1 00:00:33,000 --> 00:00:40,989 It's the greatest show on water. The fastest boats, the biggest names, 2 00:00:41,000 --> 00:00:45,989 the 35th America's Cup has come to Bermuda. Five teams competing in 3 00:00:46,000 --> 00:00:49,989 qualifying fighting for the right to challenge the defenders Oracle Team 4 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:56,989 USA for international sports oldest trophy. France the first to be 5 00:00:57,000 --> 00:01:00,989 eliminated. After 166 year wait there was high hopes this time 6 00:01:01,000 --> 00:01:05,989 Britain would bring the cup home but it was disappointment for Ben 7 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:11,989 Ainslie and his Land Rover BAR team. Knocked out in the semifinals by the 8 00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:19,989 inform New Zealanders. The late win goes on after a gruelling three and 9 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:22,989 a half year campaign. In a quest for the America's Cup many British 10 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:26,989 campaigns have started by assembling a long list of world and Olympic 11 00:01:27,000 --> 00:01:32,989 champions for the crew. Success in the cup requires more than a 12 00:01:33,000 --> 00:01:37,989 collection of glittering CDE's. Nobody knows this better than Ben 13 00:01:38,000 --> 00:01:44,989 Ainslie. This event is his fourth campaign, when he joined his first 14 00:01:45,000 --> 00:01:49,989 in 2000 he had two Olympic medals. He had only held a junior role 15 00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:53,989 aboard the boat. After the 2004 Olympics and with another gold medal 16 00:01:54,000 --> 00:01:58,989 to his name he joined team New Zealand as a second helmsman in the 17 00:01:59,000 --> 00:02:04,989 2007 campaign before going on to perform the same role with Oracle 18 00:02:05,000 --> 00:02:07,989 Team USA in 2013. Within two consecutive campaigns he had 19 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:13,989 witnessed both defeat and victory. So when it came to forming his own 20 00:02:14,000 --> 00:02:18,989 team he knew what he needed. The announcement of Ben Ainslie Racing 21 00:02:19,000 --> 00:02:23,989 in June 2014 came with royal approval. It also came with solid 22 00:02:24,000 --> 00:02:25,989 backing from an impressive consortium of wealth they 23 00:02:26,000 --> 00:02:31,989 accomplished and experienced individuals led by Sir Charles 24 00:02:32,000 --> 00:02:35,989 Thompson and Sir Keith Mills. Shortly afterwards the team began 25 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:40,989 building an impressive base in Portsmouth overlooking the water in 26 00:02:41,000 --> 00:02:45,989 which the cup had been conceived. To bring the America's Cup home would 27 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:49,989 be a lifelong ambition. Our maritime history is so strong in the UK and 28 00:02:50,000 --> 00:02:53,989 this is the one thing we've never won. Being based in Portsmouth we 29 00:02:54,000 --> 00:02:58,989 could bring the cup back to where it started. All of us that would be a 30 00:02:59,000 --> 00:03:03,989 huge achievement. After an inconsistent run in the round-robin 31 00:03:04,000 --> 00:03:06,989 series Britain found themselves up against a faster New Zealand boat 32 00:03:07,000 --> 00:03:14,989 the semifinals. It did not start well. Damage to the wing caused them 33 00:03:15,000 --> 00:03:19,989 to retire and they had to forfeit the second race with repairs under 34 00:03:20,000 --> 00:03:23,989 way. The Kiwis were not faultless themselves, flipping over in the 35 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:28,989 most dramatic moment of the America's Cup so far. But in the end 36 00:03:29,000 --> 00:03:34,989 they proved too good. Britain work out so what went wrong? A lot of the 37 00:03:35,000 --> 00:03:46,989 decisions we make we make as a team. You look at how the boats raced, 38 00:03:47,000 --> 00:03:48,989 every area interlinks. It's the whole package and everyone, the 39 00:03:49,000 --> 00:03:53,989 whole team is responsible for that and putting that together and like I 40 00:03:54,000 --> 00:03:58,989 say we win lose as a team and I am proud of every single person's 41 00:03:59,000 --> 00:04:02,989 effort in that team. I am a competitive person and the team is 42 00:04:03,000 --> 00:04:06,989 very competitive, we wanted the winning and that's the target and 43 00:04:07,000 --> 00:04:11,989 that's the same but now we move forward and the goal is still to win 44 00:04:12,000 --> 00:04:17,989 the America's Cup. British interest far from over however, Sweden's 45 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:23,989 Artemis Racing have a strong contingent from UK shores. The team 46 00:04:24,000 --> 00:04:29,989 is managed by Iain Percy and they came from 4-1 down to beat Japan in 47 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:34,989 the other semifinal. I think there are more Brits in our team than any 48 00:04:35,000 --> 00:04:38,989 other nationality. It's nice to be on the grinding pedestal with my old 49 00:04:39,000 --> 00:04:43,989 mate Chris Brittle, he manages to cover me through the tough periods. 50 00:04:44,000 --> 00:04:50,989 He's a fantastic ambassador for British sailing and British bought, 51 00:04:51,000 --> 00:04:56,989 fantastic athlete. What is going to win this challenger final? Starting, 52 00:04:57,000 --> 00:05:00,989 then our race that does not have any mistakes from that moment on. 53 00:05:01,000 --> 00:05:05,989 Starting is a real strength of our as, pretty deliberate calm and 54 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:11,989 professional after that. We are quite a hard team to pass. I feel 55 00:05:12,000 --> 00:05:14,989 strong in that respect. These things, it is sport, it is hard and 56 00:05:15,000 --> 00:05:18,989 aggressive and they are a strong team and it will come down to 57 00:05:19,000 --> 00:05:23,989 sometimes that split-second decision in the last ten seconds before the 58 00:05:24,000 --> 00:05:29,989 start but I back Nathan any day of the week. This challenger final is a 59 00:05:30,000 --> 00:05:33,989 best of nine race series, first to five wins. Conditions on day one 60 00:05:34,000 --> 00:05:39,989 look challenging, like an difficult, it's going to be a hard day. 61 00:05:40,000 --> 00:05:43,989 COMMENTATOR: Welcome to the scene for the first day of the play-off 62 00:05:44,000 --> 00:05:52,989 final, a two-minute start sequence followed by a critical high-speed 63 00:05:53,000 --> 00:05:54,989 race to mark one. A final bash to the finish only 200 metres from the 64 00:05:55,000 --> 00:06:07,989 America's Cup Village. Here we go, the America's Cup 65 00:06:08,000 --> 00:06:12,989 challenge play-off finals under way, first of five race wins becomes the 66 00:06:13,000 --> 00:06:17,989 challenger, make or break for these two. Are they playing