1 00:00:32,000 --> 00:00:38,989 Bermuda's great sown has lived up to its billing. Great racing for the 2 00:00:39,000 --> 00:00:44,989 fastest boats in America's Cup history, but now just two teams can 3 00:00:45,000 --> 00:00:49,989 win the 35th edition of sport's oldest international trophy. Go! Go! 4 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:52,989 We saw those guys take days off during the week. We made a 5 00:00:53,000 --> 00:00:57,989 commitment inside the team that we would use every single one of them. 6 00:00:58,000 --> 00:01:03,989 We wanted to make the boat faster. It is funny it hear people say we 7 00:01:04,000 --> 00:01:06,989 took days off last week. It was a great opportunity for our crew to 8 00:01:07,000 --> 00:01:09,989 get on top of a job list. The important point is the boat is 9 00:01:10,000 --> 00:01:15,989 faster. That's a good position to be in. We know there is more on the 10 00:01:16,000 --> 00:01:21,989 table, but it's working. The boat is getting bigger. Once the guys can 11 00:01:22,000 --> 00:01:24,989 see it is getting faster, then you can start building momentum. If it 12 00:01:25,000 --> 00:01:36,989 goes to Monday it doesn't really matter for us. Young, old, where 13 00:01:37,000 --> 00:01:42,989 ever. It is great to see a bit of fight. It is only just beginning, 14 00:01:43,000 --> 00:01:52,989 mate. It looks like we may have a fight on our hands. The Kiwis looked 15 00:01:53,000 --> 00:01:58,989 imperious, but the Americans found a chink in their armour on Race Day 3 16 00:01:59,000 --> 00:02:04,989 of the America's Cup match. So race number five is underway. This is the 17 00:02:05,000 --> 00:02:08,989 Super Bowl. This is it. Jimmy Spithill's Americans are across the 18 00:02:09,000 --> 00:02:13,989 line too early. The New Zealanders will look to make hay in the 19 00:02:14,000 --> 00:02:20,989 meantime. Screaming across the water. 13 plus knots. Dial down. And 20 00:02:21,000 --> 00:02:29,989 it is Team New Zealand has to dip behind. The Kiwis go about their 21 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:38,989 business in their usual crisp, slick fashion. And the Americans have 22 00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:43,989 picked up the penalty. . The New Zealanders are beginning to stretch 23 00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:54,989 out in front. So the Kiwis bossing it at the moment. The USA now have a 24 00:02:55,000 --> 00:02:59,989 huge amount of work to do. It is so straightforward seemingly when 25 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:04,989 you're Peter Burling. Another hammer blow delivered by the Kiwis. Race 26 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:09,989 number six then of the America's Cup match. The defenders in some trouble 27 00:03:10,000 --> 00:03:15,989 now. Both boats across the line. Clean this time. The Americans 28 00:03:16,000 --> 00:03:21,989 getting up nice and quick and they have stolen a march this time on the 29 00:03:22,000 --> 00:03:30,989 New Zealanders. They will feel a lot happier at the moment. The Americans 30 00:03:31,000 --> 00:03:35,989 with a slender advantage. Goodness gracious! New Zealand turn and they 31 00:03:36,000 --> 00:03:39,989 turn in front and now the Americans are the ones chasing again. We have 32 00:03:40,000 --> 00:03:43,989 a proper race on. Look at that dial down. They're really deep. Well, 33 00:03:44,000 --> 00:03:48,989 this is as tight as it gets right now. We wanted a sail boat race. We 34 00:03:49,000 --> 00:03:53,989 got a sail boat race. The Americans are speeding away. There is hope in 35 00:03:54,000 --> 00:03:56,989 the USA camp. It will be America's race and the USA are back in 36 00:03:57,000 --> 00:04:01,989 business! Here we go. Here we go. Five race 37 00:04:02,000 --> 00:04:05,989 wins only translates to four points for New Zealand