1 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:44,989 The America's Cup has come to Bermuda. Its international sport's 2 00:00:45,000 --> 00:00:50,989 oldest trophy but the boats are at the cutting edge of modern design 3 00:00:51,000 --> 00:00:56,989 technology. Six teams have been racing here, only three remain in 4 00:00:57,000 --> 00:01:02,989 the battle for the trophy. British interest didn't end when Sir Ben 5 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:10,989 Ainslie's Land Rover BAR were knocked out in the semifinals. Iain 6 00:01:11,000 --> 00:01:14,989 Percy and Artemis Racing are fighting for a place in the 7 00:01:15,000 --> 00:01:20,989 America's Cup match against the defendants, Oracle Team USA. But the 8 00:01:21,000 --> 00:01:25,989 Briton is up against it here, day three of the Challenger finals and 9 00:01:26,000 --> 00:01:30,989 he's 4-2 down against New Zealand. Iain Percy is an accomplished match 10 00:01:31,000 --> 00:01:38,989 racer, but right now he's match point down to Peter Burling. The 11 00:01:39,000 --> 00:01:44,989 rain fell but the wind appeared to be in the smooth sails early on day 12 00:01:45,000 --> 00:01:51,989 two. They levelled at 2-2 despite control issues on the boat. That win 13 00:01:52,000 --> 00:01:56,989 proved a false dawn for Artemis Racing. The Kiwis were sluggish on 14 00:01:57,000 --> 00:02:04,989 the start but anything but on the course. Two wins put them in 15 00:02:05,000 --> 00:02:09,989 control. So, it's a moment for Iain Percy to stay calm. He is well 16 00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:14,989 versed in handling pressure, and he's not short of support - his 17 00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:18,989 parents have travelled from home to be here. What a wonderful support 18 00:02:19,000 --> 00:02:24,989 we've got from the Swedish team, it's been amazing. Everyday we have 19 00:02:25,000 --> 00:02:27,989 decorated the base for them with posters, the children did posters, 20 00:02:28,000 --> 00:02:34,989 and really to try to lift them and say you can do it, for it. So can 21 00:02:35,000 --> 00:02:40,989 Artemis Racing keep the Cup dreams alive? 22 00:02:41,000 --> 00:02:47,989 COMMENTATOR: Welcome to the perfect race trap for this 35th America's 23 00:02:48,000 --> 00:02:54,989 Cup. The L-shaped racecourse has a critical reach to mark one, hoping 24 00:02:55,000 --> 00:03:03,989 to get off five quick legs against the five knot breeze. There is the 25 00:03:04,000 --> 00:03:07,989 start line and you will see two different distances, this is the 26 00:03:08,000 --> 00:03:12,989 point at which you need to explain why it's not necessarily obvious you 27 00:03:13,000 --> 00:03:17,989 start the closest end to the mark. You have a sat-nav system in your 28 00:03:18,000 --> 00:03:25,989 car, right? You know when it says you can have a shorter route at a 29 00:03:26,000 --> 00:03:33,989 slower speed and a faster route... You got to make a choice if you are 30 00:03:34,000 --> 00:03:37,989 the skipper. So these two going head-to-head, potentially for the 31 00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:42,989 last time here in Bermuda. They have been pitted against each other for 32 00:03:43,000 --> 00:03:50,989 years. The helmsman Nathan Outteridge, and Peter Burling. Peter 33 00:03:51,000 --> 00:03:59,989 Burling claimed gold in the Rio Olympics, one of the many duels 34 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:05,989 between the young helmsman. This may be the only race of the day if New 35 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:14,989 Zealand win it. We are very lucky here right now. It has been again a 36 00:04:15,000 --> 00:04:21,989 kind of crazy weather day. You have ten knots of breeze right now, a 37 00:04:22,000 --> 00:04:25,989 couple of squalls come through. Let's go out to Joey and get a 38 00:04:26,000 --> 00:04:35,989 weather update. At the moment it looks great for racing, eight knots, 39 00:04:36,000 --> 00:04:41,989 maybe more but as the rain pushes through it could get lighter on the 40 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:47,989 backend. So as the race wears on it could get really light. Thanks, we 41 00:04:48,000 --> 00:04:56,989 will hope we can squeeze one in and it's looking promising. Race number 42 00:04:57,000 --> 00:05:02,989 seven of the Louis Vuitton America's Cup challenge, and the first of five 43 00:05:03,000 --> 00:05:12,989 wins becomes the challenger. It is match point to Peter Burling's team. 44 00:05:13,000 --> 00:05:18,989 The Swedes need seeing off first. Both boats are not exactly flying 45 00:05:19,000 --> 00:05:23,989 out there. They are I think literally flying but not speed wise. 46 00:05:24,000 --> 00:05:30,989 Getting close to the starting line, Nathan Outteridge said this morning 47 00:05:31,000 --> 00:05:34,989 that he wasn't going to be overtly aggressive. I think he needs to do 48 00:05:35,000 --> 00:05:40,989 something different but it does look like he will be happy. Burling is in 49 00:05:41,000 --> 00:05:46,989 a pretty nice spot here, pushing to the top end of the line with only 17 50 00:05:47,000 --> 00:05:57,989 seconds to go. Let's see who can accelerate fastest. Ten seconds, and 51 00:05:58,000 --> 00:06:01,989 both boats having to hold the line. Nathan Outteridge cannot afford any 52 00:06:02,000 --> 00:06:14,989 errors, and the Swedes have picked up a penalty. Just millimetres, 53 00:06:15,000 --> 00:06:17,989 goodness that was close! I know it's the very first thing that happened 54 00:06:18,000 --> 00:06:21,989 in the race but that could prove so damaging because they have been the 55 00:06:22,000 --> 00:06:26,989 first to the first mark in each of the contests in this play-off final 56 00:06:27,000 --> 00:06:30,989 against the Kiwis and here they have given them a free pass right from 57 00:06:31,000 --> 00:06:40,989 the outset. The first time in the entire series that Artemis Racing 58 00:06:41,000 --> 00:06:46,989 has not been ahead at Mach number -- Mark one. They must have been over 59 00:06:47,000 --> 00:07:03,989 by literally millimetres. Just a shame for Artemis and the fans. A 60 00:07:04,000 --> 00:07:07,989 real kick in the guts. The New Zealanders have been very content 61 00:07:08,000 --> 00:07:13,989 and happy to play catch up through this contest. Different dynamic to 62 00:07:14,000 --> 00:07:22,989 this one. Nathan Outteridge has got to come up with the goods from here. 63 00:07:23,000 --> 00:07:30,989 Full