safe for the 67 00:06:18,000 --> 00:06:22,989 one team roll the dice? We are already seeing action we have not 68 00:06:23,000 --> 00:06:27,989 seen before, it is only eight and a half knots of breeze which is barely 69 00:06:28,000 --> 00:06:36,989 foiling conditions. It will be fascinating to see. If team New 70 00:06:37,000 --> 00:06:41,989 Zealand, the aggressiveness graced based on their stability, if that is 71 00:06:42,000 --> 00:06:51,989 negated by this choice, I think they're a bit late in air. The chase 72 00:06:52,000 --> 00:06:58,989 on to the start line. Nathan Etheridge will be -- Nathan 73 00:06:59,000 --> 00:07:05,989 Outteridge will be much the happier. But we have seen the Kiwis put in 74 00:07:06,000 --> 00:07:08,989 some great performances here in Bermuda in lighter air. But it is 75 00:07:09,000 --> 00:07:14,989 Sweden who are getting a really good, clean start and already at 25 76 00:07:15,000 --> 00:07:24,989 knots safely up onto the foils and screaming towards the. We have three 77 00:07:25,000 --> 00:07:28,989 day but whether they liked air foils versus the heavy air foils played a 78 00:07:29,000 --> 00:07:35,989 part in that pre-start, certainly Sweden with port tack entry, coming 79 00:07:36,000 --> 00:07:40,989 in from the left-hand side, they got to pick and choose the time they 80 00:07:41,000 --> 00:07:43,989 wanted to go back toward the line far more effectively than Emirates 81 00:07:44,000 --> 00:07:50,989 Team New Zealand. So they have a good lead coming mark one. The wind 82 00:07:51,000 --> 00:07:58,989 speed may only be eight or nine knots but these boats well capable 83 00:07:59,000 --> 00:08:06,989 of moving at speeds of four times the Varty speed. Around the first 84 00:08:07,000 --> 00:08:10,989 marker ago the Swedish team, Emirates Team New Zealand following 85 00:08:11,000 --> 00:08:13,989 them around the mark. It's amazing how much good old-fashioned 86 00:08:14,000 --> 00:08:26,989 weatherman comes into play on a day like today. For those of us who are 87 00:08:27,000 --> 00:08:35,989 just joining the America's Cup you can have two different types of 88 00:08:36,000 --> 00:08:39,989 dagger boards, if you are trying to, if you're trying to lift the ball 89 00:08:40,000 --> 00:08:45,989 out of the water which is so crucial, at lower speeds, lighter 90 00:08:46,000 --> 00:08:52,989 winds conditions, you want the bigger wings on. Artemus has them in 91 00:08:53,000 --> 00:08:57,989 today but team New Zealand does not. Lets get an idea how late you can 92 00:08:58,000 --> 00:09:01,989 leave that decision, what is the protocol, you might have to make 93 00:09:02,000 --> 00:09:05,989 decisions at eight, nine o'clock in the morning for wind conditions 94 00:09:06,000 --> 00:09:10,989 which are late in the afternoon? That is right, you cannot just snap 95 00:09:11,000 --> 00:09:15,989 your fingers and change the boards in a muddle of minutes, there's a 96 00:09:16,000 --> 00:09:19,989 lot of work to be done. They will start talking at around eight 97 00:09:20,000 --> 00:09:22,989 o'clock in the morning, the boat goes on the water around 10am so 98 00:09:23,000 --> 00:09:30,989 everything needs to be decided by 9am. Pretty tight out there, not a 99 00:09:31,000 --> 00:09:34,989 lot to choose between them and Emirates Team New Zealand making 100 00:09:35,000 --> 00:09:38,989 good progress in closing the gap. We will know all out more about whether 101 00:09:39,000 --> 00:09:43,989 they think their foils are going to work in this lighter air are not 102 00:09:44,000 --> 00:09:47,989 based on some of the decisions. Surprisingly did not Jaidee burrow 103 00:09:48,000 --> 00:09:56,989 into the other mark and do a split. They followed Artemis and let the 104 00:09:57,000 --> 00:10:00,989 chips fall where they may. These guys are feeling each other out 105 00:10:01,000 --> 00:10:06,989 right now, they have made dramatic changes to their boats since they 106 00:10:07,000 --> 00:10:14,989 raced last, let's see how fast we are compare to the other guy. The 107 00:10:15,000 --> 00:10:20,989 Kiwi 's hacking a little earlier than the Swedes -- tacking a little 108 00:10:21,000 --> 00:10:25,989 earlier than the Swedes in an attempt to break the spell. Every 109 00:10:26,000 --> 00:10:28,989 manoeuvre inevitably involving a loss of speed for a moment or two. 110 00:10:29,000 --> 00:11:14,989 Bob splashing down after the attack here is the tack from the Kiwis. 111 00:11:15,000 --> 00:11:21,989 Pretty slick. That is like what we have seen in the past, had the pace 112 00:11:22,000 --> 00:11:23,989 going into the tack, just that turn. Artemis will still cross but as we 113 00:11:24,000 --> 00:11:45,989 always assumed, not by much. So the Kiwis are beginning to pass, 114 00:11:46,000 --> 00:11:52,989 they have made excellent ground, that was a tidy manoeuvre, very 115 00:11:53,000 --> 00:11:57,989 clean, crisp tack and it put them marginally in front. We just saw the 116 00:11:58,000 --> 00:12:02,989 opposite of what we thought we would see, they bought with the light air 117 00:12:03,000 --> 00:12:09,989 boards which is Artemis definitely did not tack quite as effectively. 118 00:12:10,000 --> 00:12:18,989 This is classic match racing, pinching manoeuvre. Artemis trying 119 00:12:19,000 --> 00:12:21,989 to get underneath. They will be protected by the border here 120 00:12:22,000 --> 00:12:30,989 shortly, this is going to be a critical tack. Who does it best 121 00:12:31,000 --> 00:12:37,989 coming up to the boundary? Approaching crunch time as the 122 00:12:38,000 --> 00:12:47,989 boundary comes into view. Artemis can tack. Too late, inside the 123 00:12:48,000 --> 00:12:53,989 boundary they go. That will encourage penalty as a result. 124 00:12:54,000 --> 00:12:58,989 That's a major setback for Nathan Outteridge and his crew. The Kiwis 125 00:12:59,000 --> 00:13:11,989 are heading off out in front having made a rather better fist of things. 126 00:13:12,000 --> 00:13:17,989 An unforced error, exactly at the wrong time. They had all the right 127 00:13:18,000 --> 00:13:21,989 in the world to tack whenever they wanted to, when they entered the 128 00:13:22,000 --> 00:13:25,989 three boat length zone within the boundary and they still have the 129 00:13:26,000 --> 00:13:34,989 penalty, half to drop back two full boat lengths. Just made a silly 130 00:13:35,000 --> 00:13:40,989 mistake going into the boundary. Round gate three, downwind once 131 00:13:41,000 --> 00:13:45,989 more. It's the turn of Artemis Racing to do the chasing. That's a 132 00:13:46,000 --> 00:13:53,989 manoeuvre and a penalty up at the boundary which is costing them. 133 00:13:54,000 --> 00:13:59,989 Quite a different way of managing that human power. These guys went 134 00:14:00,000 --> 00:14:04,989 from leg muscles, the others went for the arm muscles. The debate is 135 00:14:05,000 --> 00:14:08,989 still raging as to which is the more efficient! Maybe we will have some 136 00:14:09,000 --> 00:14:16,989 statistics in a little while to analyse the power 137 00:14:17,000 --> 00:14:21,989 output of each of the different boats and different techniques, the 138 00:14:22,000 --> 00:14:28,989 site clause as they become known. The traditional grinders. The Kiwis 139 00:14:29,000 --> 00:14:34,989 certainly think this cycling method gives them some edge. It may only be 140 00:14:35,000 --> 00:14:38,989 one of several, but certainly hear they've been served well by it in 141 00:14:39,000 --> 00:14:43,989 Bermuda. How cool is the choreography of the crew work as 142 00:14:44,000 --> 00:14:51,989 they come across the boat? We have to go back and look at that again. 