as the Americans 38 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:09,989 took a bonus point into the match thanks to winning the first round of 39 00:04:10,000 --> 00:04:16,989 qualifiers. So, the scoreboard shows a three race lead for Peter Burling 40 00:04:17,000 --> 00:04:21,989 and crew. We didn't feel that happy with how we sailed. We tidied up a 41 00:04:22,000 --> 00:04:24,989 lot of those things and the boat was feeling great. We have approached 42 00:04:25,000 --> 00:04:27,989 this the same as we have approached every time. We are under no 43 00:04:28,000 --> 00:04:31,989 illusions and we have got a battle on our hands and we will give it 44 00:04:32,000 --> 00:04:35,989 everything we've got. The forecast looks bang on and we have got a 45 00:04:36,000 --> 00:04:41,989 great set-up for the day and it will be hard on the handles for the boys, 46 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:44,989 but I think they're up for it. Four years ago Oracle trailed before the 47 00:04:45,000 --> 00:04:48,989 great sporting comeback saw them retain the Cup. The situation is 48 00:04:49,000 --> 00:04:54,989 nothing new to Jimmy Spithill and his team. Today, the conditions are 49 00:04:55,000 --> 00:04:59,989 alike and Oracle must deliver. Let's join the commentary team. 50 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:05,989 Another beautiful day on the Great Sound. Here is our first look at the 51 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:09,989 course. Well, welcome to the Great Sound in Bermuda, the perfect 52 00:05:10,000 --> 00:05:15,989 racetrack for the 35th America's Cup. It includes a two minute start 53 00:05:16,000 --> 00:05:23,989 sequence followed by the critical reach to mark one. There is a 10 54 00:05:24,000 --> 00:05:27,989 knots south-westerly breeze followed to the sprint finish off America's 55 00:05:28,000 --> 00:05:34,989 Cup village. It is such an important battleground. It can really set the 56 00:05:35,000 --> 00:05:41,989 agenda for the rest of the race. A flurry of activity on board the Kiwi 57 00:05:42,000 --> 00:05:47,989 boats. So race number seven of the 58 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:53,989 America's Cup match is underway. What's your reading of the prestart 59 00:05:54,000 --> 00:05:58,989 so far? Well on top. Now it's time and distance. This is when that 60 00:05:59,000 --> 00:06:06,989 critical moment of will there be feisty jockeying going on? Oracle 61 00:06:07,000 --> 00:06:12,989 very quickly going after what's called the quarter. Very quickly 62 00:06:13,000 --> 00:06:19,989 peel off out of it. This is a hug game between the two skippers. There 63 00:06:20,000 --> 00:06:24,989 can't be any help. Skippers intuition and then going after that 64 00:06:25,000 --> 00:06:30,989 hooking position. They can't get there. Peter Burling fending it off 65 00:06:31,000 --> 00:06:35,989 very well so far. Oracle is an interesting spot. Oracle shoot in 66 00:06:36,000 --> 00:06:41,989 and get over the top. Here we go. Time and distance. Ten seconds to 67 00:06:42,000 --> 00:06:44,989 the stop. Looking like the timings are pretty 68 00:06:45,000 --> 00:06:50,989 good from both the crews at the moment. The Americans are having to 69 00:06:51,000 --> 00:06:55,989 take a another little twist and the Kiwis are away. That was probably 70 00:06:56,000 --> 00:06:59,989 not necessary or on the cards for Oracle Team USA from a dominant 71 00:07:00,000 --> 00:07:02,989 position, all of a sudden that last little, remember Jimmy Spithill told 72 00:07:03,000 --> 00:07:06,989 us the other day he was having trouble with his software on the 73 00:07:07,000 --> 00:07:10,989 prestart software. That could have been another situation where the 74 00:07:11,000 --> 00:07:14,989 software may have affected him a little bit. No penalties this time. 75 00:07:15,000 --> 00:07:17,989 He will be happy about that, Jimmy Spithill. Two penalties in the six 76 00:07:18,000 --> 00:07:25,989 previous races at the start line, but it is the New Zealanders who are 77 00:07:26,000 --> 00:07:35,989 away fastest. 