credit to Burling. We were saying what a shame for Artemis but 64 00:07:31,000 --> 00:07:35,989 Burling stayed out of trouble. He did a nice job, just kind of keeping 65 00:07:36,000 --> 00:07:45,989 it clean and doing his own thing. This time it worked. There is Peter 66 00:07:46,000 --> 00:07:49,989 Burling, the Iceman. He is showing very little emotion through the 67 00:07:50,000 --> 00:07:53,989 course of this event, but they have worked so beautifully together. This 68 00:07:54,000 --> 00:07:58,989 is the replay of the start line and we will see the narrow margins we 69 00:07:59,000 --> 00:08:08,989 are talking about here. Just look at it, fractions. Just crazy how good 70 00:08:09,000 --> 00:08:20,989 they are and figuring out the timing distance while on foils. Just a 71 00:08:21,000 --> 00:08:25,989 little too good. The penalty meaning the Swedes had to wait for two boat 72 00:08:26,000 --> 00:08:28,989 lengths, had to put two clear boat lengths between themselves and the 73 00:08:29,000 --> 00:08:38,989 New Zealanders before they could race again and it has cost them 100 74 00:08:39,000 --> 00:08:45,989 metres or so. There's the heart rate monitors, Iain Jensen already maxing 75 00:08:46,000 --> 00:08:58,989 it out. That can't be right given that he's not grinding currently. 76 00:08:59,000 --> 00:09:05,989 So the New Zealanders, after just about the ideal start, given what's 77 00:09:06,000 --> 00:09:09,989 on the line for them here, given the trouble is they have hard in all of 78 00:09:10,000 --> 00:09:12,989 these starts, and actually not just in the play-offs final, they have 79 00:09:13,000 --> 00:09:18,989 had trouble at the start since they got here. But the rest of the boat 80 00:09:19,000 --> 00:09:25,989 handling has been so exemplary it hasn't cost them. This is a big move 81 00:09:26,000 --> 00:09:31,989 by Artemis, they choose to do a separate manoeuvre at the gate. They 82 00:09:32,000 --> 00:09:38,989 caused the split, but looking over the top of our monitors at the 83 00:09:39,000 --> 00:09:41,989 racecourse, lots of pressure. These squalls are coming in creating big 84 00:09:42,000 --> 00:09:45,989 puffs of breeze and on the right-hand side of the racecourse 85 00:09:46,000 --> 00:09:48,989 there is substantially more wind. I think they are doing exactly the 86 00:09:49,000 --> 00:10:03,989 right thing. So this is the leg the Kiwis really 87 00:10:04,000 --> 00:10:08,989 had the edge over the Swedes yesterday. The gap has closed, 88 00:10:09,000 --> 00:10:12,989 Sweden and enjoying the best of the pressure at the top end of the 89 00:10:13,000 --> 00:10:18,989 cause. If you are heading for pressure, it is one thing. You kind 90 00:10:19,000 --> 00:10:22,989 of never know really where the wind shift will go. I think they are 91 00:10:23,000 --> 00:10:26,989 going to come out pretty well ahead here because there's lots of wind on 92 00:10:27,000 --> 00:10:37,989 the right-hand side of the racecourse. Yes, it is a day out 93 00:10:38,000 --> 00:10:47,989 there. Big right shift, lots of pressure, gaining every second. This 94 00:10:48,000 --> 00:10:52,989 is as gutsy and rumours I have seen through the entire event. He knew he 95 00:10:53,000 --> 00:11:07,989 was creating a split but stuck to his guns and man has it paid off. 96 00:11:08,000 --> 00:11:25,989 Almost 300 metres picked up now between the two crews. Already, Iain 97 00:11:26,000 --> 00:11:31,989 Percy is calling for leverage, which means this is a reasonably desperate 98 00:11:32,000 --> 00:11:40,989 situation right now for Artemis Racing at a very early stage in the 99 00:11:41,000 --> 00:11:45,989 race. Another cleaning tack from the New Zealanders. We have become so 100 00:11:46,000 --> 00:11:55,989 used to the clinical execution of the manoeuvres. So the Kiwis 101 00:11:56,000 --> 00:12:03,989 storming it out in front and really reaping the benefits of that 102 00:12:04,000 --> 00:12:08,989 decision by Peter Burling. A huge shift coming back the other way 103 00:12:09,000 --> 00:12:21,989 though, Artemis Racing will wind up in a right-hand shift now. They are 104 00:12:22,000 --> 00:12:34,989 bow to bow, heading for each other right now. The big gain for Artemis 105 00:12:35,000 --> 00:12:48,989 Racing. You can hear Peter Burling talking about the breeze. There is a 106 00:12:49,000 --> 00:12:54,989 massive right-hand shift. That indicator top left of your screen is 107 00:12:55,000 --> 00:13:00,989 telling you exactly that, that's what these sailors are battling with 108 00:13:01,000 --> 00:13:06,989 at the moment. Quite a discrepancy. You heard Iain Percy saying we need 109 00:13:07,000 --> 00:13:11,989 leverage right now. They got the leverage, and it has paid off in a 110 00:13:12,000 --> 00:13:21,989 big way. They can't even get up on the foils right now. The speed of 111 00:13:22,000 --> 00:13:33,989 the wind dropping well below six knots. Look at how skewed the Lions 112 00:13:34,000 --> 00:13:36,989 are on the racecourse. Just a reminder that had the race been 113 00:13:37,000 --> 00:13:45,989 started with the wind speed below the six knot mark, they wouldn't 114 00:13:46,000 --> 00:13:52,989 have got it under way. This is a scene we have never seen before. 115 00:13:53,000 --> 00:14:08,989 Team New Zealand struggling to get up on the foils. 116 00:14:09,000 --> 00:14:18,989 Artemis Racing has made this a dead heat just about. Race conditions 117 00:14:19,000 --> 00:14:32,989 have really levelled the playing field, haven't they? Artemis was 118 00:14:33,000 --> 00:14:37,989 getting on the foils easier. Both boats pressed the protest button. 119 00:14:38,000 --> 00:14:45,989 Artemis thought the dial down of team New Zealand was too aggressive. 120 00:14:46,000 --> 00:14:52,989 So no penalty awarded either way from the chief umpire. The boats are 121 00:14:53,000 --> 00:15:13,989 headed in exact opposite directions! Varies the dial down. -- there is 122 00:15:14,000 --> 00:15:22,989 the dial down. Nothing in it. Team New Zealand seems to have topped on 123 00:15:23,000 --> 00:15:26,989 the left wind shift. The breeze for New Zealand has actually shifted 124 00:15:27,000 --> 00:15:32,989 back to the left. You see the angle heading more towards the gate. Look 125 00:15:33,000 --> 00:15:33,989 at the angle differences, they are completely sailing in different 126 00:15:34,000 --> 00:15:53,989 directions right now. So the true wind direction numbers 127 00:15:54,000 --> 00:16:01,989 stepping up and it is pretty clear that it is very difficult out there. 