143 00:14:52,000 --> 00:14:58,989 How and where each person positions themselves coming out of the tack. 144 00:14:59,000 --> 00:15:05,989 In these breezy conditions... Turning up went once more and the 145 00:15:06,000 --> 00:15:11,989 boat handling is good from Peter Burling. Glenn Ashby, they are all 146 00:15:12,000 --> 00:15:15,989 in perfect unison. Nathan Outteridge, putting him under a 147 00:15:16,000 --> 00:15:22,989 degree of pressure in the Swedish boat. It is interesting, talking 148 00:15:23,000 --> 00:15:27,989 about the light air boards versus the breezy ones. It seems to me that 149 00:15:28,000 --> 00:15:32,989 Emirates Team New Zealand has an edge in staying up on the foils and 150 00:15:33,000 --> 00:15:37,989 the tacks. How does that look there? The manoeuvres seem a little 151 00:15:38,000 --> 00:15:41,989 smoother and more consistent. There are patches of the course where the 152 00:15:42,000 --> 00:15:45,989 breeze is less, and Artemis Racing are gaining. They pop up earlier but 153 00:15:46,000 --> 00:15:48,989 as the breeze builds like at the moment, Team New Zealand have a 154 00:15:49,000 --> 00:15:57,989 speed advantage. Smaller boards, less drag and when they are in the 155 00:15:58,000 --> 00:15:59,989 air, they go faster. Race one of the America's Cup challenger play-offs 156 00:16:00,000 --> 00:16:10,989 final. The Swedes have it all to do here. 157 00:16:11,000 --> 00:16:16,989 A good thing for the Swedes is that at least they will be having a split 158 00:16:17,000 --> 00:16:20,989 up here. I would not be surprised if we see Emirates Team New Zealand 159 00:16:21,000 --> 00:16:24,989 gybe quickly, they will give up a bit but let's get over and stay on 160 00:16:25,000 --> 00:16:29,989 the same side of the racecourse. There is this breeze shifting, let's 161 00:16:30,000 --> 00:16:36,989 try and eliminate options. For Artemis Racing. Nathan Outteridge 162 00:16:37,000 --> 00:16:40,989 looking to chase down his old rival Peter Burling. They have met on 163 00:16:41,000 --> 00:16:48,989 countless different courses across the globe. One of the delicious 164 00:16:49,000 --> 00:17:04,989 subplots of this particular contest between Sweden and New Zealand. 165 00:17:05,000 --> 00:17:10,989 It will take something special from Artemis Racing if they are to close 166 00:17:11,000 --> 00:17:15,989 the gap with this sort of distance in the race left. Just half a leg 167 00:17:16,000 --> 00:17:20,989 before the final blast to the finish. They are a perfect 168 00:17:21,000 --> 00:17:23,989 illustration of the two different grinding 169 00:17:24,000 --> 00:17:33,989 Techniques. As a grinder, you really get to know the guy in front of you. 170 00:17:34,000 --> 00:17:40,989 Have you noticed that? Maybe not the parts that you would like! Here 171 00:17:41,000 --> 00:17:46,989 comes the choreography again. Ashby driving the boat coming out of the 172 00:17:47,000 --> 00:17:55,989 Jaipur Law. On the cockpit, at the back of the boat. There, the wing 173 00:17:56,000 --> 00:18:01,989 trimmer driving the boat. -- gybes. Burling comes in. Perfect. And it is 174 00:18:02,000 --> 00:18:06,989 all done with minimal chat. There really is little conversation on the 175 00:18:07,000 --> 00:18:10,989 boat. We have been watching for a couple of weeks, by contrast to the 176 00:18:11,000 --> 00:18:18,989 Swedes, they interacted huge amount. It seems to be done in telepathy. 177 00:18:19,000 --> 00:18:20,989 Through the final gate and heading for the finish line. A terrific 178 00:18:21,000 --> 00:18:39,989 display from the Kiwis. They have executed almost to 179 00:18:40,000 --> 00:18:46,989 perfection here this afternoon on the Great Sound. The New Zealanders. 180 00:18:47,000 --> 00:18:54,989 Such a contrast from the chaos and turmoil of Tuesday, when their boat 181 00:18:55,000 --> 00:19:00,989 did not look at its best. But this is a team in perfect unison at the 182 00:19:01,000 --> 00:19:04,989 moment. Very calm and very relaxed. Safely in the knowledge that they've 183 00:19:05,000 --> 00:19:17,989 got this first race tucked away in the bag. Good boat speed, all the 184 00:19:18,000 --> 00:19:23,989 way down the runway. The Kiwis take a 1-0 lead in the play-offs final. 185 00:19:24,000 --> 00:19:26,989 Overcoming something of a slow start, capitalising crucially on the 186 00:19:27,000 --> 00:19:34,989 Swedish penalty, just before gate three. New Zealand's up in the 187 00:19:35,000 --> 00:19:39,989 final. All done with minimal fuss. Small errors, really are made to pay 188 00:19:40,000 --> 00:19:44,989 on the Great Sound. That tack into the boundary was something that 189 00:19:45,000 --> 00:19:50,989 Nathan Outteridge and the rest of his Swedish crew will look back on 190 00:19:51,000 --> 00:19:54,989 with some regret, you feel. Many congratulations. We have got 191 00:19:55,000 --> 00:19:57,989 ahead in the final, what was the key, all about that tack where the 192 00:19:58,000 --> 00:20:05,989 Swedes went into the boundary and picked up the penalty? Yeah, we were 193 00:20:06,000 --> 00:20:11,989 happy with the start, it was tough to get the two drives to get back to 194 00:20:12,000 --> 00:20:17,989 the start. But the boys dug deep. We had some really nice tacks, on the 195 00:20:18,000 --> 00:20:25,989 right-hand side, it set it up nicely for us. We felt that we would try 196 00:20:26,000 --> 00:20:31,989 and tack on their backs. That was the race. Apart from that, we sailed 197 00:20:32,000 --> 00:20:35,989 well with a good start. Time to regroup and have another go. Race 198 00:20:36,000 --> 00:20:40,989 one of the Challenger finals, you cannot afford to be making unforced 199 00:20:41,000 --> 00:20:43,989 errors. A disappointing race for Artemis Racing but for the New 200 00:20:44,000 --> 00:20:48,989 Zealanders, they sailed flawlessly. Let's have a look at what happened 201 00:20:49,000 --> 00:20:53,989 in race two. COMMENTATOR: Race number two of the 202 00:20:54,000 --> 00:20:57,989 America's Cup challenger play-offs final. New Zealand and Peter Burling 203 00:20:58,000 --> 00:21:06,989 with a 1-0 lead, bursting to hammer home the advantage. We know how 204 00:21:07,000 --> 00:21:10,989 unpredictable these races can prove to be. Emirates Team New Zealand 205 00:21:11,000 --> 00:21:16,989 tacking to get back