33 knots. Flying up and first to the first mark. And he 78 00:07:36,000 --> 00:07:42,989 sees that again, Jimmy, he will kick himself. Look at the detail of 79 00:07:43,000 --> 00:07:46,989 mistakes, of tiny mistakes. Being a second late for the start. All of a 80 00:07:47,000 --> 00:07:50,989 sudden it's the difference between winning and losing at that first 81 00:07:51,000 --> 00:07:56,989 mark and remember my favourite statistic... Is that the one that 82 00:07:57,000 --> 00:08:01,989 the drone can hold a small Labrador underneath it? No. The first to the 83 00:08:02,000 --> 00:08:09,989 first mark. That's what we are talking about. 100% the Kiwis have 84 00:08:10,000 --> 00:08:21,989 gone on to win a race where they have been the first off the mark. A 85 00:08:22,000 --> 00:08:26,989 lot of talk about the weight that's been taken off the American boat. It 86 00:08:27,000 --> 00:08:32,989 is much, much lighter than it was. Those last five days that they had 87 00:08:33,000 --> 00:08:37,989 to tweak and adapt, they have changed things a good deal. It is a 88 00:08:38,000 --> 00:08:43,989 lot lighter, but it is also much tougher to sail and rather less 89 00:08:44,000 --> 00:08:47,989 stable than it was and we heard him talking, didn't we, Jimmy Spithill, 90 00:08:48,000 --> 00:08:52,989 about the fact that it requires more power and that means more work for 91 00:08:53,000 --> 00:08:57,989 the grinders. Christian, 100 kilos possibly coming off this boat. Give 92 00:08:58,000 --> 00:09:02,989 people an idea of first of all of maybe how hard that it is to get it 93 00:09:03,000 --> 00:09:08,989 off the boat and when are they going to see that difference It's going to 94 00:09:09,000 --> 00:09:16,989 show up in ten knots and less than that. Every kilo is important. If 95 00:09:17,000 --> 00:09:21,989 you move 100 kilos I think around the two lap racecourse you're 96 00:09:22,000 --> 00:09:29,989 probably looking at 500 or 600 meter gain in pure boat speed in under 10 97 00:09:30,000 --> 00:09:33,989 knots. Why wouldn't they have done that early on? Why wouldn't they 98 00:09:34,000 --> 00:09:38,989 have done this before this event? It is one of those things that you 99 00:09:39,000 --> 00:09:43,989 prioritise differently and as you go on, you learn and you figure out, 100 00:09:44,000 --> 00:09:54,989 OK, this is the best area where we can gain performance so you have got 101 00:09:55,000 --> 00:09:59,989 to make some sacrifice. I suppose part of it is the need to 102 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:02,989 trust in the systems that you arrive with to a certain degree, but there 103 00:10:03,000 --> 00:10:06,989 does become that tipping point where you need to go right, "Changes have 104 00:10:07,000 --> 00:10:12,989 to be made because it's not working the way we'd like." Credit where 105 00:10:13,000 --> 00:10:21,989 credit is due to the Oracle Team as we said in the pregame for being 106 00:10:22,000 --> 00:10:25,989 open enough to kind of throw some probably some key convictions to 107 00:10:26,000 --> 00:10:30,989 their programme out the window in that five day period and build on a 108 00:10:31,000 --> 00:10:34,989 whole new set of what you think your speed values are. It is not easy to 109 00:10:35,000 --> 00:10:38,989 do and it's impressive and look, it is so clearly paying off from the 110 00:10:39,000 --> 00:10:45,989 first weekend we saw these two guys race against each other. The Kiwis 111 00:10:46,000 --> 00:10:52,989 had a massive advantage in the early races, but now we see the pair of 112 00:10:53,000 --> 00:10:56,989 boats tapping simultaneously. Just explain how easy or