128 00:16:02,000 --> 00:16:04,989 That is also a sight you don't see everyday. They will be drifting to 129 00:16:05,000 --> 00:16:11,989 the time being until the squall comes out. There's a 25 minute total 130 00:16:12,000 --> 00:16:16,989 time limit these races. You'd think they will be running up against 131 00:16:17,000 --> 00:16:31,989 that? Right now you would have to think absolutely. Iain Murray can 132 00:16:32,000 --> 00:16:34,989 shorten the course. You heard Iain Person say massive left, so the 133 00:16:35,000 --> 00:16:41,989 shift is running back in favour of the Kiwis. But it is all over the 134 00:16:42,000 --> 00:16:56,989 place right now, it is still very close. Look at the squiggly lines! 135 00:16:57,000 --> 00:17:06,989 Old school right now, no foil. When it started, Artemis got right back 136 00:17:07,000 --> 00:17:12,989 into it again. So who is the key guy here? Is it the tactician? The 137 00:17:13,000 --> 00:17:18,989 weather gods. The breeze is all over the place coming out of this squall 138 00:17:19,000 --> 00:17:22,989 that has passed through. Can Emirates Team New Zealand make this 139 00:17:23,000 --> 00:17:26,989 gate? We are going to have a dead heat again. After all of the 140 00:17:27,000 --> 00:17:41,989 weirdness we have seen so far, the race is going to start over. Can 141 00:17:42,000 --> 00:17:49,989 Artemis make the far gate? If you are the tactician, you are 142 00:17:50,000 --> 00:17:55,989 absolutely pulling your hair out. Again, they are coming together. 143 00:17:56,000 --> 00:18:04,989 They are right next to each other. There is the protest from the Kiwis. 144 00:18:05,000 --> 00:18:11,989 I think they are going to have to make a decision here right now. I 145 00:18:12,000 --> 00:18:20,989 think there was a bump. It was hard for us to see. The umpire is taking 146 00:18:21,000 --> 00:18:27,989 a good close long look at it before making the ruling. It is painful 147 00:18:28,000 --> 00:18:31,989 progress though, isn't it, and there is the penalty awarded against the 148 00:18:32,000 --> 00:18:36,989 Swedes and they have fallen foul of the umpire on so many different 149 00:18:37,000 --> 00:18:42,989 occasions. In the couple of weeks they have been here in Bermuda, 150 00:18:43,000 --> 00:18:47,989 racing out there. This is going to be a strange one because Artemis is 151 00:18:48,000 --> 00:18:55,989 heading down the course. They are going to have to wait and get two 152 00:18:56,000 --> 00:19:01,989 boat lengths behind the BMG line so Artemis Racing will somehow have to 153 00:19:02,000 --> 00:19:07,989 slow this race down whilst team New Zealand is creaming off in the other 154 00:19:08,000 --> 00:19:12,989 direction. I was just wondering, I thought I heard Peter Burling 155 00:19:13,000 --> 00:19:27,989 suggests they had a problem with the wing. That is Glenn Ashby providing 156 00:19:28,000 --> 00:19:36,989 the eyes and ears for Peter Burling. Neither boat is in essence getting 157 00:19:37,000 --> 00:19:42,989 down the course. The Swedes yet to burn off the penalty. 13 minutes in 158 00:19:43,000 --> 00:19:45,989 the race so far, four legs completed out of seven, 12 minutes left to go 159 00:19:46,000 --> 00:19:52,989 before the time limit is reached. I'm looking out on the racecourse 160 00:19:53,000 --> 00:19:56,989 and frankly I only see it getting lighter where these guys are sailing 161 00:19:57,000 --> 00:20:02,989 right now. If I were a betting man, I would be betting this race doesn't 162 00:20:03,000 --> 00:20:09,989 happen if the time limit runs out. And if the time runs out, the race 163 00:20:10,000 --> 00:20:16,989 is... Cancelled. But it doesn't count in any regard, they would have 164 00:20:17,000 --> 00:20:25,989 to replay it. Correct. Look at these angles, Artemis trying to race off 165 00:20:26,000 --> 00:20:34,989 the penalty but they can't! On the chessboard this would be known as 166 00:20:35,000 --> 00:20:39,989 stalemate. What do you want us to do? That is Iain Percy saying to the 167 00:20:40,000 --> 00:20:57,989 judges, what do you want us to do? It's probably four length style 168 00:20:58,000 --> 00:21:06,989 because you are not allowed to jive to burn off your penalty. 169 00:21:07,000 --> 00:21:18,989 Let's have another look at where the penalty was incurred. Multihull 170 00:21:19,000 --> 00:21:24,989 sailing, team New Zealand does exactly what they should and creates 171 00:21:25,000 --> 00:21:38,989 a little... I don't think they did tap. They must have gone close but I 172 00:21:39,000 --> 00:21:43,989 don't think they did tack. You are faster. Obviously the chief umpire 173 00:21:44,000 --> 00:21:48,989 has bought Artemis Racing didn't do everything they possibly could to 174 00:21:49,000 --> 00:22:02,989 get out of the way and team New Zealand had the right of way. 175 00:22:03,000 --> 00:22:10,989 That is as stressed out as Glenn Ashby has looked since he got here 176 00:22:11,000 --> 00:22:15,989 to Bermuda. Very confused and puzzled. So the penalty at least has 177 00:22:16,000 --> 00:22:24,989 been burned off now by the Swedes, but the wind speed has dropped away 178 00:22:25,000 --> 00:22:38,989 to roundabout three knots out there now. Nine minutes left on the 179 00:22:39,000 --> 00:22:46,989 racecourse. So this is an normal procedure, is it? No, there is not 180 00:22:47,000 --> 00:22:54,989 even across Rome to pull the win over so Glenn Ashby is trying to 181 00:22:55,000 --> 00:23:01,989 keep it out. This is why the energy is generated so the wing can be 182 00:23:02,000 --> 00:23:05,989 trimmed, but Glenn Ashby is having to do it by hand now. I think both 183 00:23:06,000 --> 00:23:12,989 boats would be delighted to call it quits. I'm not sure, Artemis New 184 00:23:13,000 --> 00:23:19,989 Zealand has a lead, and I don't think any boat has been happy when 185 00:23:20,000 --> 00:23:26,989 the race has been cancelled in the lead. It doesn't function very well 186 00:23:27,000 --> 00:23:32,989 when there is literally no pressure against it. I'm not convinced they 187 00:23:33,000 --> 00:23:45,989 have trouble. They have a strange situation, I will tell you that. 188 00:23:46,000 --> 00:23:51,989 Drifting. It is just so light out there, it is almost time to break 189 00:23:52,000 --> 00:23:55,989 out the picnic blanket! There just doesn't seem any possible way they 190 00:23:56,000 --> 00:24:07,989 can complete this race in the time allowed. I tend to agree 100%. They 191 00:24:08,000 --> 00:24:16,989 are not going to finish this racecourse by this time tomorrow at 192 00:24:17,000 --> 00:24:26,989 this place. What is Iain Percy up to? He's becoming quite passionate 193 00:24:27,000 --> 00:24:39,989 with the jib, trying to stop it flopping around. 