1 00:00:32,000 --> 00:00:39,989 The battle for international sports trophy has reached its final weekend 2 00:00:40,000 --> 00:00:43,989 in Bermuda. After five weeks of at times thrilling competition, just 3 00:00:44,000 --> 00:00:45,989 two teams are left vying for a couple born in Britain 166 years 4 00:00:46,000 --> 00:01:01,989 ago. They call it the greatest race on 5 00:01:02,000 --> 00:01:04,989 water but in the first weekend of the America's Cup match between 6 00:01:05,000 --> 00:01:12,989 Oracle Team USA and Emirates Team New Zealand, it was all one-way 7 00:01:13,000 --> 00:01:16,989 traffic. Here we go, this is what everybody has been waiting for. 8 00:01:17,000 --> 00:01:17,989 Jimmy Spithill's against Peter Burling's New Zealanders. Match is 9 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:26,989 on. The Americans are away but they have 10 00:01:27,000 --> 00:01:30,989 a penalty right at the outset. Emirates Team New Zealand flying up 11 00:01:31,000 --> 00:01:36,989 on the foils. They are using the legs and Oracle using their arms. 12 00:01:37,000 --> 00:01:42,989 New Zealand are capitalising on the start line penalty, stretching away. 13 00:01:43,000 --> 00:01:46,989 They are coming in fast right now. Really fast. The New Zealanders have 14 00:01:47,000 --> 00:01:50,989 made a storming start to the America's Cup match, whitening out 15 00:01:51,000 --> 00:01:55,989 that one point advantage the USA had. Both are across the line now. 16 00:01:56,000 --> 00:02:00,989 Acceleration contest now. Who can accelerate the quickest? The 17 00:02:01,000 --> 00:02:05,989 Americans having to play catch up. It's was not part of the game plan. 18 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:11,989 The Kiwis are doing whatever they want at will. Those radical turns at 19 00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:17,989 times. The way they throw those boughs around. What a start to this 20 00:02:18,000 --> 00:02:25,989 match. A blistering opening. Two victories from two. I felt like our 21 00:02:26,000 --> 00:02:32,989 boat was going really fast. Good news is, we're only one back. 22 00:02:33,000 --> 00:02:38,989 The speed of these boats, Jimmy Spithill's team straight across the 23 00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:43,989 mark. No penalty. They are going to gybe early and try to split New 24 00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:50,989 Zealand's speed. A critical time in the race. Watch for the winged wash 25 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:58,989 of Emirates Team New Zealand. They win the first battle. Oracle trying 26 00:02:59,000 --> 00:03:07,989 to create a better situation on the racecourse. 700 metres might as well 27 00:03:08,000 --> 00:03:12,989 be in the next country. Upwind, downwind, doesn't seem to make too 28 00:03:13,000 --> 00:03:16,989 much difference and right now, the Kiwis are hammering the Americans. 29 00:03:17,000 --> 00:03:21,989 Four races, Watto victories, they are cleaning up. Our team is really 30 00:03:22,000 --> 00:03:25,989 hungry to keep learning and keep moving forward and keep improving. 31 00:03:26,000 --> 00:03:30,989 We know if we stand still, these guys will catch us. These guys are 32 00:03:31,000 --> 00:03:34,989 faster and we need to make some serious changes. These next five 33 00:03:35,000 --> 00:03:41,989 days will be the most important five days of the campaign. By virtue of 34 00:03:42,000 --> 00:03:46,989 winning the first round of the America's Cup qualifying in Bermuda, 35 00:03:47,000 --> 00:03:52,989 Oracle took a bonus point into the series. Although New Zealand won all 36 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:58,989 four races, the lead is 3-0 going into race five. It is fantastic 37 00:03:59,000 --> 00:04:04,989 sailing conditions. Here on the Great Sound. Much anticipation. Have 38 00:04:05,000 --> 00:04:11,989 Oracle done enough? Let's join our commentary team. COMMENTATOR: Race 39 00:04:12,000 --> 00:04:16,989 number five is underway and we get our first chance to analyse just how 40 00:04:17,000 --> 00:04:20,989 Jimmy Spithill's Americans have changed things. Have they come up 41 00:04:21,000 --> 00:04:25,989 with any answers to the speed and consistency of New Zealand? Both 42 00:04:26,000 --> 00:04:31,989 boats began tracking back to the starting line. 45 seconds to go and 43 00:04:32,000 --> 00:04:38,989 you will see that starting line at the top of your screen. Team New 44 00:04:39,000 --> 00:04:44,989 Zealand taking solace down on that mainline, that yellow line, about as 45 00:04:45,000 --> 00:04:51,989 close as they ever want to get. Oracle will be committed to the high 46 00:04:52,000 --> 00:04:58,989 side. A lot of time to kill for these two boats. Oracle speeding up 47 00:04:59,000 --> 00:05:03,989 the line with 17 seconds left. Now they are slowing down, this will be 48 00:05:04,000 --> 00:05:07,989 about time and distance. America has picked up a penalty on the start 49 00:05:08,000 --> 00:05:11,989 line in the first race of the match and they need to be very careful. 50 00:05:12,000 --> 00:05:17,989 They are perilously close as the clock ticks down. They are across 51 00:05:18,000 --> 00:05:20,989 the line too early, yet again, they have gone too soon. The New 52 00:05:21,000 --> 00:05:27,989 Zealanders will look to make hay in the meantime. Oracle Team USA have 53 00:05:28,000 --> 00:05:33,989 to drop two boat length behind the Kiwis so advantage New Zealand yet 54 00:05:34,000 --> 00:05:39,989 again at the start. In the first race Oracle Team USA was over early, 55 00:05:40,000 --> 00:05:45,989 it was close. That was just pulling the bow down to soon and simply 56 00:05:46,000 --> 00:05:51,989 going for it with a fraction of a second. That was super close, I am 57 00:05:52,000 --> 00:06:03,989 sure we will see a review of that. That was very close. Screaming 58 00:06:04,000 --> 00:06:06,989 across the water, 30 plus knots. The Kiwis in front at Marc Warren. They 59 00:06:07,000 --> 00:06:12,989 are close to 40 knots with a wind speed of only half not. That gives 60 00:06:13,000 --> 00:06:20,989 you some indication of just how much pace generated by these flying 61 00:06:21,000 --> 00:06:25,989 machines. We will reel out that stat again. The New Zealanders, when they 62 00:06:26,000 --> 00:06:32,989 are first to the first mark have a 100% success rate in the races. 63 00:06:33,000 --> 00:06:39,989 100%. That goes all the way back to the very first race they sailed in 64 00:06:40,000 --> 00:06:47,989 the challenger trials in the latter contest early on. It's not a great 65 00:06:48,000 --> 00:06:54,989 start if you are an American fan, no doubt. 66 00:06:55,000 --> 00:07:01,989 Both terms driving near the boundary. This is a replay of the 67 00:07:02,000 --> 00:07:06,989 start line. That red line is the start line, an imaginary line. You 68 00:07:07,000 --> 00:07:13,989 will see Oracle Team USA just a fraction early. My goodness. This is 69 00:07:14,000 --> 00:07:18,989 not done by the naked eye, these boats are now too fast. This is done 70 00:07:19,000 --> 00:07:27,989 electronically in the back room to make measurements within centimetres 71 00:07:28,000 --> 00:07:31,989 of accuracy. Someone sitting in a dark room making these decisions. 