difficult it is 113 00:10:57,000 --> 00:11:00,989 now for Burling to dictate the pace of this race to dictates what 114 00:11:01,000 --> 00:11:04,989 happens to Jimmy Spithill and the American boat? How much can he 115 00:11:05,000 --> 00:11:09,989 really influence what's happening on that boat? There is no doubt that 116 00:11:10,000 --> 00:11:13,989 there is plenty of talk about the Kiwis actually having a split at the 117 00:11:14,000 --> 00:11:19,989 end of the second race yesterday which you can make a reasonable case 118 00:11:20,000 --> 00:11:26,989 it cost them the race. Every match racer in the world sat in front of 119 00:11:27,000 --> 00:11:31,989 their TV and said, "Why aren't they attacking?" All of a sudden the 120 00:11:32,000 --> 00:11:35,989 scoop kiwis are keeping a closer eye on Oracle. They will herd them 121 00:11:36,000 --> 00:11:37,989 around. They will literally herd them and keep them in the same 122 00:11:38,000 --> 00:12:03,989 water. So Peter Burling taking the Kiwis 123 00:12:04,000 --> 00:12:06,989 out before preparing to attack. There is not a huge amount of 124 00:12:07,000 --> 00:12:10,989 difference between the pair of them. This is a new stat, the couple 125 00:12:11,000 --> 00:12:13,989 lation of pressure. This is about the power that's being generated by 126 00:12:14,000 --> 00:12:17,989 the grinders and there are two different systems, of course, the 127 00:12:18,000 --> 00:12:25,989 regular grinders to the left of your screen on board Oracle Team USA and 128 00:12:26,000 --> 00:12:29,989 the Kiwis. We will elaborate on that in a moment or two. This is a core 129 00:12:30,000 --> 00:12:32,989 statistic that many people are hoping we can show because it is an 130 00:12:33,000 --> 00:12:36,989 extreme difference between the grinding and the pedalling. Why are 131 00:12:37,000 --> 00:12:45,989 they doing it full-time? Why is this hydraulic power necessary? Peter 132 00:12:46,000 --> 00:12:51,989 Burling allowed for the split to happen there. He actually didn't, as 133 00:12:52,000 --> 00:12:56,989 we were talking about, herding Oracle, he didn't herd Oracle, he 134 00:12:57,000 --> 00:13:02,989 went for the wind shift and went for 50 meters ahead to 280. So it is one 135 00:13:03,000 --> 00:13:06,989 thing to dictate how a sailing style of a Peter Burling as a coach for 136 00:13:07,000 --> 00:13:10,989 example, dictate a sailing style is another thing, don't herd your 137 00:13:11,000 --> 00:13:13,989 jockey. You don't reign them in, but this kid has got to where he has 138 00:13:14,000 --> 00:13:18,989 gotten. So he made a mistake yesterday. So he made maybe one 139 00:13:19,000 --> 00:13:22,989 mistake yesterday. Allow it to happen and just go and let him do 140 00:13:23,000 --> 00:13:27,989 his things again. So back to the numbers. 350 is max. That's 100% of 141 00:13:28,000 --> 00:13:33,989 power stored if you like, isn't it? Correct. So on the left, on both 142 00:13:34,000 --> 00:13:38,989 boats the port and starboard, that's literally the acall lator pressure 143 00:13:39,000 --> 00:13:44,989 for the up and down of the foils. That's only used to lift and lower 144 00:13:45,000 --> 00:13:51,989 the dagger boards. We believe Oracle actually never accumulates more 145 00:13:52,000 --> 00:13:54,989 pressure. It actually decease the pressure. On the other side, that's 146 00:13:55,000 --> 00:13:59,989 how they move all the functions around. That's what the cyclists, 147 00:14:00,000 --> 00:14:03,989 that's what the grinders, they're constantly feeding pressure into 148 00:14:04,000 --> 00:14:08,989 moving the things around. That means in and out, the wind twist, the wind 149 00:14:09,000 --> 00:14:12,989 Camber, everything. It is slightly complicated, but they are all 150 00:14:13,000 --> 00:14:21,989 achieving the game goal at the end and that's hydraulic pressure. The 151 00:14:22,000 --> 00:14:25,989 