194 00:24:40,000 --> 00:24:49,989 What a contrast, from a few days back when these boats were hammering 195 00:24:50,000 --> 00:24:53,989 along at 40 knots, it was all they could do to stay on the boat and 196 00:24:54,000 --> 00:25:02,989 sometimes that wasn't possible. Holding the jib by hand, a slightly 197 00:25:03,000 --> 00:25:12,989 different look from the strap on jib they have, they normally pull it in 198 00:25:13,000 --> 00:25:25,989 as tight as possible and hold on for dear life. Now he's holding it with 199 00:25:26,000 --> 00:25:30,989 his pinky. The race has been abandoned... Please return to the 200 00:25:31,000 --> 00:25:35,989 starting area. Confirmation from Iain Murray and the race committee 201 00:25:36,000 --> 00:25:39,989 that the race has been abandoned. As we have seen out here in Bermuda, 202 00:25:40,000 --> 00:25:43,989 time and time again the shifty, changeable conditions really have 203 00:25:44,000 --> 00:25:46,989 become a major feature of this America's Cup. Evidence of the 204 00:25:47,000 --> 00:25:52,989 importance not only of learning to read the character of the race 205 00:25:53,000 --> 00:25:57,989 track, but to heed the lessons and adapt your performance package to 206 00:25:58,000 --> 00:26:01,989 suit. The America's Cup is a development 207 00:26:02,000 --> 00:26:05,989 race, and development has been going for years and years, and racing 208 00:26:06,000 --> 00:26:09,989 begins and most people might assume development stops because you are 209 00:26:10,000 --> 00:26:12,989 now racing but it couldn't be further from the truth. This is a 210 00:26:13,000 --> 00:26:18,989 development race, if you don't have enough speed you have got a lot of 211 00:26:19,000 --> 00:26:24,989 issues. The boats develop day today. At some stages you make the wrong 212 00:26:25,000 --> 00:26:28,989 decisions and you feel like you go backwards a little bit, but 213 00:26:29,000 --> 00:26:33,989 hopefully you keep charging forward. Our designers are still working flat 214 00:26:34,000 --> 00:26:36,989 to come up with the latest and greatest thing for the boat. The 215 00:26:37,000 --> 00:26:42,989 semifinal was a perfect example design engineering and the team 216 00:26:43,000 --> 00:26:46,989 making changes to the boat and I think now we have some of the best 217 00:26:47,000 --> 00:26:52,989 boat handlers in the fleet, with just a couple of changes to the 218 00:26:53,000 --> 00:26:57,989 boat. You know, it is something everyone plays with, how the wing 219 00:26:58,000 --> 00:27:01,989 works, how it operates, what appendages they put on the boat. You 220 00:27:02,000 --> 00:27:09,989 can slowly tweak and change them to make them better. I have definitely 221 00:27:10,000 --> 00:27:12,989 seen the guys working hard. At the end of every time we have gone 222 00:27:13,000 --> 00:27:17,989 sailing on the boat, there is generally a list of things that need 223 00:27:18,000 --> 00:27:25,989 improving. It is often to do with the control system, the flight 224 00:27:26,000 --> 00:27:29,989 control system or how you control the wing functions, and thirdly 225 00:27:30,000 --> 00:27:35,989 efficiency. Every we go out, we get better at something, whether it is a 226 00:27:36,000 --> 00:27:38,989 piece of handling or hardware, the guys in the shared work really hard 227 00:27:39,000 --> 00:27:45,989 to keep producing things that want to test and develop. Obviously the 228 00:27:46,000 --> 00:27:49,989 competition is really tight as we are in the top teams and everyone is 229 00:27:50,000 --> 00:27:54,989 pushing forward. If you don't you get left behind and you won't even 230 00:27:55,000 --> 00:27:57,989 make it to the Cup. You have got to keep developing, keep building 231 00:27:58,000 --> 00:28:00,989 confidence in the boat and at the end of the day that's what will give 232 00:28:01,000 --> 00:28:05,989 you the advantage. The tension could not be higher, we 233 00:28:06,000 --> 00:28:10,989 have had every kind of weather condition today - rain, sunshine, 234 00:28:11,000 --> 00:28:22,989 wind, no end. The race committee have been patiently waiting for 235 00:28:23,000 --> 00:28:24,989 conditions to be right to start racing but it looks like it might be 236 00:28:25,000 --> 00:28:27,989 OK. Let's rejoin the commentary team. 237 00:28:28,000 --> 00:28:28,989 COMMENTATOR: The winds have returned and we will get chance to see some 238 00:28:29,000 --> 00:28:34,989 racing today. So Nathan Outteridge and Sweden with port entry as we see 239 00:28:35,000 --> 00:28:39,989 Peter Burling and team New Zealand arriving from the other side. Are we 240 00:28:40,000 --> 00:28:49,989 going to see aggressive tactics from either of these helmsmen in the 241 00:28:50,000 --> 00:28:55,989 pre-start? 7.5 knots, that's the great news. Good question. It has 242 00:28:56,000 --> 00:29:00,989 certainly worked out in Emirates Team New Zealand's favour last time. 243 00:29:01,000 --> 00:29:06,989 They had a better start, not to mention they were right on the 244 00:29:07,000 --> 00:29:12,989 starting line. Artemis it seemed like hours ago pulled the trigger 245 00:29:13,000 --> 00:29:13,989 about 2.5 feet too early. If it is timing distance, we will see who 246 00:29:14,000 --> 00:29:33,989 does that better than the other. Another bite at the cherry, another 247 00:29:34,000 --> 00:29:42,989 stab at race number seven between Nathan Outteridge's Artemis Racing 248 00:29:43,000 --> 00:29:48,989 of Sweden, and Glenn Ashby's Emirates Team New Zealand. You have 249 00:29:49,000 --> 00:29:52,989 to wonder which skipper thinks he is in the faster boat. They are both 250 00:29:53,000 --> 00:29:55,989 heading back to the line pretty early. 