72 00:07:32,000 --> 00:07:38,989 Not necessarily a human out on the racecourse. In the gate two. New 73 00:07:39,000 --> 00:07:44,989 Zealanders in front and they want to dictate a little bit. What will the 74 00:07:45,000 --> 00:07:50,989 decision be? Follow them round the mark. Oracle kept it close. By the 75 00:07:51,000 --> 00:08:01,989 first gate in the first couple of races, there was quite a wide gap. 76 00:08:02,000 --> 00:08:11,989 The attack from the Americans, not the cleanest of manoeuvres. They 77 00:08:12,000 --> 00:08:16,989 have recovered decently enough. As the Kiwis go about their business in 78 00:08:17,000 --> 00:08:24,989 the usual slick, crisp fashion. Radical turns speed. We have become 79 00:08:25,000 --> 00:08:29,989 used to it. When we talked to Freddie Carr in the pre-start, we go 80 00:08:30,000 --> 00:08:33,989 back to him in a minute, these guys who do this every single day, like 81 00:08:34,000 --> 00:08:38,989 Freddie has, they see things we clearly do not. There is no doubt 82 00:08:39,000 --> 00:08:44,989 Oracle has worked very hard to tighten up the boat this past week. 83 00:08:45,000 --> 00:08:47,989 There is a maximum weight limit and a minimum weight limit and they are 84 00:08:48,000 --> 00:08:55,989 about 100 kilos apart and they supposedly worked very hard to get 85 00:08:56,000 --> 00:09:02,989 down to the minimum. This is boat speeds, we haven't seen them... 86 00:09:03,000 --> 00:09:11,989 Encouraging signs for Jimmy Spithill's. Dial down. Start the 87 00:09:12,000 --> 00:09:16,989 attack, advantage Oracle. Dial down Emirates Team New Zealand, has to 88 00:09:17,000 --> 00:09:23,989 get behind the first pass. The first path we have seen at this event. 89 00:09:24,000 --> 00:09:28,989 Seminal moment and the Americans will be absolutely thrilled to see 90 00:09:29,000 --> 00:09:35,989 it. The support on the shore, spent a very anxious few days knowing that 91 00:09:36,000 --> 00:09:41,989 they are against the clock really, those five legs they have had to 92 00:09:42,000 --> 00:09:45,989 tweak and just has not been enough. Engineers, fans, designers, sailing 93 00:09:46,000 --> 00:09:50,989 team, families, waiting for that moment right there. Five days of 94 00:09:51,000 --> 00:09:59,989 work, was it worthwhile and sure enough, they are quicker right now, 95 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:03,989 no doubt. Let's have another word with Freddie Carr out of the water. 96 00:10:04,000 --> 00:10:08,989 We have seen the Americans move in front, is a clear and obvious to you 97 00:10:09,000 --> 00:10:14,989 that the changes have worked? I think you can say that for sure. 98 00:10:15,000 --> 00:10:18,989 Oracle are fastest through the water. Two standout things for me as 99 00:10:19,000 --> 00:10:22,989 I was right in next Oracle, they are not dropping the dagger about all 100 00:10:23,000 --> 00:10:25,989 the way down to extension so effectively not going all the way to 101 00:10:26,000 --> 00:10:32,989 extension of that opens up the angle and make the boat faster. Never 102 00:10:33,000 --> 00:10:43,989 dialled down here. The riders look different to me. A step closer to 103 00:10:44,000 --> 00:10:50,989 New Zealand's rudders. Thank you, Freddie. Two passes already. Two 104 00:10:51,000 --> 00:10:59,989 very equal boats. Both boats protesting on the last dial down. My 105 00:11:00,000 --> 00:11:05,989 guess is they will not be any flags. The umpire taking their sweet time 106 00:11:06,000 --> 00:11:09,989 talking about this one. A protest has been launched and the Americans 107 00:11:10,000 --> 00:11:16,989 have picked up the penalty. Second of the race. How costly it might 108 00:11:17,000 --> 00:11:21,989 that be? This is where it happened. Dial down. They determined that 109 00:11:22,000 --> 00:11:26,989 Emirates Team New Zealand, had to get out of the way. These guys 110 00:11:27,000 --> 00:11:28,989 didn't think they did anything wrong. They have to drop back 111 00:11:29,000 --> 00:11:41,989 another two boats. The outfit in the bottom left of 112 00:11:42,000 --> 00:11:54,989 your screen give you a clue of where they are on the course currently. 113 00:11:55,000 --> 00:12:03,989 This is the replay. Oracle Team USA... What happens is Emirates Team 114 00:12:04,000 --> 00:12:08,989 New Zealand gets to go into the wind so essentially right to cross that 115 00:12:09,000 --> 00:12:13,989 line, that football line that imaginary line, they had another 10 116 00:12:14,000 --> 00:12:17,989 degrees to bear off and they didn't bear off that 10 degrees. The umpire 117 00:12:18,000 --> 00:12:21,989 has probably said New Zealand could have gone further but they couldn't 118 00:12:22,000 --> 00:12:26,989 have because Oracle was in the way. That's a touch and go one. We will 119 00:12:27,000 --> 00:12:29,989 get to Richard Slater at some point in the broadcast and he can explain. 120 00:12:30,000 --> 00:13:02,989 On board with the American boat. One last tack into the gate. The New 121 00:13:03,000 --> 00:13:06,989 Zealanders are beginning to stretch out in front. The second penalty the 122 00:13:07,000 --> 00:13:14,989 Americans picked up really cost them in the last part of this leg. Very 123 00:13:15,000 --> 00:13:17,989 hard to burn a penalty without burning too big a penalty. If you 124 00:13:18,000 --> 00:13:25,989 come off your foils when you are trying to burn a penalty, it can be 125 00:13:26,000 --> 00:13:31,989 catastrophic. That 100, 150 metres, one mistake and that gets evened up 126 00:13:32,000 --> 00:13:37,989 in no time. Oracle will have to tack one more time for this mark, I 127 00:13:38,000 --> 00:13:41,989 think. New Zealand did a very nice job. Oracle had the tack because of 128 00:13:42,000 --> 00:13:50,989 the boundary most likely and they will probably have to tack one more 129 00:13:51,000 --> 00:13:55,989 time. This is a costly manoeuvre. There they go, one more manoeuvre 130 00:13:56,000 --> 00:14:01,989 and we have seen repeatedly through the month bracing out on the Great 131 00:14:02,000 --> 00:14:05,989 Sound, sometimes, that is all it takes. Sometimes, there is just the 132 00:14:06,000 --> 00:14:12,989 difference between the two boats. Just elongates the course a little 133 00:14:13,000 --> 00:14:18,989 bit. The further distance and New Zealanders lead, a pretty healthy 134 00:14:19,000 --> 00:14:23,989 one. Going back out on the water to Freddie. Give us an idea of the wind 135 00:14:24,000 --> 00:14:25,989 shifts, they always get caught up on the boat speed and manoeuvring but 136 00:14:26,000 --> 00:14:32,989 give us a little weather profile out there on the water. I would say it 137 00:14:33,000 --> 00:14:37,989 is not too shifty. The thing that stands out to me is how Apache it 138 00:14:38,000 --> 00:14:42,989 is. Never above ten knots but quite big holes on the racecourse. Not 139 00:14:43,000 --> 00:14:47,989 only did Oracle get a penalty but they just served slightly less 140 00:14:48,000 --> 00:14:53,989 pressure than the New Zealanders coming in so they took the two boat 141 00:14:54,000 --> 00:14:56,989 length lost with a penalty but were just a little bit softer with 142 00:14:57,000 --> 00:15:00,989 pressure. There are opportunities for the tacticians and four Tom 143 00:15:01,000 --> 00:15:16,989 Slingsby to close this gate right down. 144 00:15:17,000 --> 00:15:24,989 Jimmy Spithill spinning those handles on the wheel. You wonder if 145 00:15:25,000 --> 00:15:31,989 that wrist injury is making any effect on how he controls the dagger 146 00:15:32,000 --> 00:15:35,989 ports. Perhaps as expected, he batted away the question when asked 147 00:15:36,000 --> 00:15:39,989 pre-race, didn't want to dwell on that, it wasn't going to make a 148 00:15:40,000 --> 00:15:43,989 difference to him, he felt. That is the image she has to project. 