we thought it would be 514 00:55:42,000 --> 00:55:48,989 close, almost a flip of the first start and we thought we would be 515 00:55:49,000 --> 00:55:53,989 able to get off, but they just out accelerated us. Very close, we have 516 00:55:54,000 --> 00:55:57,989 another opportunity at the top mark and a shame really that we couldn't 517 00:55:58,000 --> 00:56:02,989 stick the gybe. Like I said, we have to go back and learn why that 518 00:56:03,000 --> 00:56:07,989 happened, work on the consistency and comeback swinging tomorrow. Lots 519 00:56:08,000 --> 00:56:11,989 to talk about from today's action. A man watching very closely is Freddie 520 00:56:12,000 --> 00:56:16,989 Carr from Land Rover BAR. There was much talk about how weak the Kiwis 521 00:56:17,000 --> 00:56:26,989 were in the starting box. We saw none of that today. All the top 522 00:56:27,000 --> 00:56:29,989 before race one was how Jimmy Spithill of America would take it to 523 00:56:30,000 --> 00:56:32,989 the Kiwis and duff them up in the starts and lead him off the line but 524 00:56:33,000 --> 00:56:34,989 today was the opposite of that. The Americans started early in race one, 525 00:56:35,000 --> 00:56:37,989 got carried away, which handed the start to New Zealand and the whole 526 00:56:38,000 --> 00:56:41,989 race, then in the second race it got exciting in the last 30 seconds, the 527 00:56:42,000 --> 00:56:45,989 Americans attacked the New Zealanders, the New Zealanders did 528 00:56:46,000 --> 00:56:49,989 an amazing job of holding off, and all importantly pulled the trigger, 529 00:56:50,000 --> 00:56:53,989 started perfectly and accelerated better into the racecourse. It 530 00:56:54,000 --> 00:56:57,989 looked to me that the Kiwis could do what they want. Are they unstoppable 531 00:56:58,000 --> 00:57:02,989 with speed to burn? We learned a lot about their speed in the light wind 532 00:57:03,000 --> 00:57:06,989 coming through the qualifying series and they have carry that into the 533 00:57:07,000 --> 00:57:08,989 America's Cup match. Oracle were confident to match them in the light 534 00:57:09,000 --> 00:57:22,989 airs, but there is no question after today that the Kiwis are the faster 535 00:57:23,000 --> 00:57:25,989 boat in the line-up. It seemed you could never rest or relax, it was 536 00:57:26,000 --> 00:57:28,989 never over today. That's right, round the last mark of the last 537 00:57:29,000 --> 00:57:31,989 race, the second to last turning get the Kiwis had a 400 metre lead and 538 00:57:32,000 --> 00:57:34,989 by the topic was neck and neck, it was amazing how tactically you could 539 00:57:35,000 --> 00:57:37,989 use the win to get back into the race, then one bad manoeuvre by 540 00:57:38,000 --> 00:57:42,989 Oracle Team USA and that was race over, 2-0 to New Zealand. Confident 541 00:57:43,000 --> 00:57:49,989 start from New Zealand. What can we expect tomorrow? Potentially more 542 00:57:50,000 --> 00:57:53,989 wind so let's take what we learnt about the speed today. Tomorrow we 543 00:57:54,000 --> 00:57:57,989 are racing in medium airs. I expect the American team to go really hard 544 00:57:58,000 --> 00:58:01,989 tactically, but Peter Burling is answering all the questions America 545 00:58:02,000 --> 00:58:06,989 throw at him at the moment. Thanks. For sure it will be exciting. If you 546 00:58:07,000 --> 00:58:10,989 want to catch up with the highlights, watch on BBC Two on 547 00:58:11,000 --> 00:59:04,989 Monday night at 11:15pm. That's it from Bermuda. 548 00:59:05,000 --> 00:59:12,989 We need to trap the beast which killed him. 549 00:59:13,000 --> 00:59:17,000 Tear him apart! I want him found! Now!