38 seconds to go and they are 251 00:29:56,000 --> 00:29:59,989 quite close. They are going to come up on this line, all the way down. 252 00:30:00,000 --> 00:30:04,989 There is delay line. They don't want to go much beyond there. If they go 253 00:30:05,000 --> 00:30:07,989 beyond that, they become a little bit at risk. Sure enough, Artemis 254 00:30:08,000 --> 00:30:18,989 moves off. Maybe the hand to hand combat is 255 00:30:19,000 --> 00:30:24,989 beginning to diminish now, as they think about timing the start. Nine 256 00:30:25,000 --> 00:30:28,989 seconds, eight seconds. The Swedes are going to have to slow down, they 257 00:30:29,000 --> 00:30:32,989 can't afford to do what they did in this race previously, when the 258 00:30:33,000 --> 00:30:39,989 penalty was awarded to them. This time, they are clean off the line. 259 00:30:40,000 --> 00:30:43,989 Who can get up the quickest? It is what we call a low speed and all, 260 00:30:44,000 --> 00:30:49,989 the bottom of the start box, it can be a little bit quicker. Aiming 261 00:30:50,000 --> 00:30:50,989 straight for the mark. This is absolutely a flat-out boat speed 262 00:30:51,000 --> 00:31:06,989 contest. Not much in it. Peter Burling, keeping a keen eye on 263 00:31:07,000 --> 00:31:11,989 his opposite man. Reaching the first mark. Going a little bit quicker. We 264 00:31:12,000 --> 00:31:17,989 are going to see Nathan Outteridge getting a little taste of his own 265 00:31:18,000 --> 00:31:22,989 medicine. This is what he has done to Burling a couple of times. Very 266 00:31:23,000 --> 00:31:31,989 well played by Peter Burling. This time it is the Kiwis that reach the 267 00:31:32,000 --> 00:31:36,989 first mark in front. As they did in this race a little bit earlier 268 00:31:37,000 --> 00:31:42,989 today, that was abandoned. The Swedes, six out of six at the start. 269 00:31:43,000 --> 00:31:49,989 Peter Burling, turning the tables. Can he make account? The wind was 270 00:31:50,000 --> 00:31:52,989 blowing about as much on the first race. Emirates Team New Zealand are 271 00:31:53,000 --> 00:32:00,989 really stretched out. It could have been wind shift, wind pressure. Nice 272 00:32:01,000 --> 00:32:06,989 and stable by Artemis, a good sign for Artemis fans. A nice stable 273 00:32:07,000 --> 00:32:07,989 drive the first time around. We know these guys can drive in this 274 00:32:08,000 --> 00:32:22,989 condition. That was the voice of Peter Burling, 275 00:32:23,000 --> 00:32:25,989 saying it is a massive gain if they can get into it. I think they have 276 00:32:26,000 --> 00:32:31,989 more pressure on that side of the race, right now. Trying desperately 277 00:32:32,000 --> 00:32:39,989 to reach the gate, with that manoeuvre. He recognises Nathan 278 00:32:40,000 --> 00:32:44,989 Outteridge might not be too far away from achieving that himself. Look at 279 00:32:45,000 --> 00:32:50,989 the discrepancy in speed. There is more pressure on that side of the 280 00:32:51,000 --> 00:32:52,989 course. Do they really nice job. Getting himself into a pretty 281 00:32:53,000 --> 00:33:08,989 dominant position. Big speed difference. Six knots. And 282 00:33:09,000 --> 00:33:19,989 it is consistent. They are coming about a better angle, art is trying 283 00:33:20,000 --> 00:33:22,989 to get low and bear off. But that higher angle, it creates a big boat 284 00:33:23,000 --> 00:33:27,989 speed difference. You can see it there, five or six knots. What are 285 00:33:28,000 --> 00:33:33,989 the options for the Swedes? Will they make this in one, or will they 286 00:33:34,000 --> 00:33:37,989 have to gybe again? Their angle, the depth, they are trying to sail away 287 00:33:38,000 --> 00:33:42,989 from the wind. It looks like they are trying to make the gate, instead 288 00:33:43,000 --> 00:33:46,989 of splitting away. Look how slow they are. That is the problem with 289 00:33:47,000 --> 00:33:57,989 taking it so tight. The Kiwis are stealing away. They are actually 290 00:33:58,000 --> 00:34:04,989 faster downwind than their opponents were appalling. Really strong from 291 00:34:05,000 --> 00:34:08,989 Emirates Team New Zealand, that speed, throughout the races. Really 292 00:34:09,000 --> 00:34:24,989 got off to a cracker. Plenty to do already for the Swedish 293 00:34:25,000 --> 00:34:30,989 crew. Interesting that the Swedes, they did this yesterday, they 294 00:34:31,000 --> 00:34:38,989 attacked right in line. They attack into it. Directly downwind, 295 00:34:39,000 --> 00:34:45,989 completely in control of Emirates Team New Zealand. Interesting move. 296 00:34:46,000 --> 00:34:48,989 They wanted to go to the left. Why didn't they split and go for the 297 00:34:49,000 --> 00:34:54,989 other gate? I'm a little bit confused. 298 00:34:55,000 --> 00:35:04,989 A healthy lead. The wind speed has picked up, from around about eight 299 00:35:05,000 --> 00:35:08,989 knots at the start of the race, it is now 11. 300 00:35:09,000 --> 00:35:20,989 The Kiwis are 100% win rate when they are first to the first mark. 301 00:35:21,000 --> 00:35:24,989 That spells trouble for the Swedes at this point. If you analyse the 302 00:35:25,000 --> 00:35:29,989 statistics, although we have seen how one mistake can cost teams. It 303 00:35:30,000 --> 00:35:32,989 very nearly cost the Kiwis at the final mark, the final race 304 00:35:33,000 --> 00:35:39,989 yesterday. Peter Burling nearly blew it. You should seriously check his 305 00:35:40,000 --> 00:35:48,989 heart rate. I don't think he breathes. Just calm under pressure. 306 00:35:49,000 --> 00:35:56,989 Looking around, nice day, got my sun block. 307 00:35:57,000 --> 00:36:00,989 We have spoken about the sharing of responsibility between himself and 308 00:36:01,000 --> 00:36:18,989 Glenn Ashby, in particular. The way they share out the duties 309 00:36:19,000 --> 00:36:24,989 has really been working for the Kiwis. It has been a proper team 310 00:36:25,000 --> 00:36:29,989 operation. No one man has huge responsibility on his shoulders. 311 00:36:30,000 --> 00:36:38,989 Peter Burling, very much the focal point, clearly. But everybody knows 312 00:36:39,000 --> 00:36:43,989 their path. Again, another very precise tack. So stable, heading for 313 00:36:44,000 --> 00:36:51,989 gate three with a really healthy lead. 314 00:36:52,000 --> 00:37:07,989 We talked earlier but the crew change. I think they thought the 315 00:37:08,000 --> 00:37:12,989 breeze was coming up and they might have put in the cyclist. What about 316 00:37:13,000 --> 00:37:16,989 the wind shift we are seeing? Top left, the indicator suggesting it 317 00:37:17,000 --> 00:37:20,989 has really shifted to the right. I think it has shifted a little bit to 318 00:37:21,000 --> 00:37:29,989 the right. Not crazy, like that first one. The first race, we had to 319 00:37:30,000 --> 00:37:36,989 have a cancelled race. That is what we were seeing. Massive wind shift. 320 00:37:37,000 --> 00:37:43,989 It still looked to me like they are still pretty squared up on the 321 00:37:44,000 --> 00:37:50,989 racecourse. That could be wind from a different part of the racecourse. 