there. They decide to go for a high-speed start, 206 00:21:17,000 --> 00:21:22,989 settling for their position. Let's see who pulls the trigger the best. 207 00:21:23,000 --> 00:21:28,989 As we have seen on countless occasions here on the Great Sound, 208 00:21:29,000 --> 00:21:34,989 the timing of this is pivotal. Have the Swedes timed it well? It looks 209 00:21:35,000 --> 00:21:39,989 that way. Artemis Racing are off and running. The Kiwis alongside them. 210 00:21:40,000 --> 00:21:45,989 Both of the boats foiling early. Reaching up and beyond the 30 not 211 00:21:46,000 --> 00:21:49,989 mark. This is about angle into the Mark Wright now. Artemus holding 212 00:21:50,000 --> 00:21:56,989 them well above the mark. The mark is way down there. They are well 213 00:21:57,000 --> 00:22:02,989 above the mark. A tactical situation where they will try and get them to 214 00:22:03,000 --> 00:22:08,989 foul, he is actually heading up. Artemis Racing fully in control, a 215 00:22:09,000 --> 00:22:18,989 little loft, get them slow. Very good match racing tactics by Nathan 216 00:22:19,000 --> 00:22:25,989 Outteridge. The Swedes are off to a marginally better start, thanks to 217 00:22:26,000 --> 00:22:30,989 their helmsman. Aggressive ploys in these early exchanges, as they round 218 00:22:31,000 --> 00:22:36,989 mark one. And heads downwind for the first time. Two for two, starting 219 00:22:37,000 --> 00:22:41,989 for Nathan Outteridge. Here we go... Come on up and get out the way. 220 00:22:42,000 --> 00:22:46,989 Artemus is a lower boat with an overlap, so they are a right boat. 221 00:22:47,000 --> 00:22:51,989 Both did exactly what they needed to do. The Kiwi stay out the way. No 222 00:22:52,000 --> 00:23:15,989 harm, no foul. Race on. Both boats driving almost 223 00:23:16,000 --> 00:23:20,989 simultaneously. As we can see, just the most slender margins between the 224 00:23:21,000 --> 00:23:24,989 two. Instructive in the last couple of weeks to see how calm the New 225 00:23:25,000 --> 00:23:28,989 Zealanders are when they get a quicker after most would-be boat in 226 00:23:29,000 --> 00:23:36,989 front. They know their boat speed is good here. The heart reds of 227 00:23:37,000 --> 00:23:41,989 grinders, Anders Gustafsson, is all matched. I don't know what to say, 228 00:23:42,000 --> 00:23:45,989 it's 220 minus your age, the maximum heart rate. He is about 12 years 229 00:23:46,000 --> 00:23:49,989 old! If that is you or me... The next thing you know is there as an 230 00:23:50,000 --> 00:23:58,989 ambulance on the way, I can tell you that! The lights are flashing... The 231 00:23:59,000 --> 00:24:03,989 Kiwis following in, doing what they did in the first race. Using 232 00:24:04,000 --> 00:24:25,989 manoeuvrability and speed, two really tight and good rounds. 233 00:24:26,000 --> 00:24:32,989 Both boats clearly foiling through their tacks more effectively. It is 234 00:24:33,000 --> 00:24:36,989 the flat-out boat speed that sometimes you see the heavier air 235 00:24:37,000 --> 00:24:41,989 boards, not sometimes, all the time you see those, possibly being a 236 00:24:42,000 --> 00:24:47,989 little quicker. Look at the handhold here on the wheel. That is the 237 00:24:48,000 --> 00:24:53,989 helmsman, when he puts his hand on there, the helmsman controls the 4.5 238 00:24:54,000 --> 00:25:10,989 brake of the dagger boards. The lift or the drop of the boat. 239 00:25:11,000 --> 00:25:16,989 There are the two bike Law side-by-side. We may have the chance 240 00:25:17,000 --> 00:25:21,989 to have a tied to look at the foils themselves and the discrepancies 241 00:25:22,000 --> 00:25:32,989 between the 22-mac boats. The blades are quite straight on Artemis. A 242 00:25:33,000 --> 00:25:36,989 good foiling tack for New Zealand, they will use their wing wash to 243 00:25:37,000 --> 00:25:45,989 blow some disturbed air onto Emirates Team New Zealand. A lot of 244 00:25:46,000 --> 00:25:51,989 newcomers. Look at how straight the foil is. Dead straight. You can see 245 00:25:52,000 --> 00:25:57,989 the tip year, it is completely straight. If we have a look at the 246 00:25:58,000 --> 00:26:04,989 Kiwis in a minute, they definitely do not have that straight. Look at 247 00:26:05,000 --> 00:26:10,989 the bends to the foil. The kink in it on the Kiwi's boat. Compared to 248 00:26:11,000 --> 00:26:14,989 be super straight foil we saw. Amazing, they are very smart people. 249 00:26:15,000 --> 00:26:18,989 To accomplish the same thing, they've come up with completely 250 00:26:19,000 --> 00:26:24,989 different ways of designing it. That is as close as we have come to be 251 00:26:25,000 --> 00:26:28,989 foils so far. These guys can barely breathe without is picking up 252 00:26:29,000 --> 00:26:33,989 something! This is as close as we have been too good racing as well. 253 00:26:34,000 --> 00:26:38,989 50 metres between the two, less than one mistake. You better not come off 254 00:26:39,000 --> 00:26:50,989 your foils and attack otherwise the other boat will pass you and you 255 00:26:51,000 --> 00:27:00,989 will extend significantly. Just look at the grimacing faces, they are 256 00:27:01,000 --> 00:27:08,989 digging in here, the grinders. A relentless drive to the finish line 257 00:27:09,000 --> 00:27:12,989 from the outset. There is no letup. With three races today, depending on 258 00:27:13,000 --> 00:27:16,989 how much rotation they use in their squad, there is going to be some 259 00:27:17,000 --> 00:27:23,989 tired bodies this evening. These races are brutal, on the model day 260 00:27:24,000 --> 00:27:35,989 -- modern day after guard. There is zero room for mistakes, zero. What 261 00:27:36,000 --> 00:27:43,989 the Kiwis will hope will be their final tack into the gate. Artemis 262 00:27:44,000 --> 00:27:47,989 slamming right on top of them. Not literally but figuratively, of 263 00:27:48,000 --> 00:27:50,989 course. Using the wing wash, the disturbed air which will come off 264 00:27:51,000 --> 00:28:04,989 the back of the wing to slow down the Kiwis. Wright, smack our point. 265 00:28:05,000 --> 00:28:13,989 There is the wash, right on top. Perfectly timed by Artemis Racing. 266 00:28:14,000 --> 00:28:17,989 High up on the foils as they navigate around the Swedes. A narrow 267 00:28:18,000 --> 00:28:25,989 advantage but significant at the moment. Peter Burling is trying to 268 00:28:26,000 --> 00:28:36,989 work out ways and means of reeling the men from here... -- relaying 269 00:28:37,000 --> 00:28:43,989 them it in from here. The Kiwis are not going away. They 270 00:28:44,000 --> 00:28:53,989 are right there. One mistake... That's all it takes. We keep calling 271 00:28:54,000 --> 00:28:56,989 them one mistake leads, this is less than that. 272 00:28:57,000 --> 00:29:12,989 Both of the boats have been out of the water with the Lord -- hulls. 