Kiwis get low. They are at 185. There is the cyclists. Just kind of 152 00:14:26,000 --> 00:14:32,989 building it back up again. No problem. They go fast. They build 153 00:14:33,000 --> 00:14:36,989 that pressure super fast. I think that's the key thing, isn't it? Just 154 00:14:37,000 --> 00:14:41,989 watch that move into the green, and those numbers to the bottom right of 155 00:14:42,000 --> 00:14:45,989 your screen move up, it is moving disproportionately quickly to the 156 00:14:46,000 --> 00:14:50,989 American boat. Yeah. That, of course is allowing them a 157 00:14:51,000 --> 00:14:53,989 little bit more tactical freedom. They can choose when they manoeuvre, 158 00:14:54,000 --> 00:14:59,989 how they can manoeuvre, how aggressive they can be. So into the 159 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:14,989 gate, the Kiwis seemingly in control of operations at the moment. We have 160 00:15:15,000 --> 00:15:20,989 seen many, many times out here on the Great Sound one error can cost 161 00:15:21,000 --> 00:15:25,989 you 150, 200 meters in some cases. The Kiwis just stretched out. As 162 00:15:26,000 --> 00:15:29,989 we're talking about hydraulic pressures we failed really to talk 163 00:15:30,000 --> 00:15:34,989 about how much they just legged it out on that one. That was 164 00:15:35,000 --> 00:15:39,989 impressive. Both teams have been out practising in between the events and 165 00:15:40,000 --> 00:15:44,989 in between the racing. Still searching desperately for that last 166 00:15:45,000 --> 00:15:53,989 little bit. And big angle differences. It's still puffy out 167 00:15:54,000 --> 00:15:57,989 here on the water. So the USA sailing a fair distance longer than 168 00:15:58,000 --> 00:16:01,989 the Kiwis. Average boat speed, when you look at the average boat speed, 169 00:16:02,000 --> 00:16:03,989 it's very similar. There is only one thing that can be making the 170 00:16:04,000 --> 00:16:07,989 difference and that's the distance. That could be a wind shift. Very 171 00:16:08,000 --> 00:16:11,989 often that's a wind shift. They missed a wind shift and the other 172 00:16:12,000 --> 00:16:18,989 guys didn't. Peter Burling did that little split and we were saying, 173 00:16:19,000 --> 00:16:26,989 "Why isn't the kid covereded?" There is a reason he's out there! 174 00:16:27,000 --> 00:16:49,989 On board the American boat. It's all business at the moment. 175 00:16:50,000 --> 00:16:55,989 Jimmy Spithill assessing the situation. Just looking round. He's 176 00:16:56,000 --> 00:16:58,989 looking for those wind shifts. He's looking for that extra pressure in 177 00:16:59,000 --> 00:17:03,989 different parts of the course that might help them along. They found a 178 00:17:04,000 --> 00:17:07,989 good one yesterday in Race 6. The downwind leg really started to 179 00:17:08,000 --> 00:17:18,989 squeeze the Kiwis. They need something similar here. 180 00:17:19,000 --> 00:17:33,989 Yeah, this is almost desperation time when you get out to the 400, 181 00:17:34,000 --> 00:17:37,989 500 meters to the boat behind. Just a degree of instability in that one. 182 00:17:38,000 --> 00:17:42,989 We see a small wind shift to the left-hand side of the course. Yes, 183 00:17:43,000 --> 00:17:45,989 left-hand shift. That will be OK coming in on that side of the 184 00:17:46,000 --> 00:17:50,989 racecourse right now, but it's also about pressure. Shift is good, 185 00:17:51,000 --> 00:17:55,989 pressure is king and they don't look very, they're only going 21, 22 186 00:17:56,000 --> 00:18:01,989 knots. They don't look like they are as powered up as the Kiwis are. 187 00:18:02,000 --> 00:18:04,989 Speed doesn't come for free. They may have gained more boat speed, but 188 00:18:05,000 --> 00:18:12,989 they're having to work very, very hard to build the pressure to allow 189 00:18:13,000 --> 00:18:20,989 them to sail. They want the race