322 00:37:51,000 --> 00:37:56,989 It is shifting. There is a good wind shift. They are going to gybe and 323 00:37:57,000 --> 00:37:59,989 almost go all the way down. Like a pilot says, never doubt your 324 00:38:00,000 --> 00:38:05,989 instruments. I was doubting the instruments and it was the wrong 325 00:38:06,000 --> 00:38:13,989 thing to do. You think they are almost going to make this in one 326 00:38:14,000 --> 00:38:17,989 stroke? All of the racecourse. They are going all the way down the 327 00:38:18,000 --> 00:38:21,989 racecourse. A quick little gybe and they are going to have a long 328 00:38:22,000 --> 00:38:26,989 stretch down the racecourse. They are almost heading for the mark. All 329 00:38:27,000 --> 00:38:30,989 the way down the course. That tells all of us in the sailing world that 330 00:38:31,000 --> 00:38:36,989 there has been a large right-hand wind shift. I guarantee you, once 331 00:38:37,000 --> 00:38:39,989 they went through that gate, there will be scampering to move the gate 332 00:38:40,000 --> 00:38:47,989 they went through, and square it back up again. That is what they do, 333 00:38:48,000 --> 00:38:51,989 they shift discourse around. We never even know how much they shift 334 00:38:52,000 --> 00:38:56,989 the course around. It is almost between every leg. -- shift this 335 00:38:57,000 --> 00:39:00,989 course around. The Kiwis have found extra pressure out there. They are 336 00:39:01,000 --> 00:39:04,989 going consistently, five or six knots quicker than the Swedes. At 337 00:39:05,000 --> 00:39:12,989 the moment, the race is theirs. It really is there for the taking. 338 00:39:13,000 --> 00:39:23,989 What do you do at this point? If you are Nathan Outteridge? This is a big 339 00:39:24,000 --> 00:39:32,989 lead. Not just a big lead, but against a boat going very... This is 340 00:39:33,000 --> 00:39:40,989 no fluke. You can even hear it in his voice right now. 341 00:39:41,000 --> 00:39:46,989 An enormous space has opened up between these two. Surely, the New 342 00:39:47,000 --> 00:39:54,989 Zealanders can't be stopped from here? Surely, their name will be 343 00:39:55,000 --> 00:40:00,989 confirmed as the America's Cup challenger? Their form right now is 344 00:40:01,000 --> 00:40:06,989 absolutely impeccable. A lot of rain clouds about, still. As every Kiwi 345 00:40:07,000 --> 00:40:13,989 fan on the planet knows, this is a very familiar to what they had going 346 00:40:14,000 --> 00:40:22,989 in San Francisco. Lots of rain showers around. I'm not trying to be 347 00:40:23,000 --> 00:40:23,989 a downer here. It is still a precarious weather condition on the 348 00:40:24,000 --> 00:40:33,989 racecourse, to say the very least. They have to hope for something 349 00:40:34,000 --> 00:40:38,989 dramatic from this position, whether it is a change in the weather, a 350 00:40:39,000 --> 00:40:40,989 shift in the wind, that propels them forwards at high speed. Some sort of 351 00:40:41,000 --> 00:40:53,989 calamity to befall the Kiwis. This is really interesting, the wind 352 00:40:54,000 --> 00:40:58,989 here has very little camber to it. Ashley runs around, jumps into the 353 00:40:59,000 --> 00:41:04,989 camber adjustment, some kind of adjustments, when he goes back up, 354 00:41:05,000 --> 00:41:12,989 it pops full. Maybe we can see that upward angle. Something is going on 355 00:41:13,000 --> 00:41:16,989 with the wing. In sailing terms, sail depth was very flat. He went 356 00:41:17,000 --> 00:41:21,989 and made a quick adjustment and all of a sudden the camber popped. The 357 00:41:22,000 --> 00:41:34,989 angle between the front and back element took shape. 358 00:41:35,000 --> 00:41:44,989 A very busy man right now. We love that shot, by the way. 359 00:41:45,000 --> 00:42:03,989 Ashby polls that, it pops full. Terms of depth is added. He made a 360 00:42:04,000 --> 00:42:15,989 change to it, somehow. 500 metre lead, down to 350. The deficit cut, 361 00:42:16,000 --> 00:42:21,989 but the size of the racecourse is against the Swedes at this point. 362 00:42:22,000 --> 00:42:22,989 Just one and a half legs, meaningfully, before the reach of 363 00:42:23,000 --> 00:42:33,989 the finish. At the moment, it is all New 364 00:42:34,000 --> 00:42:37,989 Zealand. For all the tinkering and the trouble that they may or may not 365 00:42:38,000 --> 00:42:42,989 be having with their win, the Swedes are playing catch up. That the 366 00:42:43,000 --> 00:42:49,989 moment they are staring right down the barrel. 367 00:42:50,000 --> 00:42:56,989 They have squared up the racecourse. If you are a Artemis fan, it is not 368 00:42:57,000 --> 00:43:09,989 quite as skewed as it looks like. He doesn't seem to mind being on 369 00:43:10,000 --> 00:43:28,989 this side of the racecourse, why should we doubt him? 370 00:43:29,000 --> 00:43:35,989 That bow down to them, we talked about it a lot earlier on. It does a 371 00:43:36,000 --> 00:43:37,989 bunch of things, aerodynamics. Get the riders out of the water, the 372 00:43:38,000 --> 00:43:53,989 drag of the water. We are seeing a big discrepancy in 373 00:43:54,000 --> 00:43:57,989 speed. It is good having Joey on the water. Jerry, I have a feeling your 374 00:43:58,000 --> 00:44:02,989 boys are sitting in that dark room you have described, the watching 375 00:44:03,000 --> 00:44:09,989 room, back at Oracle Team USA, watching a really fast Kiwi boat? 376 00:44:10,000 --> 00:44:15,989 Yes, the boys are in that little room, the dojo, watching this. 377 00:44:16,000 --> 00:44:19,989 Impressive, on light air boards and streaking away from Artemis. Artemis 378 00:44:20,000 --> 00:44:22,989 will be hoping for something to go wrong with the Kiwi boat, but I 379 00:44:23,000 --> 00:44:30,989 can't see it happening from here. One more downwind leg. Emirates Team 380 00:44:31,000 --> 00:44:33,989 New Zealand, seemingly cruising to victory. Cruising into the America's 381 00:44:34,000 --> 00:44:38,989 Cup match itself as the challenger. That is what is on the line right 382 00:44:39,000 --> 00:44:45,989 here. The Swedes, the moment, heading for the exit door. 383 00:44:46,000 --> 00:44:55,989 They are miles away. They are looking buried, this stage. Peter 384 00:44:56,000 --> 00:45:02,989 Burling, and the rest of his Kiwi crew, they will turn their heads at 385 00:45:03,000 --> 00:45:06,989 various different points and they will have to really strange to see 386 00:45:07,000 --> 00:45:16,989 the Swedes, who are nowhere near being in their slipstream. Not even 387 00:45:17,000 --> 00:45:24,989 in the same picture. Dominant, as dominant as... This is an Artemis 388 00:45:25,000 --> 00:45:29,989 boat that we were saying looks really stable and good in this light 389 00:45:30,000 --> 00:45:35,989 air. It shows that the Kiwis sometimes have a mode that is just 390 00:45:36,000 --> 00:45:44,989 scary. If you are a competitor, it is just scary. 