273 00:29:13,000 --> 00:29:17,989 Look at that, the gap closed from 150 to 65 metres. Still 100% of them 274 00:29:18,000 --> 00:29:25,989 up on the foils. You've always maintained within 150 you have a 275 00:29:26,000 --> 00:29:31,989 sniff? I think a bad tack is about 150 metres. That's the conclusion 276 00:29:32,000 --> 00:29:36,989 I've come to buy looking at the two weeks worth of racing so far. Easy 277 00:29:37,000 --> 00:29:41,989 to say from up here in the booth... Two more perfect tacks. Another part 278 00:29:42,000 --> 00:29:47,989 of the America's Cup is as you advance in the rounds, you see fewer 279 00:29:48,000 --> 00:29:49,989 and fewer mistakes. To see two boats flying 100% of the time is just 280 00:29:50,000 --> 00:30:03,989 stunning! It's remarkable. Let's check in with Joey, part of 281 00:30:04,000 --> 00:30:07,989 Oracle Team USA who is out on the water for us, anything you have 282 00:30:08,000 --> 00:30:12,989 picked up from this race we've not spotted that you think might be 283 00:30:13,000 --> 00:30:18,989 crucial? Looks like the Swedes might have enough to cling onto league 284 00:30:19,000 --> 00:30:23,989 again from the start. They are sailing fantastically. When the 285 00:30:24,000 --> 00:30:27,989 boats are on starboard tack Artemis does not have much of a speed gets 286 00:30:28,000 --> 00:30:39,989 it but when they are on poured tack like now they do. Know we are 287 00:30:40,000 --> 00:30:43,989 getting, that is good information. Whether it is true or not we are 288 00:30:44,000 --> 00:30:50,989 running with it. LAUGHTER OK! Struggling to squeeze the 289 00:30:51,000 --> 00:30:58,989 secrets of this mystifying sport out of Joey for a fortnight now but 290 00:30:59,000 --> 00:31:04,989 finally it is bearing fruit. Oracle racing, your team-mates, if I was 291 00:31:05,000 --> 00:31:07,989 watching this race right now, and I was on your team I would thinking 292 00:31:08,000 --> 00:31:14,989 this is about as high quality racing as you can get. 100% of the time, 293 00:31:15,000 --> 00:31:19,989 Zieler mistakes, the lead we saw off the line is the lead right now, 294 00:31:20,000 --> 00:31:24,989 quality. They have a special little room they set in and watch the 295 00:31:25,000 --> 00:31:29,989 races, they will be there getting a massage and watching the race and 296 00:31:30,000 --> 00:31:34,989 eating ice cream. Whilst you are struggling on the water right? I am 297 00:31:35,000 --> 00:31:43,989 toughing it out out here. Doing it for us, thank you joy. One more 298 00:31:44,000 --> 00:31:49,989 downwind leg. It is tight, really tight at the moment. The Kiwi is far 299 00:31:50,000 --> 00:31:58,989 from out of it. I think there will be a split, Iain Percy made the 300 00:31:59,000 --> 00:32:09,989 decision to not cover a there. The Kiwis have two tacks, the risk is a 301 00:32:10,000 --> 00:32:26,989 split as the next run, the final run to the finish. 302 00:32:27,000 --> 00:32:32,989 Similar speeds as they roamed the gate. Nathan Outteridge and his crew 303 00:32:33,000 --> 00:32:39,989 looking to cling onto this lead they have built and held, picking up some 304 00:32:40,000 --> 00:32:48,989 really useful speed away from the gate. As ever no panic on board 305 00:32:49,000 --> 00:32:55,989 Emirates Team New Zealand. Just resolve. And organisation. And hard 306 00:32:56,000 --> 00:33:02,989 work. Looking at the gauge to tell him where the boundary was, Peter 307 00:33:03,000 --> 00:33:10,989 Burling. Again, no chance at the bad manoeuvre for either boat. The Kiwis 308 00:33:11,000 --> 00:33:14,989 might just be reaping the benefits but the boat speed is now very 309 00:33:15,000 --> 00:33:18,989 similar as they head very close to the boundary edge, the New 310 00:33:19,000 --> 00:33:27,989 Zealanders must be very tight to it. Very tight indeed. But safe 311 00:33:28,000 --> 00:33:30,989 regardless. Flawless handling from both boats through the entire race. 312 00:33:31,000 --> 00:33:45,989 Stunning boat handling. The mark Artemis close to splitting, 313 00:33:46,000 --> 00:33:50,989 that is mark one and it is irrelevant on the course for the 314 00:33:51,000 --> 00:33:55,989 race. Iain Percy has moved all the way to the back of the boat, the 315 00:33:56,000 --> 00:34:01,989 tactician right there, he is on the back of the boat, taking himself out 316 00:34:02,000 --> 00:34:06,989 of a power plant and they are moving and they are moving their weight 317 00:34:07,000 --> 00:34:12,989 after to try to rock the boat, use the foils more effectively. 318 00:34:13,000 --> 00:34:24,989 Looks like fun doesn't it? I know you miss it. Maybe around Ocean 319 00:34:25,000 --> 00:34:35,989 Drive and Newport but I don't see myself I on the water doing that. 320 00:34:36,000 --> 00:34:42,989 Still one lead. Artemis should be closed or laying the gate, getting 321 00:34:43,000 --> 00:34:53,989 into the gate on one more gybe. But Emirates Team New Zealand still not 322 00:34:54,000 --> 00:35:02,989 going away. One more gybe to go for Emirates Team New Zealand, Artemis 323 00:35:03,000 --> 00:35:10,989 should be laying straight in. The lead around about 110 metres or so 324 00:35:11,000 --> 00:35:15,989 but the Swedes have managed very tidily to go through the gate and 325 00:35:16,000 --> 00:35:21,989 they are off-line flying down this finishing straight. New Zealand in 326 00:35:22,000 --> 00:35:26,989 hot pursuit but it looks like their challenge might be done in less, the 327 00:35:27,000 --> 00:35:34,989 second race of the America's Cup challenge play-off final. You can 328 00:35:35,000 --> 00:35:40,989 make the case team New Zealand has had one of their best races in the 329 00:35:41,000 --> 00:35:43,989 entire event, they are still at 100% fly time but when I bought has 330 00:35:44,000 --> 00:35:50,989 sailed as well as Artemis, they had the jump at the start, I was so 331 00:35:51,000 --> 00:35:55,989 excited for two 100%'s. Artemis have sailed as close to a perfect race as 332 00:35:56,000 --> 00:36:00,989 we have seen, and if the boat ahead sails as quickly as they have and is 333 00:36:01,000 --> 00:36:06,989 mistake free as they have you will not get by. I am sorry, you are not 334 00:36:07,000 --> 00:36:12,989 ever going to get by. Look at the numbers upon the wing. I don't think 335 00:36:13,000 --> 00:36:21,989 we have seen that, a whole bunch of numbers. The numbers are stacking up 336 00:36:22,000 --> 00:36:26,989 in their favour this time around, Artemis racing of Sweden led by 337 00:36:27,000 --> 00:36:31,989 Nathan Outteridge bouncing back with big in race two. The boat handling 338 00:36:32,000 --> 00:36:39,989 was flawless. Upon the foils for the duration. Hammering over the finish 339 00:36:40,000 --> 00:36:49,989 line in front. One point apiece in the final. The Kiwi splashing down, 340 00:36:50,000 --> 00:36:53,989 game on. Nathan Outteridge and Peter Burling closely matched, a familiar 341 00:36:54,000 --> 00:36:57,989 scenario for these two hotshot helmsman. 