149 00:15:44,000 --> 00:15:49,989 Perception is often more important than reality. His arms could be 150 00:15:50,000 --> 00:15:53,989 hanging out of their sockets and he would know the difference! This is 151 00:15:54,000 --> 00:16:05,989 the Super Bowl, this is it. -- and he wouldn't know the difference. 152 00:16:06,000 --> 00:16:10,989 Average the MG, very interesting. That takes into account the New 153 00:16:11,000 --> 00:16:17,989 Zealanders had to slow down a little bit, so it is probably a little bit 154 00:16:18,000 --> 00:16:21,989 deceiving. Most of this lead they lost, they are having at the bottom 155 00:16:22,000 --> 00:16:32,989 of the screen to do radical horse change. To try to get the speed up 156 00:16:33,000 --> 00:16:40,989 again. Those gybes devastating when they drop back down into the water, 157 00:16:41,000 --> 00:16:45,989 it is so hard. Back to Freddie Carr. Are you surprised to see these guys 158 00:16:46,000 --> 00:16:51,989 all sailing with the pro-couple-mac jibs or the medium to heavy jibs? I 159 00:16:52,000 --> 00:16:59,989 must say I'm a little bit surprised by that? Oracle will try to defend 160 00:17:00,000 --> 00:17:16,989 and keep the New Zealanders behind and effectively, you have to try to 161 00:17:17,000 --> 00:17:26,989 be fast on the reach. We are trying to get the drone driver to get it 162 00:17:27,000 --> 00:17:41,989 between those palms. -- helms. A couple of people anxious about that, 163 00:17:42,000 --> 00:17:50,989 I would imagine. If you are an Oracle fan right now, there is no 164 00:17:51,000 --> 00:17:54,989 question they are quicker. You have to eliminate these tough manoeuvres. 165 00:17:55,000 --> 00:18:03,989 They splashed down. A 200 metre lead can turn into a 400 166 00:18:04,000 --> 00:18:24,989 metre lead in no time. He is full of fighting talk, Jimmy 167 00:18:25,000 --> 00:18:32,989 Spithill. Let's not forget is, he led a comeback and he knows his 168 00:18:33,000 --> 00:18:40,989 tactics. But he is getting himself into a pretty sizeable hole at this 169 00:18:41,000 --> 00:18:47,989 point. For all the chat and confident talk, he knows these guys 170 00:18:48,000 --> 00:18:57,989 have a fast boat and a very slick system. We are seeing Simon, the 171 00:18:58,000 --> 00:19:20,989 Olympic cyclist from 2012, heads down. 172 00:19:21,000 --> 00:19:27,989 The Kiwis forcing it at the moment and soon we will be heading for 173 00:19:28,000 --> 00:19:32,989 another victory, five in a row, on the Great Sound in this America's 174 00:19:33,000 --> 00:19:39,989 Cup match. They will be so well-placed as they bid to win back 175 00:19:40,000 --> 00:19:44,989 this trophy. They were victorious in 95 and 2000 and they are desperate 176 00:19:45,000 --> 00:19:57,989 to bring it back to Auckland, bring it back to the north and south 177 00:19:58,000 --> 00:20:01,989 island. 4.5 million people there. It is interesting in this race in 178 00:20:02,000 --> 00:20:05,989 particular, the Kiwi success has really been in more classic match 179 00:20:06,000 --> 00:20:15,989 racing situation. Not necessarily the boat speed we have been seeing. 180 00:20:16,000 --> 00:20:18,989 They won the dial down. What everyone thought would be the 181 00:20:19,000 --> 00:20:32,989 weakness of the Kiwis in this race, have clearly been a strength. These 182 00:20:33,000 --> 00:20:37,989 cycles have obviously commanded a lot of attention and we know this is 183 00:20:38,000 --> 00:20:46,989 a very efficient system pushing the de hydraulic power around. There is 184 00:20:47,000 --> 00:20:57,989 Glenn Ashby with his little gaming console. He is controlling all of 185 00:20:58,000 --> 00:21:02,989 the wing and you rarely see the wing go in and out in a radical way. He 186 00:21:03,000 --> 00:21:06,989 is controlling the twist in the camber much more reactively than the 187 00:21:07,000 --> 00:21:15,989 other teams have been able to do. He doesn't have a winch. Never a winch. 188 00:21:16,000 --> 00:21:18,989 He doesn't touch a rope. We discussed it before but also what 189 00:21:19,000 --> 00:21:25,989 seems to be clear is they have this brilliant division of labour. So no 190 00:21:26,000 --> 00:21:28,989 one man ever in charge of decision-making and 191 00:21:29,000 --> 00:21:32,989 responsibilities. We will get into the power a little bit more and how 192 00:21:33,000 --> 00:21:37,989 they are accumulating and using the hydraulic energy. The windage and 193 00:21:38,000 --> 00:21:43,989 ability for the cyclists to use their hands to help you other parts 194 00:21:44,000 --> 00:21:49,989 of the boat, help manoeuvre other parts of the boat, it is clearly a 195 00:21:50,000 --> 00:21:54,989 huge by-product of the cyclists that gets far less attention. The 196 00:21:55,000 --> 00:21:58,989 cyclists are obvious but what Blair Tuke is doing, right there with all 197 00:21:59,000 --> 00:22:03,989 the buttons, he is controlling all the positioning in the foil. I think 198 00:22:04,000 --> 00:22:11,989 with a joystick. He is looking at the camera saying, they got me! Just 199 00:22:12,000 --> 00:22:18,989 look at the almost surgical way in which they manoeuvre and manipulate 200 00:22:19,000 --> 00:22:22,989 the boat. The leak see them make an error in the America's Cup match as 201 00:22:23,000 --> 00:22:29,989 a whole. -- we have barely seen them make an error. They have a huge 202 00:22:30,000 --> 00:22:35,989 amount of work to do, America, New Zealand heading down for the final 203 00:22:36,000 --> 00:22:43,989 time in the race. These guys look slick. Freddie, I think was the 204 00:22:44,000 --> 00:22:47,989 longer tips on the Oracle boat, I think we see longer tips and selling 205 00:22:48,000 --> 00:22:50,989 more of an angle, more of an aggressive angle, something similar 206 00:22:51,000 --> 00:22:55,989 we have seen on the Kiwi boat throughout this whole event. You are 207 00:22:56,000 --> 00:22:58,989 right. I think the medium tips, they look like they are medium tips with 208 00:22:59,000 --> 00:23:05,989 an extension. As I mentioned earlier. They are effectively 209 00:23:06,000 --> 00:23:11,989 counting the board out a little bit more. I heard you talking about the 210 00:23:12,000 --> 00:23:16,989 wing setup New Zealand. We just followed them up wind and it is mind 211 00:23:17,000 --> 00:23:20,989 blowing how dynamic the top two flags are. I have heard about it 212 00:23:21,000 --> 00:23:25,989 talked a lot but have never been close enough and it is a constant 213 00:23:26,000 --> 00:23:28,989 movement. Glenn Ashby, it is like a hummingbird wing humming in and out 214 00:23:29,000 --> 00:23:34,989 and when that mode is locked in, it looks seriously impressive. Freddie 215 00:23:35,000 --> 00:23:38,989 has a ringside seat today. I wish you had that a couple of weeks ago! 216 00:23:39,000 --> 00:23:48,989 Doing a lot of learning right now! Thank you, Freddie. 