391 00:45:45,000 --> 00:45:49,989 Time is running out, there must be a slow realisation from the Swedish 392 00:45:50,000 --> 00:45:51,989 crew at this point that their adventure here in Bermuda is drawing 393 00:45:52,000 --> 00:46:05,989 to a close. 18, like all of the teams in this 394 00:46:06,000 --> 00:46:10,989 event, has just been solid, great guys, very open to us. They have 395 00:46:11,000 --> 00:46:20,989 been wonderful to the sport. There is nothing not to like about Artemis 396 00:46:21,000 --> 00:46:26,989 Racing. Every single member of their team, the principal and owner of the 397 00:46:27,000 --> 00:46:28,989 team, a class act. Nothing to be ashamed of. They are losing to a 398 00:46:29,000 --> 00:46:38,989 better team right now. Still putting it in, still putting 399 00:46:39,000 --> 00:46:49,989 in those hard yards. But the New Zealanders are bearing down on 400 00:46:50,000 --> 00:46:55,989 victory. It is a fun feeling right now come on board this boat. There 401 00:46:56,000 --> 00:46:59,989 is no way they could screw this up, but we said that yesterday as well. 402 00:47:00,000 --> 00:47:06,989 They almost gave their fans a heart attack. One more gybe and they will 403 00:47:07,000 --> 00:47:16,989 come zipping across. I think it is almost a pitching wedge to them. 404 00:47:17,000 --> 00:47:20,989 Through the final mark. They turned for home. The New Zealanders are now 405 00:47:21,000 --> 00:47:30,989 on a victory sprint. Down the runway, close to the shoreline in 406 00:47:31,000 --> 00:47:34,989 front of thousands of fans who are in the grandstand. They are all 407 00:47:35,000 --> 00:47:41,989 along the edge of the shore. They have witnessed a terrific 408 00:47:42,000 --> 00:47:44,989 performance. The Kiwis, absolutely flying home and flying into the 409 00:47:45,000 --> 00:47:57,989 America's Cup match itself. As the challenger. The rematch against the 410 00:47:58,000 --> 00:47:59,989 Americans is on. 2013, San Francisco and all, the New Zealanders will get 411 00:48:00,000 --> 00:48:04,989 a chance to write those wrongs. Put things straight. They have seen off 412 00:48:05,000 --> 00:48:21,989 the Swedes. Celebrations of a very good job 413 00:48:22,000 --> 00:48:26,989 done. You can see what it means. There will be celebrations, 9000 414 00:48:27,000 --> 00:48:29,989 miles away, 4.5 million people in the north and south Island of New 415 00:48:30,000 --> 00:48:34,989 Zealand will let out a collective cheer and applaud Peter Burling, 416 00:48:35,000 --> 00:48:42,989 Glenn Ashby, Blair Tuke and all of the others on board. The Swedes are 417 00:48:43,000 --> 00:48:48,989 down and out. And and, ultimately, by some inconsistencies, 418 00:48:49,000 --> 00:49:06,989 fluctuations in form. Ultimately out racist. -- ultimately out raced. The 419 00:49:07,000 --> 00:49:16,989 Kiwis will have been waiting for this special moment. Very much a 420 00:49:17,000 --> 00:49:23,989 team effort. Outstanding in the race today. An altogether different kind 421 00:49:24,000 --> 00:49:33,989 of spray coming their way now. Very well done. 422 00:49:34,000 --> 00:49:40,989 There have been so consistent, as Peter Burling was mentioning, the 423 00:49:41,000 --> 00:49:45,989 recovery from the picture goal not quite a week ago was dramatic a 424 00:49:46,000 --> 00:49:53,989 moment as we have seen heading America's Cup. To come back from 425 00:49:54,000 --> 00:49:56,989 that in the way that they have is remarkable. 426 00:49:57,000 --> 00:50:04,989 A brave effort by the Swedish team. In the end, Iain Percy and his boys 427 00:50:05,000 --> 00:50:08,989 were outpaced by an unstoppable Emirates Team New Zealand. The 428 00:50:09,000 --> 00:50:12,989 winner of the America's Cup challenger play-offs and the 429 00:50:13,000 --> 00:50:13,989 official challenger for the 35th America's Cup, Emirates Team New 430 00:50:14,000 --> 00:50:31,989 Zealand! It has been a fantastic journey to 431 00:50:32,000 --> 00:50:36,989 even make it here to Bermuda for us. We have had some fantastic battles 432 00:50:37,000 --> 00:50:44,989 on the water over the last few days. Absolutely hats off and 433 00:50:45,000 --> 00:50:50,989 congratulations to Artemis, who have had a fantastic campaign. It was a 434 00:50:51,000 --> 00:50:52,989 pleasure racing them. Thanks for making a stronger for the way 435 00:50:53,000 --> 00:51:01,989 forward. Congratulations. Through to the 436 00:51:02,000 --> 00:51:05,989 America's Cup. Explain what that means to you and all of the team? 437 00:51:06,000 --> 00:51:12,989 Yes, I think the team is over the moon. I've got passed such a valiant 438 00:51:13,000 --> 00:51:16,989 challenger as Artemis. Full credit to them, they put together an 439 00:51:17,000 --> 00:51:20,989 amazing campaign over the last four years. They really pushed as hard 440 00:51:21,000 --> 00:51:23,989 over the last few days. Today's race, we got away, but the first six 441 00:51:24,000 --> 00:51:27,989 races have been super tight, the whole way around the track. You 442 00:51:28,000 --> 00:51:30,989 never felt you could make one mistake. That is the kind of racing 443 00:51:31,000 --> 00:51:36,989 we need to be able to keep improving our skills. That is definitely what 444 00:51:37,000 --> 00:51:38,989 we have come to do, to try to bring the America's Cup back to New 445 00:51:39,000 --> 00:51:44,989 Zealand. A massive step towards that. We have a lot of hard work to 446 00:51:45,000 --> 00:51:46,989 do over the next week to keep ourselves moving forward, keep on 447 00:51:47,000 --> 00:51:52,989 that steep learning curve that we are on. 448 00:51:53,000 --> 00:51:56,989 Nathan, it has been such a roller-coaster, this challenger 449 00:51:57,000 --> 00:52:03,989 series. Just describe it from Artemis Racing's point of view? The 450 00:52:04,000 --> 00:52:12,989 racing has been up and down for us. You know, incredibly proud of the 451 00:52:13,000 --> 00:52:15,989 team. We had a hard campaign last time round. The decisions we have 452 00:52:16,000 --> 00:52:20,989 made through the campaign have been huge improvements. We have a boat 453 00:52:21,000 --> 00:52:23,989 that was very competitive, a group of people that worked really well 454 00:52:24,000 --> 00:52:29,989 together and a sailing