342 00:36:58,000 --> 00:37:08,989 I have known him for a to ten years now. Training partners in the 49er 343 00:37:09,000 --> 00:37:12,989 leading into the London Olympics. Stayed together, lived together 344 00:37:13,000 --> 00:37:19,989 trained together. We are really good mates. We are incredibly good 345 00:37:20,000 --> 00:37:24,989 friends. We have raced together a lot on the 49er, had some good 346 00:37:25,000 --> 00:37:29,989 battles over the years. It's incredible from where we were ten 347 00:37:30,000 --> 00:37:33,989 years ago, now representing two America's Cup teams, fighting each 348 00:37:34,000 --> 00:37:39,989 other. We enjoy high risk sailing and I think that's coming. We will 349 00:37:40,000 --> 00:37:42,989 be going pretty hard for the win. Knowing those guys they will bring 350 00:37:43,000 --> 00:37:48,989 their top game and we will bring ours. The two boats on collision 351 00:37:49,000 --> 00:37:57,989 course, hand-to-hand combat out on the water. We have had close 352 00:37:58,000 --> 00:38:04,989 battles. Some angry guys in Sweden right now. Definitely had some 353 00:38:05,000 --> 00:38:08,989 cracking races. Look at how they are taking each other on. Happy to end 354 00:38:09,000 --> 00:38:14,989 up on the right side of it both times. I am sure more close racing 355 00:38:15,000 --> 00:38:16,989 will come. I think if we get our configurations right it will be a 356 00:38:17,000 --> 00:38:28,989 good battle. Edward definitely be nice to one up, 357 00:38:29,000 --> 00:38:35,989 we got the gold in London, he got the silver and then it reversed in 358 00:38:36,000 --> 00:38:37,989 Rio last year. Ever since London been solidly committed here with 359 00:38:38,000 --> 00:38:45,989 Artemis Racing getting ready for this match coming up. I think both 360 00:38:46,000 --> 00:38:51,989 of us really enjoyed the cut-throat competition, both trying to win the 361 00:38:52,000 --> 00:39:00,989 race. I am sure it will be a really enjoyable battle out there. You 362 00:39:01,000 --> 00:39:04,989 cannot separate these two teams, 1-1 with one race to go to see who takes 363 00:39:05,000 --> 00:39:13,989 the advantage after day one. COMMENTATOR: Locking horns again, 364 00:39:14,000 --> 00:39:22,989 Sweden against New Zealand. Even in the entry box the battle, the 365 00:39:23,000 --> 00:39:26,989 jousting is well underway. These two just trying to outmanoeuvre each 366 00:39:27,000 --> 00:39:31,989 other and get into position in their favoured space. Pushing and shoving 367 00:39:32,000 --> 00:39:34,989 going on, Artemis Racing pushing Emirates Team New Zealand hard 368 00:39:35,000 --> 00:39:40,989 towards the starting line and then decide to roll over the top. Very 369 00:39:41,000 --> 00:39:44,989 early coming towards the start line right now. At this stage you have 370 00:39:45,000 --> 00:39:49,989 two favour of the position of Emirates Team New Zealand. Artemis 371 00:39:50,000 --> 00:39:57,989 trying to go over the top, is there an overlap between them right now? 372 00:39:58,000 --> 00:40:05,989 Team New Zealand will continue to push. At the County pushing the line 373 00:40:06,000 --> 00:40:11,989 they could make this difficult. They might just be happy to do this time 374 00:40:12,000 --> 00:40:19,989 and distance then and head for the mark, they will have an overlap 375 00:40:20,000 --> 00:40:23,989 however. Such a delicate balance. But they have tread a fine line 376 00:40:24,000 --> 00:40:30,989 pretty carefully both of these two. Remember the angle difference from 377 00:40:31,000 --> 00:40:37,989 the top of the line over the shorter distance from Emirates Team New 378 00:40:38,000 --> 00:40:44,989 Zealand's part of the line. For the third time this afternoon the Swedes 379 00:40:45,000 --> 00:40:49,989 off to the better start, they are out in front as they reach for the 380 00:40:50,000 --> 00:40:56,989 first mark. The better angle won. I think the Kiwis got up on their 381 00:40:57,000 --> 00:41:05,989 foils pretty quickly. Up into the 40 knots category which is the fastest 382 00:41:06,000 --> 00:41:12,989 we have seen, 42 knots or boat speed, does that indicate the wind 383 00:41:13,000 --> 00:41:17,989 has picked up? Let's go back to Joey Newton on the water, more breeze? It 384 00:41:18,000 --> 00:41:21,989 picked up a little bit, there's a little bit of whether to the WinWord 385 00:41:22,000 --> 00:41:29,989 side of the course and that is pushing quite a bit more breeze so I 386 00:41:30,000 --> 00:41:33,989 think we could see knots. I think it is safe to say there is not much in 387 00:41:34,000 --> 00:41:41,989 it, one boat essentially in the lap of the other right now. Similar 388 00:41:42,000 --> 00:41:50,989 dynamic isn't it to what we saw in the second race. Racing in tight 389 00:41:51,000 --> 00:41:54,989 confines. At this time in the regatta you better be perfect and 390 00:41:55,000 --> 00:41:57,989 both of these boats are proving that perfection is possible. They will 391 00:41:58,000 --> 00:42:23,989 have inside. Happy to go straight. Instructive to see the collaborative 392 00:42:24,000 --> 00:42:29,989 effort of the Swedes and the chat between them, the communication is 393 00:42:30,000 --> 00:42:33,989 very strong, one of the strongest elements, excellent mark rounding, 394 00:42:34,000 --> 00:42:38,989 the Kiwis spotting the course, not nearly so talkative, they are off 395 00:42:39,000 --> 00:42:46,989 hunting air in a different direction. 396 00:42:47,000 --> 00:42:55,989 The Kiwis just pulled off that super-tough last-second gybe 397 00:42:56,000 --> 00:43:00,989 manoeuvre to gain the split. Did not follow around this time, I think 398 00:43:01,000 --> 00:43:03,989 it's something they talked about in between races, twice now they have 399 00:43:04,000 --> 00:43:09,989 simply followed around Artemis in the bottom gate but this time they 400 00:43:10,000 --> 00:43:14,989 chose to do the split. By doing that, following them around, they 401 00:43:15,000 --> 00:43:18,989 are waiting for the mistake. Waiting for the mistake and I guarantee the 402 00:43:19,000 --> 00:43:22,989 saying these guys are not making many mistakes so let's start mixing 403 00:43:23,000 --> 00:43:29,989 it up and go off and try to do our thing and find a good wind shift. 