217 00:23:49,000 --> 00:23:56,989 You guys with your incredible accents and great phrases, I have 218 00:23:57,000 --> 00:24:00,989 not heard hummingbird wing for a long time in reference to any sort 219 00:24:01,000 --> 00:24:17,989 of a sailboat. That is why he is out the! -- Fer. -- that is why he is 220 00:24:18,000 --> 00:24:23,989 out there. It is so straightforward, when you Peter Burling, nothing is 221 00:24:24,000 --> 00:24:26,989 complicated. 26 years old, entirely unflustered, taking a wonderfully 222 00:24:27,000 --> 00:24:35,989 uncomplicated approach to this whole campaign. Until he soaks all of his 223 00:24:36,000 --> 00:24:43,989 friends on the high side! We keep repeating this and you have to do. 224 00:24:44,000 --> 00:24:51,989 We are still at 100%, these guys first mark first, 100% they have won 225 00:24:52,000 --> 00:24:55,989 the race. And look at exactly where they are in contrast to the 226 00:24:56,000 --> 00:24:59,989 Americans. We have seen the big margins of victory and the Americans 227 00:25:00,000 --> 00:25:14,989 down seven knots of boat speed, in all kinds of bother. Another bad 228 00:25:15,000 --> 00:25:18,989 gybe on the USA boat. You can see the hole, we are looking over our 229 00:25:19,000 --> 00:25:28,989 monitors onto the racecourse you can see the holes the racecourse. 230 00:25:29,000 --> 00:25:34,989 Having a great day, the Kiwis. The all blacks victorious over the 231 00:25:35,000 --> 00:25:38,989 British and Irish lions earlier this morning in Auckland in the first 232 00:25:39,000 --> 00:25:46,989 Test match. And thousands of New Zealanders here enjoying yet another 233 00:25:47,000 --> 00:25:51,989 success, another hammer blow delivered by the Kiwis. They have 234 00:25:52,000 --> 00:25:54,989 powered into a 4-0 lead in the America's Cup match and they need 235 00:25:55,000 --> 00:26:03,989 three race victories to the trophy. The dominance continues. Got to ask 236 00:26:04,000 --> 00:26:10,989 yourself at this point, just what unearth can the USA do to hold the 237 00:26:11,000 --> 00:26:15,989 momentum? This time around, this race was about the stakes. We have 238 00:26:16,000 --> 00:26:20,989 heard Jimmy Spithill comeback in and say, we felt OK and all of us used 239 00:26:21,000 --> 00:26:25,989 our eyeball test and said, wait a second. You guys this last week and 240 00:26:26,000 --> 00:26:29,989 looked pretty slow to all of us. Today, I'm not so sure. I think they 241 00:26:30,000 --> 00:26:33,989 come in and say, we were quick. We were quick on the first week and we 242 00:26:34,000 --> 00:26:37,989 made a mistake. We caught them twice, we made a mistake. All of a 243 00:26:38,000 --> 00:26:44,989 sudden, the wheels kind of fell off. I think they are way more in the 244 00:26:45,000 --> 00:26:49,989 game than last weekend. We will try and get a view from Jimmy Spithill 245 00:26:50,000 --> 00:26:51,989 shortly. To discover if he is feeling confident and positive in 246 00:26:52,000 --> 00:27:01,989 the same manner but the margin of victory is a big one. 247 00:27:02,000 --> 00:27:18,989 Is this a team reassessing western mark is this a team digesting the 248 00:27:19,000 --> 00:27:25,989 margin of victory from the New Zealanders? They've got to go big in 249 00:27:26,000 --> 00:27:35,989 the next one because this match is getting away from them. Talking 250 00:27:36,000 --> 00:27:40,989 about, are you happy with the riders? They are probably stalling a 251 00:27:41,000 --> 00:27:43,989 little bit at times, they can move that round a little bit. There is a 252 00:27:44,000 --> 00:27:49,989 finite amount back and go between the two rudders and I believe they 253 00:27:50,000 --> 00:27:54,989 will do some fine tuning to try to gain a little more speed going into 254 00:27:55,000 --> 00:28:03,989 the next race. Across the finish line and plunging down, beyond two 255 00:28:04,000 --> 00:28:07,989 minutes. From the Kiwis. That's the biggest margin so far for all their 256 00:28:08,000 --> 00:28:14,989 extra boat speed if that is what they seem to have found. 257 00:28:15,000 --> 00:28:21,989 Confirmation of the Kiwi victory, 2.04 quicker than Oracle Team USA, 258 00:28:22,000 --> 00:28:25,989 they have won five from five and let's not forget the Americans 259 00:28:26,000 --> 00:28:29,989 effectively put their opposition on -1 at the outset because they won 260 00:28:30,000 --> 00:28:39,989 the qualifying stage. That's why the Kiwi lead is 4-0. Difficult start to 261 00:28:40,000 --> 00:28:43,989 the day for Oracle Team USA but on a positive note there were much 262 00:28:44,000 --> 00:28:47,989 quicker. Those five days in the shed have made a considerable difference 263 00:28:48,000 --> 00:28:51,989 but they are not sailing well. And at 4-0 down Jimmy Spithill and his 264 00:28:52,000 --> 00:28:55,989 team have a lot to think about. There may be no British interest in 265 00:28:56,000 --> 00:28:59,989 the cup match itself after Ben Ainslie's team was knocked out in 266 00:29:00,000 --> 00:29:05,989 the semifinals but there was reason to cheer earlier this week when 267 00:29:06,000 --> 00:29:09,989 their academy team won the Youth America's Cup in dramatic style. 268 00:29:10,000 --> 00:29:14,989 Going into the final date BAR made above six sailors aged between 18 269 00:29:15,000 --> 00:29:18,989 and 24 sat on top of the eight strong leaderboard. Switzerland and 270 00:29:19,000 --> 00:29:23,989 Team France just behind. But defending champions mounted an 271 00:29:24,000 --> 00:29:28,989 impressive last-minute comeback taking two wins before the final 272 00:29:29,000 --> 00:29:32,989 race. To take overall victory the New Zealanders needed to keep three 273 00:29:33,000 --> 00:29:36,989 places between them and the British. And as BAR academy trailed the field 274 00:29:37,000 --> 00:29:42,989 in the final race a Kiwi victory was on the cards. Aspect of their third 275 00:29:43,000 --> 00:29:46,989 win in New Zealand believed they'd done enough. But in a bizarre twist 276 00:29:47,000 --> 00:29:51,989 team Germany hit the final mark slowing others down in the process. 277 00:29:52,000 --> 00:29:52,989 The British sailed around the outside to finish second, enough to 278 00:29:53,000 --> 00:30:04,989 take the overall victory. Our second day was certainly not our 279 00:30:05,000 --> 00:30:07,989 first date on the first day we were consistent and had good results. The 280 00:30:08,000 --> 00:30:10,989 second day we did not manage that but we fought back. The thing to 281 00:30:11,000 --> 00:30:14,989 take out of this is we must never give up until the finish line. It 282 00:30:15,000 --> 00:30:19,989 came down to the hard work would put in before these two days, no one can 283 00:30:20,000 --> 00:30:22,989 win a championship in just two days and it's the year-long work we have 284 00:30:23,000 --> 00:30:25,989 put in but everyone behind-the-scenes also at the Land 285 00:30:26,000 --> 00:30:33,989 Rover BAR base that really made the win for us. New Zealander Burling 286 00:30:34,000 --> 00:30:38,989 lifted the youth cup a few years ago and now he's aiming for the Auld Mug 287 00:30:39,000 --> 00:30:44,989 itself. Let's rejoin the race six. USA against New Zealand, Spithill 288 00:30:45,000 --> 00:30:49,989 against Burling, in some trouble, looking to rescue the situation. 