they want to sail. So really from 190 00:18:21,000 --> 00:18:24,989 here, and there is a long way to go, but it is New Zealand's to lose. 191 00:18:25,000 --> 00:18:26,989 Peter Burling is this complete control. There we are on his 192 00:18:27,000 --> 00:18:41,989 shoulder. The Americans are going to split the 193 00:18:42,000 --> 00:18:48,989 course. They're going to try, but the Kiwis are on to it. They play 194 00:18:49,000 --> 00:18:51,989 tack off early from the boundary and try to get themselves in the same 195 00:18:52,000 --> 00:19:08,989 part of the racecourse as Oracle is in. 196 00:19:09,000 --> 00:19:14,989 We will go back to the key moment in this race. Listen, this is one that 197 00:19:15,000 --> 00:19:20,989 Jimmy wants back. Both boats essentially going for the line. Team 198 00:19:21,000 --> 00:19:25,989 New Zealand just go for it. That last little zig, that last little 199 00:19:26,000 --> 00:19:30,989 loop right there, that's what cost it. That was the difference between 200 00:19:31,000 --> 00:19:34,989 winning and losing that start. For sure something that Jimmy Spithill 201 00:19:35,000 --> 00:19:38,989 would like back at this stage. It is amazing the dynamic as well, isn't 202 00:19:39,000 --> 00:19:41,989 it? Before this match got underway everybody figured Jimmy Spithill was 203 00:19:42,000 --> 00:19:44,989 going to eat Peter Burling for breakfast at the start line and it 204 00:19:45,000 --> 00:19:56,989 just has not happened that way at all. The table have been turned 205 00:19:57,000 --> 00:20:01,989 emphatically. So the boys working hard. The max heart rate, the 206 00:20:02,000 --> 00:20:06,989 numbers bottom right-hand side of each of those boxes, the maximum 207 00:20:07,000 --> 00:20:16,989 heart rate should be about 220 take away your age. In your case, it 208 00:20:17,000 --> 00:20:23,989 would be somewhere around 180. 42! He's a really nice guy! 209 00:20:24,000 --> 00:20:36,989 Everybody is made differently. That's the important thing. Cling on 210 00:20:37,000 --> 00:20:41,989 to that. Simon is clearly working hard than everybody else. The first 211 00:20:42,000 --> 00:20:44,989 time he sailed a sail boat was the first day that the Kiwis were in the 212 00:20:45,000 --> 00:20:47,989 trials for the America's Cup. A slightly different path than the 213 00:20:48,000 --> 00:20:55,989 rest of us in getting to the pinnacle of the sport. At the bottom 214 00:20:56,000 --> 00:21:02,989 left of your scene giving you an idea of where we are on the course 215 00:21:03,000 --> 00:21:07,989 itself. They have done a good job here, the Americans, of cutting the 216 00:21:08,000 --> 00:21:15,989 deficit. Once up around the 250 mark and back to 180 or so. But this race 217 00:21:16,000 --> 00:21:37,989 is still in Peter Burling's hands. Burling is attacking and presumably 218 00:21:38,000 --> 00:21:43,989 from that position on the course look to go lay the gate to get in. 219 00:21:44,000 --> 00:21:48,989 Quite possibly. You see on the top of the screen there, you see the 220 00:21:49,000 --> 00:21:57,989 marks on the top of the screen, way up top and I'm not sure if they're 221 00:21:58,000 --> 00:22:02,989 not going to have to do one more. By staying in the same water as your 222 00:22:03,000 --> 00:22:07,989 competitor, they may have gone early. They will herd the cats and 223 00:22:08,000 --> 00:22:10,989 keep them in control and make sure something crazy like the end of the 224 00:22:11,000 --> 00:22:17,989 second race yesterday, like that doesn't happen again. Oracle has 225 00:22:18,000 --> 00:22:28,989 chewed up a little bit of this lead. There is no doubt about it. So one 226 00:22:29,000 --> 00:22:34,989 more manoeuvre from the Kiwis will see them through the gate. They will 227 00:22:35,000 --> 00:22:39,989 be down one more leg before the blast for the finish. Oracle decided 228 00:22:40,000 --> 