team that were able to step up when it 455 00:52:30,000 --> 00:52:34,989 counted. It has been a very close, tight fought battle. We had some 456 00:52:35,000 --> 00:52:38,989 really enjoyable races with Emirates Team New Zealand in the final. You 457 00:52:39,000 --> 00:52:44,989 know, thinking back to the round robins, we had some good races. We 458 00:52:45,000 --> 00:52:53,989 might be the only team to say that we haven't lost a race. A word about 459 00:52:54,000 --> 00:52:56,989 Iain Percy, he led not only on the boat, but in the boardroom. How 460 00:52:57,000 --> 00:53:04,989 strong a character has he been through this? Here's an incredible 461 00:53:05,000 --> 00:53:11,989 human being, to be honest. Not only does he manage the team, always 462 00:53:12,000 --> 00:53:15,989 looking over all of the different areas in the campaign. He is in the 463 00:53:16,000 --> 00:53:21,989 gym every day, working hard. To be honest, I don't know how he did it. 464 00:53:22,000 --> 00:53:25,989 It was a huge ask. I really enjoyed working with him over the last few 465 00:53:26,000 --> 00:53:28,989 years. I think what you end up finding is that those people that 466 00:53:29,000 --> 00:53:33,989 are super passionate about what they are doing always end up coming 467 00:53:34,000 --> 00:53:37,989 together. There are often heated battles. But, man, it is nice when 468 00:53:38,000 --> 00:53:42,989 you get on the same page and start the race the way we did. I think we 469 00:53:43,000 --> 00:53:47,989 can be very proud of how the team has been put together. Iain Percy 470 00:53:48,000 --> 00:53:51,989 was working from the word go, as soon as the last campaign ended on 471 00:53:52,000 --> 00:53:58,989 this one. I think he has done an amazing job, pulling together such a 472 00:53:59,000 --> 00:54:02,989 great team. Joining me now, still in his wet suit, Iain Percy. I am sure 473 00:54:03,000 --> 00:54:10,989 you are feeling a whole host of emotions. Just tell us how proud you 474 00:54:11,000 --> 00:54:13,989 are 40 have done with your team? The team are competitors, and we didn't 475 00:54:14,000 --> 00:54:19,989 come up with the goods today. Yes, you are right, proud as well. We 476 00:54:20,000 --> 00:54:24,989 started this campaign three years ago in a very different pace. A long 477 00:54:25,000 --> 00:54:28,989 way behind the top teams in our sport. We stand here today very much 478 00:54:29,000 --> 00:54:32,989 up there. We know we can compete with the very best. We are so proud 479 00:54:33,000 --> 00:54:38,989 of that, and it doesn't come easy, it comes from a lot of work from 480 00:54:39,000 --> 00:54:41,989 hundreds of people. Nobody knew how this challenger series would look. 481 00:54:42,000 --> 00:54:46,989 It has been incredibly intense. What have your impressions been? I think 482 00:54:47,000 --> 00:54:50,989 has been some of the best sport out there in 2017. It is unbelievable 483 00:54:51,000 --> 00:54:54,989 how exciting it is. You are right, nobody knew how it was going to go. 484 00:54:55,000 --> 00:54:58,989 We didn't. Living it everyday for the last three years, it is that 485 00:54:59,000 --> 00:55:05,989 kind of racing, in any race, anybody can win. The lead can change 486 00:55:06,000 --> 00:55:09,989 multiple times. It is pretty cool to do I think we have really proved, in 487 00:55:10,000 --> 00:55:11,989 this series, and I think in the cup, that sailing will be around at this 488 00:55:12,000 --> 00:55:16,989 amazing format for many years to come. From a British perspective, 489 00:55:17,000 --> 00:55:20,989 you have a team here with Sir Ben Ainslie's team, lots of British 490 00:55:21,000 --> 00:55:24,989 people in your team, and scattered amongst the others. How well-placed 491 00:55:25,000 --> 00:55:28,989 is British talent and knowledge within the America's Cup? British 492 00:55:29,000 --> 00:55:35,989 sailing has been on a bit of a role for the last 20 years. That success 493 00:55:36,000 --> 00:55:38,989 now is translated into the America's Cup, on the sailing side in 494 00:55:39,000 --> 00:55:45,989 particular, but also on the design side. Ben and his guys did a really 495 00:55:46,000 --> 00:55:49,989 good effort this campaign. I know they are going to be back, and 496 00:55:50,000 --> 00:55:53,989 stronger, and all of the rest of the Brits and the other teams, we are 497 00:55:54,000 --> 00:55:57,989 pushing hard to make sure he doesn't necessarily make it all the way to 498 00:55:58,000 --> 00:56:00,989 the tops. But I think British sailing is in a strong place. It is 499 00:56:01,000 --> 00:56:04,989 one of the most popular sport in our country, we all love it and we are 500 00:56:05,000 --> 00:56:09,989 good at it. You haven't had much time to think of the future, but 501 00:56:10,000 --> 00:56:15,989 what are your impressions? Will Artemis Racing carry on? For you 502 00:56:16,000 --> 00:56:19,989 personally, what is the plan? Our owner has been with us for the last 503 00:56:20,000 --> 00:56:22,989 two weeks. Here's a special guy. He came on board straightaway. The 504 00:56:23,000 --> 00:56:29,989 first thing he said was, I am so proud of you all. It certainly got 505 00:56:30,000 --> 00:56:33,989 me close to tears. He is a special guy to work with, work for. I have 506 00:56:34,000 --> 00:56:38,989 been very proud to do that and will be honoured to carry on. If he has 507 00:56:39,000 --> 00:56:42,989 enjoyed it, that is obviously important, and so have the 508 00:56:43,000 --> 00:56:47,989 supporters in New Zealand, which is important to him. I am sure we will 509 00:56:48,000 --> 00:56:51,989 look at the challenge of who wins in the end. But it is going to be hard 510 00:56:52,000 --> 00:56:55,989 to hold us back. And personally there is a new arrival coming? Yes, 511 00:56:56,000 --> 00:57:00,989 the due date was today. I am really excited. It is going to be a 512 00:57:01,000 --> 00:57:04,989 different thing to me, I have been a sport on 425 years and I am so 513 00:57:05,000 --> 00:57:12,989 looking forward to being a dad. Alex has been holding on, and I am going 514 00:57:13,000 --> 00:57:21,989 to be on the first bird out here to see her. Enjoy it. Lots to look 515 00:57:22,000 --> 00:57:25,989 forward to in the Bermuda. We will be back with the highlights of the 516 00:57:26,000 --> 00:58:52,989 first day of the America's Cup. For the first time, the Science 517 00:58:53,000 --> 00:59:14,989 Museum is opening its doors so you can vote for 518 00:59:15,000 --> 00:59:18,000 Britain's greatest invention.