289 00:30:50,000 --> 00:30:55,989 Hurling spun around, almost a traditional match race move, he was 290 00:30:56,000 --> 00:31:03,989 almost getting bumped by Jimmy Spithill, they got slow. Desperately 291 00:31:04,000 --> 00:31:08,989 trying to get the overlap underneath Emirates Team New Zealand, 35 292 00:31:09,000 --> 00:31:15,989 seconds to go back to the line. This is Spithill's attempt to disrupt, to 293 00:31:16,000 --> 00:31:18,989 attack, to get in the face of the Kiwis and cause trouble. New Zealand 294 00:31:19,000 --> 00:31:26,989 got around the front of them, he was never able to get the overlap and he 295 00:31:27,000 --> 00:31:31,989 has to go for a time and distance start. That was well done by 296 00:31:32,000 --> 00:31:35,989 Burling, it looked marginal for a second and he did enough to keep his 297 00:31:36,000 --> 00:31:40,989 speed and enough to keep the overlap from happening and now it is just 298 00:31:41,000 --> 00:31:47,989 speed to mark one. Both boats across the line clean this time. The 299 00:31:48,000 --> 00:31:51,989 Americans getting up nice and quick and they have stolen a march this 300 00:31:52,000 --> 00:31:59,989 time on the New Zealanders. Could this be the time? Doing a better job 301 00:32:00,000 --> 00:32:04,989 pulling the trigger, no doubt. He had more momentum going off the line 302 00:32:05,000 --> 00:32:13,989 and I think they will be able to use their wing washed to push them back. 303 00:32:14,000 --> 00:32:20,989 It is still close. Team New Zealand living in a really precarious spot 304 00:32:21,000 --> 00:32:23,989 right now. Just below the wing wash. They are barely living in clear air, 305 00:32:24,000 --> 00:32:28,989 sure enough Oracle gets over the top. So that is a turnaround, that 306 00:32:29,000 --> 00:32:34,989 is a change from the complexion of things in Bermuda during the 307 00:32:35,000 --> 00:32:43,989 America's Cup match so far. Oracle Team USA rounding Mark one heading 308 00:32:44,000 --> 00:32:47,989 down lead -- wind in the lead. It will be fascinating to see if the 309 00:32:48,000 --> 00:32:51,989 mindset changes from this Team New Zealand. They have not been behind 310 00:32:52,000 --> 00:32:59,989 except for about a minute during the last race. What do we read into the 311 00:33:00,000 --> 00:33:02,989 early gybe? The same as the last run in the last race, Oracle being a bit 312 00:33:03,000 --> 00:33:08,989 unstable. They are going to have to get pace on quicker, otherwise Team 313 00:33:09,000 --> 00:33:12,989 New Zealand will roll over the top, they were unstable coming out of 314 00:33:13,000 --> 00:33:16,989 that gybe, you could hear it in his voice, that's what Jimmy Spithill is 315 00:33:17,000 --> 00:33:20,989 fearful of in this new setup they have pulled out after five days in 316 00:33:21,000 --> 00:33:31,989 the shed. But then they go, once they go they go. But can they avoid 317 00:33:32,000 --> 00:33:40,989 that instability? So, the lead is minimal for the Americans right now. 318 00:33:41,000 --> 00:33:45,989 They have retrieved the frontrunning position. Looking for a great race 319 00:33:46,000 --> 00:33:51,989 right now, let's show these things off as they should be shown off, put 320 00:33:52,000 --> 00:33:52,989 on a great race. By all accounts the start looks like New Zealand putting 321 00:33:53,000 --> 00:34:18,989 the pressure on. The Americans sailing off into 322 00:34:19,000 --> 00:34:25,989 Clearwater in front and the New Zealanders not interested in getting 323 00:34:26,000 --> 00:34:28,989 tight up close and personal. The early gybe. They were in a tough 324 00:34:29,000 --> 00:34:35,989 spot and they tacked away because they were in a bit of bad way and 325 00:34:36,000 --> 00:34:41,989 wing wash from Oracle Team USA, it was strategic, they followed them in 326 00:34:42,000 --> 00:34:44,989 and split across and whoever the tactician is, whether it is Blair 327 00:34:45,000 --> 00:34:50,989 Tuke or Peter Burling on board the Kiwi boat, now they have some 328 00:34:51,000 --> 00:34:52,989 decisions to make. Now the boats are split, who will sail under better 329 00:34:53,000 --> 00:35:14,989 wind pressure? This is where the pressure of the 330 00:35:15,000 --> 00:35:18,989 Kiwis is just unrelenting. They just keep it close. They just so rarely 331 00:35:19,000 --> 00:35:23,989 make mistakes that it forces you into sailing a perfect race. We have 332 00:35:24,000 --> 00:35:28,989 seen teams sail the perfect race against Emirates Team New Zealand, 333 00:35:29,000 --> 00:35:36,989 like BAR, unbelievable race against Team New Zealand to win in the 334 00:35:37,000 --> 00:35:41,989 semifinal round. Freddie Carr. It takes something special, that's for 335 00:35:42,000 --> 00:35:47,989 sure. Just mailing it on the consistency front. You expect they 336 00:35:48,000 --> 00:35:50,989 will feel a lot happier at the moment because this is a different 337 00:35:51,000 --> 00:35:56,989 complexion, a different dynamic right now, just asking one or two 338 00:35:57,000 --> 00:35:58,989 questions which have not been asked of yet. Looking for the Kiwis to 339 00:35:59,000 --> 00:36:12,989 chase them down. Let's get another view from out of 340 00:36:13,000 --> 00:36:17,989 the water from Freddie Carr, part of the British team in Bermuda. What is 341 00:36:18,000 --> 00:36:21,989 catching your eye in the early exchanges? What is catching my eye 342 00:36:22,000 --> 00:36:26,989 is a repeat from the first race, the Iraq look quicker from the standout 343 00:36:27,000 --> 00:36:31,989 comment from the on-board communications in the first race was 344 00:36:32,000 --> 00:36:34,989 the questions about the runners of Oracle -- rudders. By changing their 345 00:36:35,000 --> 00:36:38,989 road as they could have gone faster through the water but it must be so 346 00:36:39,000 --> 00:36:43,989 hard for Spithill every day going out sailing with effectively and you 347 00:36:44,000 --> 00:36:49,989 feel to the boat and we seem to or three bad gybes from team Oracle 348 00:36:50,000 --> 00:36:52,989 today but maybe that is him learning about the new Rudder setup. They 349 00:36:53,000 --> 00:36:57,989 will have to sail the perfect race to keep New Zealand behind them, so 350 00:36:58,000 --> 00:37:04,989 far so good for the Americans. So far so good, no doubt about it. I 351 00:37:05,000 --> 00:37:10,989 think the question everybody has at home is, why didn't they do this 352 00:37:11,000 --> 00:37:15,989 before? It's very clearly a faster setup. They have that two-week break 353 00:37:16,000 --> 00:37:20,989 while everyone else was scrambling about in the challenger play-offs. 354 00:37:21,000 --> 00:37:26,989 You would have thought, as you mentioned at the top of the 355 00:37:27,000 --> 00:37:31,989 programme, the toy box would be open, so to describe it. This is 356 00:37:32,000 --> 00:37:34,989 clearly a different boat, everyone in agreement, all of the tweaks they 357 00:37:35,000 --> 00:37:38,989 did come everyone in agreement they did weigh more than any of us will 358 00:37:39,000 --> 00:37:44,989 ever know but why didn't they do this before last weekend? I think in 359 00:37:45,000 --> 00:37:48,989 all honesty you have to back your design philosophy, your designers, 360 00:37:49,000 --> 00:37:51,989 and you get there as a group of designers but the sailing team have 361 00:37:52,000 --> 00:37:55,989 a huge amount of input in that and they will have been working towards 362 00:37:56,000 --> 00:37:58,989 last weekend for two years with strong beliefs in their foil 363 00:37:59,000 --> 00:38:02,989 packages and it must have been a shock to them that they were such a 364 00:38:03,000 --> 00:38:06,989 long step behind the Kiwis. They must have hit the panic button a 365 00:38:07,000 --> 00:38:09,989 little bit but like I said they have made some changes and they are 366 00:38:10,000 --> 00:38:13,989 faster through the water but I'm just a little concerned in the light 367 00:38:14,000 --> 00:38:17,989 air gybes they are looking sticky, they are normally good at their 368 00:38:18,000 --> 00:38:21,989 falling gybes in the light air but today they look a little sticky. 