404 00:43:30,000 --> 00:43:34,989 Proactive from the New Zealanders. Still the chat comes from Iain 405 00:43:35,000 --> 00:43:40,989 Percy. Even though the first cross may come back to Artemis, Artemis 406 00:43:41,000 --> 00:43:42,989 must make a choice, do you tack on top of the other boat or continue 407 00:43:43,000 --> 00:43:52,989 allowing the split? You heard Iain Percy, saying we do 408 00:43:53,000 --> 00:43:57,989 not have a hit, keep going which means they still have split, the 409 00:43:58,000 --> 00:44:01,989 split did not just happen at the bottom, on the first cross, they are 410 00:44:02,000 --> 00:44:05,989 going to get another shot at the wind shift so that is what you're 411 00:44:06,000 --> 00:44:09,989 setting yourself up for, the miracle does not have to happen immediately 412 00:44:10,000 --> 00:44:11,989 but hopefully the gods help you out if you are Emirates Team New 413 00:44:12,000 --> 00:44:31,989 Zealand. -- the guards. Very little in it, 414 00:44:32,000 --> 00:44:34,989 still. As they head up wind in the third leg of seven. The Swedes with 415 00:44:35,000 --> 00:44:41,989 a narrow advantage which they have held from the word go. This is going 416 00:44:42,000 --> 00:44:46,989 to be a reasonably tight cross. Slide right hand wind shift as 417 00:44:47,000 --> 00:44:51,989 indicated in the upper corner, the breeze is currently at 235, a slight 418 00:44:52,000 --> 00:45:00,989 gain for Emirates Team New Zealand coming back on that cross. It is 419 00:45:01,000 --> 00:45:08,989 amazing, the difference in communication. You brought it up 420 00:45:09,000 --> 00:45:12,989 earlier, the two boats... Get the Qatar nine tails out! Iain Percy and 421 00:45:13,000 --> 00:45:20,989 Nathan Outteridge are far more old school skipper tacticians, where 422 00:45:21,000 --> 00:45:25,989 they are almost giving you play-by-play. That was how I was 423 00:45:26,000 --> 00:45:31,989 taught to do it. New school is way different. To be frank, going on the 424 00:45:32,000 --> 00:45:35,989 boat and laying out and listening to Emirates Team New Zealand, they are 425 00:45:36,000 --> 00:45:39,989 clinking and clunking, they do not talk. Peter Burling is all over this 426 00:45:40,000 --> 00:45:45,989 himself. Coming up to a key moment. If he can get into the zone and have 427 00:45:46,000 --> 00:45:49,989 a piece of Artemis, he would be allowed around the left. Artemis 428 00:45:50,000 --> 00:45:58,989 gets across. He stays barely in the lead. Just in the nick of time for 429 00:45:59,000 --> 00:46:02,989 the Swedish boat. Around they go. There is less of a gap between these 430 00:46:03,000 --> 00:46:15,989 two. Look at the boat speed of the Kiwis. Just piling away from the 431 00:46:16,000 --> 00:46:21,989 gate. Artemis Racing has gone right away, 432 00:46:22,000 --> 00:46:27,989 but as you approach those marks, other rules come into effect. No 433 00:46:28,000 --> 00:46:30,989 harm, no foul, Artemis squeaks around the marker ahead. Looking at 434 00:46:31,000 --> 00:46:34,989 the racecourse now, there is a lot of dark water where Artemis Racing 435 00:46:35,000 --> 00:46:41,989 was. The Kiwis are going awfully fast. It looked like Artemis racing 436 00:46:42,000 --> 00:46:47,989 was potentially more wind pressure. Have to see what the cross is like 437 00:46:48,000 --> 00:46:52,989 as the boats come back together... I think... Can you see the dark water 438 00:46:53,000 --> 00:46:56,989 at the top of the screen? The whole area where Artemis is is darker 439 00:46:57,000 --> 00:47:08,989 water. Perhaps a slight stretch to 100 metres? In this day and age, 440 00:47:09,000 --> 00:47:15,989 massively... Look at this. How tough is it, to spot the wind shift when 441 00:47:16,000 --> 00:47:19,989 you are flying at 30 or 40 knots? Can you instantly see that there is 442 00:47:20,000 --> 00:47:23,989 a change in conditions if you are heading off on a particular 443 00:47:24,000 --> 00:47:26,989 direction, if you go quick enough? Nothing is instant or assured me he 444 00:47:27,000 --> 00:47:32,989 used your intuition, as a tactician or in the case of the Kiwis, with 445 00:47:33,000 --> 00:47:37,989 Peter Burling as the helmsman, you try and see the dark patches in the 446 00:47:38,000 --> 00:47:40,989 water, you have instruments on-board telling you whether the shift is to 447 00:47:41,000 --> 00:47:45,989 the left or the right, but the key moving these boats, it can gain you 448 00:47:46,000 --> 00:47:52,989 so much speed, stay in the dark water. That gets you the best 449 00:47:53,000 --> 00:47:56,989 velocity on the racecourse. By their nature, the wind shifts are 450 00:47:57,000 --> 00:48:02,989 presumably a little shifty, as we see they are not the cleanest of 451 00:48:03,000 --> 00:48:12,989 gybes from the sweets, they have a tight mark as well -- from the 452 00:48:13,000 --> 00:48:18,989 Swedes. The Kiwis recovering well from their manoeuvre as well. 453 00:48:19,000 --> 00:48:23,989 Artemis did not have a perfect gybe, and suddenly we are almost dead even 454 00:48:24,000 --> 00:48:30,989 on the racecourse. Next time, back across, the Kiwis attack. They are a 455 00:48:31,000 --> 00:48:39,989 little unstable going into the gybe. Sorry, this is coming out. They get 456 00:48:40,000 --> 00:48:46,989 too low and too hi. Do not make a mistake out there, fellas! A little 457 00:48:47,000 --> 00:48:58,989 late afternoon shower. Up on the starboard hull. A key moment, 458 00:48:59,000 --> 00:49:09,989 starboard tack has come right away, can Artemis get back clean? True 459 00:49:10,000 --> 00:49:17,989 wind direction. TWD. A similar job. Does Artemis have to duck? Is 460 00:49:18,000 --> 00:49:20,989 Artemis going to get across clean? Not a huge amount in it... Not for 461 00:49:21,000 --> 00:49:47,989 the faint of heart. Two lengths. Ian Jetson, nestled between Nathan 462 00:49:48,000 --> 00:49:52,989 Outteridge and Iain Percy. Watch the eyes of Percy, looking up at the 463 00:49:53,000 --> 00:49:54,989 wing all the time. Not only looking up pressure on the water but the 464 00:49:55,000 --> 00:50:02,989 instrumentation, the box of instruments that we saw perched on 465 00:50:03,000 --> 00:50:09,989 the wing to read the true wind direction, they have an instrument 466 00:50:10,000 --> 00:50:15,989 on board that will help guide. Whatever that wind direction is. I 467 00:50:16,000 --> 00:50:27,989 get the feeling this may be tighter than the last... 468 00:50:28,000 --> 00:50:36,989 The cross is coming your way. The sweets with their noses in front. 469 00:50:37,000 --> 00:50:41,989 The Kiwis in hot pursuit at the moment, trying to make up ground. 470 00:50:42,000 --> 00:50:49,989 One piece in the challenger play-offs final, remember. Amazing 471 00:50:50,000 --> 00:50:53,989 new camera angles, we have eight cameras on each boat right now. 472 00:50:54,000 --> 00:51:03,989 There are drones flying and helicopters everywhere. Cameramen on 473 00:51:04,000 --> 00:51:09,989 the boats... There is no escape! At the moment it is pretty even, all 474 00:51:10,000 --> 00:51:18,989 right? A tiny wind shift is going to make the difference in this race. At 475 00:51:19,000 --> 00:51:27,989 opposite ends of the course at the moment. They are neck and neck, in 476 00:51:28,000 --> 00:51:34,989 reality. Look at this. One left-hand shift, possibly. The true wind 477 00:51:35,000 --> 00:51:39,989 direction seems to be out there attacking. It goes all over the map. 478 00:51:40,000 --> 00:51:47,989 We get the instrumentation of these boats. Man overboard on Sweden. My 479 00:51:48,000 --> 00:52:01,989 goodness! Who is it? Is that Nathan Outteridge? First of all, he is OK. 480 00:52:02,000 --> 00:52:09,989 This is the first time we've seen this in Bermuda. The sweets are in 481 00:52:10,000 --> 00:52:14,989 all kinds