369 00:38:22,000 --> 00:38:23,989 Interesting point that the notion of having confidence in what you 370 00:38:24,000 --> 00:38:29,989 brought to the table initially, at what point do you call time on it 371 00:38:30,000 --> 00:38:32,989 and go, that's not working, we need something different? Having that 372 00:38:33,000 --> 00:38:36,989 five-day gap, if you are an Oracle Team USA fan or a team member it was 373 00:38:37,000 --> 00:38:41,989 a beautiful thing and now as we are talking about this stuff this boat 374 00:38:42,000 --> 00:38:48,989 does not ever go away. We are going to see this next cross and there 375 00:38:49,000 --> 00:38:53,989 will be two close boats coming in to split lanes at the top mark. 376 00:38:54,000 --> 00:39:05,989 The Americans with a slender advantage. The boats surrounding 377 00:39:06,000 --> 00:39:09,989 this gate on opposite sides, possibilities of wind shifts or wind 378 00:39:10,000 --> 00:39:19,989 pressure making more of a game of it on the next run. Clean manoeuvring 379 00:39:20,000 --> 00:39:24,989 from Jimmy Spithill's crew going on one side and Team New Zealand going 380 00:39:25,000 --> 00:39:29,989 in the other direction. We just saw a moment or two ago the wind shift 381 00:39:30,000 --> 00:39:32,989 graphics on the top left of the screen which suggested there was a 382 00:39:33,000 --> 00:39:45,989 slight switch to the right-hand side of the course. 383 00:39:46,000 --> 00:39:51,989 Both of them have splashed down once, very good indicator for Team 384 00:39:52,000 --> 00:39:54,989 USA because as we have talked about the whole time the higher speed 385 00:39:55,000 --> 00:40:01,989 setup typically makes for more instability and when you see Oracle 386 00:40:02,000 --> 00:40:06,989 Team USA 100% for most of the time that is a very good sign for them. 387 00:40:07,000 --> 00:40:11,989 The lead is building here for the Americans. You just don't get the 388 00:40:12,000 --> 00:40:14,989 impression that the Kiwis have had their final throw of the dice just 389 00:40:15,000 --> 00:40:37,989 yet. You can hear them talking about the 390 00:40:38,000 --> 00:40:43,989 recharge. We need to reiterate for those people who maybe new to the 391 00:40:44,000 --> 00:40:46,989 sailing world, everything that happens on the bud, whether it is 392 00:40:47,000 --> 00:40:52,989 dropping the daggerboards, the angle of the foils, trimming, it all needs 393 00:40:53,000 --> 00:40:59,989 power to make it happen. That's what those grinders are doing. Hydraulic 394 00:41:00,000 --> 00:41:06,989 pressure, hydraulic pressure, direct drive into the wing, a big wind path 395 00:41:07,000 --> 00:41:10,989 on the horizon right now. Looking at the angle differences between the 396 00:41:11,000 --> 00:41:21,989 boats, Team New Zealand down here, Oracle, big angle change going up 397 00:41:22,000 --> 00:41:31,989 into it, that is a wind shift. They just don't go away, the Kiwis. The 398 00:41:32,000 --> 00:41:35,989 split at the top gate did for them. Critical gybe now for Oracle. They 399 00:41:36,000 --> 00:41:55,989 need one more gybe and into the gate. 400 00:41:56,000 --> 00:42:08,989 Very smoothly done. They are way out towards the main line here. You 401 00:42:09,000 --> 00:42:13,989 wonder if they have... They will have to manoeuvre one more time. 402 00:42:14,000 --> 00:42:16,989 They will have to do that tough racecourse manoeuvre, that one last 403 00:42:17,000 --> 00:42:21,989 gybe, but they are diving down trying to get around this gate but 404 00:42:22,000 --> 00:42:26,989 I'm not sure if Oracle has over stood this mark. Goodness gracious. 405 00:42:27,000 --> 00:42:32,989 That's bold from New Zealand, really bold. Is it going to pay off at the 406 00:42:33,000 --> 00:42:42,989 bottom gate? Vic Turton, they turn in front and they turn well. -- they 407 00:42:43,000 --> 00:42:50,989 turn in. The Americans are chasing them again and we have a proper race 408 00:42:51,000 --> 00:42:57,989 on. Peter Burling, the America's Cup rookie. The details guy, as so many 409 00:42:58,000 --> 00:43:04,989 like to describe him. High school, very intuitive, and Jimmy Spithill, 410 00:43:05,000 --> 00:43:11,989 the youngest skipper to win the cup in 2010, huge amounts of experience. 411 00:43:12,000 --> 00:43:19,989 So where is your money now? I'm pretty stunned at the last turn of 412 00:43:20,000 --> 00:43:23,989 events, the Kiwis did such a good job staying in the dark water and 413 00:43:24,000 --> 00:43:32,989 the wind strength going down that run, literally sailed on by. Trying 414 00:43:33,000 --> 00:43:38,989 to go back and understand whether they over stood that Mark. When you 415 00:43:39,000 --> 00:43:42,989 talk about over standing. Sailing a longer distance. They are sailing a 416 00:43:43,000 --> 00:43:46,989 longer distance in this race, that is over standing, sailing too far. 417 00:43:47,000 --> 00:43:51,989 The average speeds are almost identical but when you sail a longer 418 00:43:52,000 --> 00:43:57,989 difference euro BMG gets slower so the longer distance made a big 419 00:43:58,000 --> 00:44:02,989 difference there. The MG, the vote De Man Booker's velocity relative to 420 00:44:03,000 --> 00:44:20,989 the direction of their destination. -- riverboat's velocity. -- the MG. 421 00:44:21,000 --> 00:44:31,989 Sniffing another victory. May be smelling a bit of blood. Although 422 00:44:32,000 --> 00:44:35,989 you'd be forgiven for thinking that Peter Burling is simply out for an 423 00:44:36,000 --> 00:44:42,989 afternoon drive in his truck. He was talking about his mode, driving past 424 00:44:43,000 --> 00:44:45,989 De Matt Fast, this is always a big decision for a tactician. In the 425 00:44:46,000 --> 00:44:49,989 Mono whole days you would have seen New Zealand tagged with Oracle every 426 00:44:50,000 --> 00:44:54,989 time but they are thinking about the geometry, where is the pressure? 427 00:44:55,000 --> 00:44:59,989 Where is the dark water? How can we possibly do fewer manoeuvres 428 00:45:00,000 --> 00:45:03,989 compared to the other guy? They are taking a bit of a risk by splitting 429 00:45:04,000 --> 00:45:11,989 off and not tacking directly with team Oracle USA as they tacked away. 430 00:45:12,000 --> 00:45:15,989 The heart is racing a little bit for the Kiwi skipper even though he is 431 00:45:16,000 --> 00:45:20,989 not showing it. That is as high a heart rate as we have seen on young 432 00:45:21,000 --> 00:45:31,989 Peter Burling. I would say so. He is human! There is a pulse! We can 433 00:45:32,000 --> 00:45:34,989 confirm. He is obviously just having a little think about what might 434 00:45:35,000 --> 00:45:39,989 unfold over the course of the next few minutes out here on the Great 435 00:45:40,000 --> 00:45:45,989 Sound. A 5-0 victory would put them in the box seat, two wins away. 436 00:45:46,000 --> 00:45:49,989 That's right, they are winning the geometry battle, by allowing Oracle 437 00:45:50,000 --> 00:45:54,989 Team USA to tack away, split away, again they took a risk and came back 438 00:45:55,000 --> 00:46:06,989 together and clearly made a nice little gain. There is just gets on 439 00:46:07,000 --> 00:46:10,989 board that boat. He is letting the others get down and dirty, they are 440 00:46:11,000 --> 00:46:16,989 the guys digging in physically. From a match racing standpoint, this 441 00:46:17,000 --> 00:46:19,989 split, Oracle needs a split, just sailing along next to Emirates Team 442 00:46:20,000 --> 00:46:23,989 New Zealand will do them no good, they need the other side of the 443 00:46:24,000 --> 00:46:27,989 racecourse, maybe a little of the dark water on the left-hand side of 444 00:46:28,000 --> 00:46:35,989 the racecourse that they are looking at. They need something, desperately 445 00:46:36,000 --> 00:46:38,989 they need 117 metres right now. A little dark water in the upper 446 00:46:39,000 --> 00:46:42,989 left-hand side of the racecourse, that is what they need, they need a 447 00:46:43,000 --> 00:46:47,989 wind shift, they need the breeze to possibly go in their favour. It does 448 00:46:48,000 --> 00:46:49,989 not look super windy on the right side of the racecourse where the 449 00:46:50,000 --> 00:47:12,989 Kiwis is right now. They wanted to go a little bit wider 450 00:47:13,000 --> 00:47:17,989 so they could hit the gate first time. Big game happening with team 451 00:47:18,000 --> 00:47:28,989 Emirates New Zealand. Look at the dial down, they are really deep. 452 00:47:29,000 --> 00:47:31,989 Nothing in it. They dialled way down, they dialled low, this will be 453 00:47:32,000 --> 00:47:37,989 interesting, whether they went too far on their dial down is the big 454 00:47:38,000 --> 00:47:42,989 question. It is in Richard Slater's hands right now. No penalty. The 455 00:47:43,000 --> 00:47:48,989 boats come back together again, Oracle on starboard, if they get 456 00:47:49,000 --> 00:47:53,989 into the left-hand cycle on the left mark they will have right away to 457 00:47:54,000 --> 00:48:03,989 get around it. Here we go again. We have a real racing. This is as tight 458 00:48:04,000 --> 00:48:07,989 as it gets right now as they head towards gate five. Is Oracle 459 00:48:08,000 --> 00:48:12,989 dialling down? That's what they are saying, can we push or not? And if 460 00:48:13,000 --> 00:48:18,989 he dips will he be able to make the mark in the upper corner? Will he be 461 00:48:19,000 --> 00:48:25,989 able to make the mark after the dip? Just the closest of passes. The 462 00:48:26,000 --> 00:48:32,989 Kiwis just about able to squeeze in. Just gets around the mark, barely, 463 00:48:33,000 --> 00:48:36,989 gain on, even race. Slight advantage to Oracle right now, they were going 464 00:48:37,000 --> 00:48:43,989 quicker around that Mark. -- game on. The angle on that Mark for the 465 00:48:44,000 --> 00:48:49,989 Kiwis means their boat has dropped away to 17 knots where the Americans 466 00:48:50,000 --> 00:49:03,989 sustained at around 23 or 24. The Kiwis are still slow, 24, 25 MP 467 00:49:04,000 --> 00:49:08,989 Americans away at 30. Last leg. 150 metres in it. It means there is 468 00:49:09,000 --> 00:49:16,989 every chance for the Kiwis to claw it back. They will not be happy to 469 00:49:17,000 --> 00:49:31,989 see the bow touching the water. They want to be up, with less drag. 470 00:49:32,000 --> 00:49:40,989 It was that dark water owned Dominic in the upper left-hand corner that 471 00:49:41,000 --> 00:49:46,989 got Oracle back in the game and the manoeuvres have been fantastic this 472 00:49:47,000 --> 00:50:07,989 race. We wanted a sailboat race and we've got a sailboat race. 473 00:50:08,000 --> 00:50:14,989 This is tough. If you ever wanted to drive one of these things that is 474 00:50:15,000 --> 00:50:19,989 what you're dealing with. This manoeuvre, the double gybe here and 475 00:50:20,000 --> 00:50:29,989 then they are desperate for hydraulic power, you heard him say," 476 00:50:30,000 --> 00:50:38,989 hit it." The weight is forward today. There is no bike system. It 477 00:50:39,000 --> 00:50:42,989 is all about hydraulic pressure, give it to the big boys in the front 478 00:50:43,000 --> 00:50:51,989 of the boat pulling off those last two gybes, really well done. There 479 00:50:52,000 --> 00:50:57,989 are the grinders. There is just never any time for them to settle, 480 00:50:58,000 --> 00:51:01,989 to relax, they have to go fullbore pretty much for the entirety of the 481 00:51:02,000 --> 00:51:05,989 race. Is it about a payoff with the first American victory in the 482 00:51:06,000 --> 00:51:07,989 America's Cup match? Have they got enough in the tank to see of the 483 00:51:08,000 --> 00:51:23,989 Kiwis? Dead straight ahead, the finish line 484 00:51:24,000 --> 00:51:29,989 in the front of our screen. I tell you what, Oracle stays in front, you 485 00:51:30,000 --> 00:51:33,989 can give this team a big congratulations for just about a 486 00:51:34,000 --> 00:51:39,989 shellacking last week, to throw everything at this over the last 487 00:51:40,000 --> 00:51:43,989 five days and come up with a boat that is going this much faster, I 488 00:51:44,000 --> 00:51:50,989 myself, as well as just about everyone else in the sailing world, 489 00:51:51,000 --> 00:52:02,989 was starting to write them off. And, man, was I wrong. We want your 490 00:52:03,000 --> 00:52:05,989 opinions. We want your thoughts. We don't want you on the fence. It is 491 00:52:06,000 --> 00:52:12,989 looking as if the Americans have done enough here. A performance of 492 00:52:13,000 --> 00:52:15,989 real character and resolve and resilience. They are going to hold 493 00:52:16,000 --> 00:52:23,989 off the Kiwi challenge. The New Zealanders have been gaining but it 494 00:52:24,000 --> 00:52:27,989 won't be enough and it will be America's race and the USA are back 495 00:52:28,000 --> 00:52:33,989 in business, back in the hunt, and in the nick of time, a vital win, 496 00:52:34,000 --> 00:52:43,989 which really breathes life into their ailing campaign. There is 497 00:52:44,000 --> 00:52:52,989 hope, there is hope in the USA camp. The margin of victory is a small one 498 00:52:53,000 --> 00:52:57,989 but it matters not. There we go. Will team effort command leadership 499 00:52:58,000 --> 00:53:03,989 is always a massive part of that. You cannot give enough credit to the 500 00:53:04,000 --> 00:53:08,989 entire Oracle Team USA squad. Top to bottom. For doing what they have 501 00:53:09,000 --> 00:53:13,989 clearly done over the last five days. Like I said before, I think 502 00:53:14,000 --> 00:53:17,989 all of us thought, how do you pull that off? There was quite a 503 00:53:18,000 --> 00:53:20,989 disparity last weekend. I am really impressed. 