of bother with a man down. -- Swedes. The Kiwis will round the 482 00:52:15,000 --> 00:52:18,989 gate and head downwind for the final time. Just when you think you've 483 00:52:19,000 --> 00:52:21,989 seen it all, you've got to be kidding me! This might be Nathan 484 00:52:22,000 --> 00:52:28,989 Outteridge in the water. I think it is... It is. He has gone. The 485 00:52:29,000 --> 00:52:36,989 helmsman has gone! And the rest of them are getting a dowsing. It's 486 00:52:37,000 --> 00:52:43,989 over, I think boys. I think they are backing off, knowing that this is 487 00:52:44,000 --> 00:52:47,989 over. This is when it happened. When Nathan Outteridge disappeared into 488 00:52:48,000 --> 00:52:53,989 the drink. At the top right of your screen, he is gone. The smallest of 489 00:52:54,000 --> 00:53:05,989 slides and out he went. Sliding into second base. And he is safe... Holy 490 00:53:06,000 --> 00:53:08,989 mackerel. Dramatic developments out on the Great Sound, as the Kiwis 491 00:53:09,000 --> 00:53:15,989 hammered their way over the finishing line. They won res three, 492 00:53:16,000 --> 00:53:20,989 2-1 ahead in the challenger play-offs final. Nathan Outteridge 493 00:53:21,000 --> 00:53:24,989 overboard for Sweden, Peter Burling capitalising. We had confirmation 494 00:53:25,000 --> 00:53:31,989 thankfully that Nathan Outteridge is fine and well. Just honing his front 495 00:53:32,000 --> 00:53:41,989 crawl! Lets see the moment when he actually returned... Where have you 496 00:53:42,000 --> 00:53:46,989 been? LAUGHTER That is just the start, you feel, of 497 00:53:47,000 --> 00:53:55,989 the ribbing that is coming. Good stuff. New Zealand with the better 498 00:53:56,000 --> 00:53:58,989 of today's racing wins, in race one and three for the Kiwis. The Swedes 499 00:53:59,000 --> 00:54:03,989 were outstanding in race two but lost their helmsman overboard in the 500 00:54:04,000 --> 00:54:10,989 final race of the day. The New Zealanders making hay as a result. 501 00:54:11,000 --> 00:54:15,989 They lead by 2-1. The first to five race wins in a maximum of nine. 502 00:54:16,000 --> 00:54:20,989 No shortage of close action or drama out on the Great Sound. I chatted to 503 00:54:21,000 --> 00:54:24,989 both skippers as they came ashore. It is disappointing to only get one 504 00:54:25,000 --> 00:54:30,989 win today after reading all three of them. In a really good spot in the 505 00:54:31,000 --> 00:54:36,989 final race. We grew a lot of confidence from today. We did really 506 00:54:37,000 --> 00:54:40,989 well. If we can get a couple of mistakes out of our game, we can get 507 00:54:41,000 --> 00:54:47,989 the points back no problem. Confidence levels were really high, 508 00:54:48,000 --> 00:54:51,989 and today, some errors from the team cost us. If we can keep starting how 509 00:54:52,000 --> 00:54:59,989 we have been and keep the boat going as quick as it is, we will make it 510 00:55:00,000 --> 00:55:02,989 difficult to get races off us. You stand the audience when you sprinted 511 00:55:03,000 --> 00:55:08,989 across the boat and kept going! How difficult is it to get side to side? 512 00:55:09,000 --> 00:55:16,989 To do a foiling tack on these boats you need to spend the boat quick. 513 00:55:17,000 --> 00:55:23,989 When the bottom speeds are still over 20 knots, it is difficult 514 00:55:24,000 --> 00:55:29,989 terrain. On the Windward side, the groups had to straighten up the 515 00:55:30,000 --> 00:55:33,989 boat. The G-force hits you quite hard. I think my feet were bare 516 00:55:34,000 --> 00:55:38,989 straightening it up. And left the building, unfortunately. 517 00:55:39,000 --> 00:55:44,989 Congratulations, at the end of the first day in this final, 2-1 up. How 518 00:55:45,000 --> 00:55:50,989 pleased are you and the team? We are proud of how we fought today. I felt 519 00:55:51,000 --> 00:55:56,989 like we had really good opportunities. It didn't quite 520 00:55:57,000 --> 00:56:05,989 execute on the last, but we hung in there. A good second race with no 521 00:56:06,000 --> 00:56:11,989 opportunities to pass. It felt like we did not matter on the last cross 522 00:56:12,000 --> 00:56:17,989 if Nathan Beloff or not. It's for credit to how the guys keep fighting 523 00:56:18,000 --> 00:56:21,989 and they gave themselves an opportunity. No shortage of things 524 00:56:22,000 --> 00:56:26,989 to talk about today, joining me is Stevie Morrison, Olympic sailor. We 525 00:56:27,000 --> 00:56:30,989 must start with Nathan Outteridge running off his boat, how easy is 526 00:56:31,000 --> 00:56:35,989 that to do? The nature of these boats, they are fast and furious. 527 00:56:36,000 --> 00:56:39,989 When you are turning the boats, that G-force is trying to throw you off 528 00:56:40,000 --> 00:56:44,989 the boat anyway. Trying to stop that is really difficult and I guess he 529 00:56:45,000 --> 00:56:47,989 would have done it hundreds of times in practice but it was a really 530 00:56:48,000 --> 00:56:52,989 tight moment and he would have known that, a tight cross from the Kiwis, 531 00:56:53,000 --> 00:56:57,989 he went for an extra half a second quicker. He was ejected off the boat 532 00:56:58,000 --> 00:57:02,989 which is a real shame. Heartbreaking to watch for Artemis Racing, they 533 00:57:03,000 --> 00:57:07,989 did such a good day. In one-on-one combat, you need to take it on. With 534 00:57:08,000 --> 00:57:12,989 Iain Percy as tactician, they've got the best match racer there. They 535 00:57:13,000 --> 00:57:17,989 need aggression and hand-to-hand combat. Artemis dominated, three 536 00:57:18,000 --> 00:57:21,989 starts and three wins at the first mark. They made some mistakes and if 537 00:57:22,000 --> 00:57:27,989 we cut those out, and rely on that communication and partnership that 538 00:57:28,000 --> 00:57:32,989 Iain has with Nathan. The New Zealanders Roberto Agricola rely on 539 00:57:33,000 --> 00:57:36,989 the speed, they will notice they are a band of cyclists pedalling 540 00:57:37,000 --> 00:57:40,989 throughout the race. Does that give them edge? Certainly the design is 541 00:57:41,000 --> 00:57:44,989 quite aggressive and it requires extra energy. That energy comes into 542 00:57:45,000 --> 00:57:50,989 the boat with hydraulic fluid that is pumped up like a bike pump with 543 00:57:51,000 --> 00:57:53,989 the legs of the cyclists. You do not see many of the track cyclists going 544 00:57:54,000 --> 00:57:58,989 around with their hands pumping the pedals. I assume there is a lot of 545 00:57:59,000 --> 00:58:02,989 science showing legs are better. They are able to use their energy to 546 00:58:03,000 --> 00:58:06,989 make the boat go faster. It is great to see the technology of sailing. 547 00:58:07,000 --> 00:58:10,989 Thank you. There is never a dull moment here in Bermuda. 548 00:58:11,000 --> 00:58:11,989 Join us tomorrow at two o'clock on BBC Two for the second day of the 549 00:58:12,000 --> 00:58:23,000 challenger finals. Dramatic music