504 00:53:21,000 --> 00:53:25,989 It has been terrific to see the Americans coming back into the 505 00:53:26,000 --> 00:53:32,989 picture here today, another fascinating day on the water. The 506 00:53:33,000 --> 00:53:37,989 results: one win each, for the Kiwis and for the Americans, the New 507 00:53:38,000 --> 00:53:42,989 Zealanders now standing with a 4-1 lead. New Zealand started on -1 508 00:53:43,000 --> 00:53:43,989 point you to the American success in the qualifiers. The first 27 race 509 00:53:44,000 --> 00:53:49,989 wins. What an incredible race from the 510 00:53:50,000 --> 00:53:55,989 Americans, and certainly those five days of work by the designers and 511 00:53:56,000 --> 00:53:58,989 the sailors have paid off. One man watching it all very closely is Sir 512 00:53:59,000 --> 00:54:02,989 Ben Ainslie and we have caught up with him. What have you made from 513 00:54:03,000 --> 00:54:06,989 today and how impressed were you with Oracle? Like you said, Oracle 514 00:54:07,000 --> 00:54:10,989 have gone back to the drawing board and made significant changes to the 515 00:54:11,000 --> 00:54:13,989 setup of the boat and we have seen in these lighter conditions they can 516 00:54:14,000 --> 00:54:16,989 match Team New Zealand in the upward legs and that's the first time 517 00:54:17,000 --> 00:54:21,989 throughout this competition we have seen any team be able to match them. 518 00:54:22,000 --> 00:54:27,989 It is credit to Oracle, their designers, sailors, the shore crew 519 00:54:28,000 --> 00:54:30,989 working through the night to get the boat back out on the water. It 520 00:54:31,000 --> 00:54:34,989 certainly made for some exciting racing out there, fascinating to 521 00:54:35,000 --> 00:54:40,989 watch. You won the cup sitting next to Jimmy Spithill four years ago. 522 00:54:41,000 --> 00:54:42,989 Talk to me about him and how he will feel here. 523 00:54:43,000 --> 00:54:46,989 Oracle have been in this game for a long time and Jimmy in particular, 524 00:54:47,000 --> 00:54:50,989 and they are very experienced and have been in this situation before. 525 00:54:51,000 --> 00:54:55,989 I think they will take a lot of positives from today, getting that 526 00:54:56,000 --> 00:54:58,989 performance going, getting the speed going. They had a few wobbly moments 527 00:54:59,000 --> 00:55:02,989 with the boat handling, which is the nature of the changes they have made 528 00:55:03,000 --> 00:55:05,989 to the boat, so there is always a trade-off there, nothing comes for 529 00:55:06,000 --> 00:55:09,989 free in this game. If they can execute and get the stats and get 530 00:55:10,000 --> 00:55:14,989 the downwind gybes working we have seen they can win races now and take 531 00:55:15,000 --> 00:55:18,989 it to the Kiwis. It is going to be a fascinating day tomorrow in similar 532 00:55:19,000 --> 00:55:23,989 conditions. Then, you've talked often of this game at being one of 533 00:55:24,000 --> 00:55:26,989 evolution. How much more can we see? And from your own perspective and 534 00:55:27,000 --> 00:55:30,989 your British campaign what can you learn from here? There is always a 535 00:55:31,000 --> 00:55:33,989 lot of learning in this competition. This is a classic America's Cup 536 00:55:34,000 --> 00:55:40,989 duel, the teams are still developing through and we have seen Oracle make 537 00:55:41,000 --> 00:55:44,989 the biggest jumps in the last five days. As a team you need to set 538 00:55:45,000 --> 00:55:46,989 yourself up to be able to adapt to the situation and that is what both 539 00:55:47,000 --> 00:55:49,989 teams have done well through this particular cup event. And for us 540 00:55:50,000 --> 00:55:54,989 would continue on with Land Rover BAR and we will be in a much 541 00:55:55,000 --> 00:55:57,989 stronger place having an existing team running forwards competitively 542 00:55:58,000 --> 00:56:01,989 in the start-up team we were this time around. It has been exciting to 543 00:56:02,000 --> 00:56:05,989 adapt to the situation and get the priorities straight. Have we seen 544 00:56:06,000 --> 00:56:08,989 the start of the Oracle fightback? Oracle are not resting on their 545 00:56:09,000 --> 00:56:11,989 laurels and they are back out for another training session. I caught 546 00:56:12,000 --> 00:56:18,989 up with Jimmy Spittal and Peter Burling before they did. We were 547 00:56:19,000 --> 00:56:21,989 right beside the base before you came back. How much was it a relief 548 00:56:22,000 --> 00:56:27,989 for you and everyone involved in Oracle? Clearly for everyone in 549 00:56:28,000 --> 00:56:31,989 Bermuda, everyone is cheering for us, it's great to see the support 550 00:56:32,000 --> 00:56:36,989 and the lift for the guys and it was an important race to win. Give us a 551 00:56:37,000 --> 00:56:39,989 feel of how much effort has gone into the last five days. It's been 552 00:56:40,000 --> 00:56:43,989 around the clock, it really has been 24 hours, the sailors have been 553 00:56:44,000 --> 00:56:49,989 pushed, long days out on the water, the shore engineering team have been 554 00:56:50,000 --> 00:56:52,989 there on 24-hour shifts, doing 12 hour cycles. When we saw the other 555 00:56:53,000 --> 00:56:57,989 guys not sailing and taking days off, we were like, here we go, this 556 00:56:58,000 --> 00:57:00,989 is an opportunity. Pete mentioned they were staying ashore so the 557 00:57:01,000 --> 00:57:04,989 shore team could work on the boat but our guys were working on the 558 00:57:05,000 --> 00:57:07,989 boat when we got in through midnight. When the sailors see that 559 00:57:08,000 --> 00:57:12,989 it is motivating for the guys when they jump on board. Some great 560 00:57:13,000 --> 00:57:17,989 racing. It felt like it was a really good battle. We were not the happy 561 00:57:18,000 --> 00:57:21,989 with how we sailed today, we made a lot of mistakes but at the same time 562 00:57:22,000 --> 00:57:25,989 these guys made a lot of mistakes as well. We're not surprised at all 563 00:57:26,000 --> 00:57:28,989 that we have a good battle on our hands and that is what we have 564 00:57:29,000 --> 00:57:32,989 prepared for. We are under no illusions that we have a fair bit of 565 00:57:33,000 --> 00:57:39,989 hard work over the next few days to keep improving and we are on a steep 566 00:57:40,000 --> 00:57:43,989 part of learning curve and we have a lot to work on. We let the last race 567 00:57:44,000 --> 00:57:47,989 slip and we had a good opportunity to win. We have plenty to work on 568 00:57:48,000 --> 00:57:53,989 from today, we didn't sail overly well but we will be back tomorrow. 569 00:57:54,000 --> 00:57:57,989 From our race points of view and judgment, but when you make a 570 00:57:58,000 --> 00:58:01,989 mistake, what are you going to do? The comeback for the boys to come 571 00:58:02,000 --> 00:58:04,989 back and nail the second start and get the whole package working 572 00:58:05,000 --> 00:58:08,989 properly, lost the lead and came back again, it shows the boat is 573 00:58:09,000 --> 00:58:12,989 going well and is a good sign of strength for the guys. 574 00:58:13,000 --> 00:58:15,989 Clearly a massive relief for Jimmy Spithill and his team. The hard work 575 00:58:16,000 --> 00:58:19,989 certainly looks like it has put them back in the game and for Peter 576 00:58:20,000 --> 00:58:25,989 Burling, you just wonder if that defeat may have rattled the Kiwi 577 00:58:26,000 --> 00:58:52,989 camp. More drama to come in Bermuda. Join us on BBC Two at 1pm tomorrow. 578 00:58:53,000 --> 00:58:55,989 Great to see a bitter fight of these boys. It's only just beginning, 579 00:58:56,000 --> 00:58:57,000 mate.