00:22:43,989 to throw in an extra manoeuvre in order to gain a split of the top 229 00:22:44,000 --> 00:22:48,989 mark. They will attack at least one more time. One more time than the 230 00:22:49,000 --> 00:22:55,989 Kiwis, but they will have a split at the top mark. Again, once you round 231 00:22:56,000 --> 00:23:01,989 this mark, the acceleration, a 200 meter lead turns into 400 meter, at 232 00:23:02,000 --> 00:23:05,989 least a 350 by the time they get in of the Christian, breeze wise, is 233 00:23:06,000 --> 00:23:09,989 there anything going on? Puffs? Shifts? Anything radical that's 234 00:23:10,000 --> 00:23:14,989 going to get Oracle back in the game because they need something? They 235 00:23:15,000 --> 00:23:18,989 need something. I don't see anything radical. Team New Zealand listened 236 00:23:19,000 --> 00:23:23,989 to you yesterday and protected that side of the course and I think they 237 00:23:24,000 --> 00:23:28,989 have done so wisely. Oracle made some nice gains. It looked like Team 238 00:23:29,000 --> 00:23:33,989 New Zealand missed their rudder swap and that cost them quite a bit. It 239 00:23:34,000 --> 00:23:38,989 will be interesting to see what happens here, but really right now, 240 00:23:39,000 --> 00:23:43,989 it is Team New Zealand's to lose. Looking like the Americans at that 241 00:23:44,000 --> 00:23:47,989 point require an error and a fairly sizeable one from the New 242 00:23:48,000 --> 00:24:02,989 Zealanders. Jimmy Spithill will be looking to bring all his experience 243 00:24:03,000 --> 00:24:12,989 to bear. The 37-year-old Aussie. A little bit of - OK, so as the person 244 00:24:13,000 --> 00:24:18,989 who, if you look at it, it is slower average speed for Emirates Team New 245 00:24:19,000 --> 00:24:22,989 Zealand. That's actually remarkably close with no real rhyme or reason. 246 00:24:23,000 --> 00:24:28,989 So numbers do lie sometimes. There is no real rhyme or reason why there 247 00:24:29,000 --> 00:24:37,989 is 400 meter lead going on right now. Down to 200. Coming on. I doubt 248 00:24:38,000 --> 00:24:41,989 Jimmy Spithill will be happy about the speed factor. There doesn't seem 249 00:24:42,000 --> 00:24:47,989 to be a problem on that front any longer, but it is the cost of that 250 00:24:48,000 --> 00:24:53,989 place. No more mistakes the they can't make those mistakes like that 251 00:24:54,000 --> 00:25:02,989 prestart mistake. Pulling the trigger at the gun. They're coming 252 00:25:03,000 --> 00:25:09,989 on. Team New Zealand down to 19 knots. They look stable, but they 253 00:25:10,000 --> 00:25:13,989 were quite slow for some reason. Look at this lead getting chewed up 254 00:25:14,000 --> 00:25:19,989 right now. One more gybing in and this is that one mistake zone that 255 00:25:20,000 --> 00:25:23,989 we talked about right now. One bad gybe by he will rats Team New 256 00:25:24,000 --> 00:25:29,989 Zealand and this ball game is brand-new again. So it isn't over 257 00:25:30,000 --> 00:25:33,989 just yet. The Kiwis have to main their composure and this is when we 258 00:25:34,000 --> 00:25:40,989 see the competitors in the white heat of battle. Can they hold their 259 00:25:41,000 --> 00:25:50,989 nerve? Can Peter Burling hold on to this lead. He knows that Spithill 260 00:25:51,000 --> 00:25:56,989 will only need a tine crisis chink of light. The wing trimmer is 261 00:25:57,000 --> 00:26:01,989 driving the boat coming out of these gybes in order to allowing Peter 262 00:26:02,000 --> 00:26:06,989 Burling to keep the thing up on the foils wall while Peter Burling is 263 00:26:07,000 --> 00:26:10,989 sprinting across the boat. Buoy, a real close up on his leg, but 264 00:26:11,000 --> 00:26:14,989 unfortunately with a quick little reach to the finish, we haven't seen 265 00:26:15,000 --> 00:26:18,989 a lot of passes on this reach through the entire event. It could 266 00:26:19,000 --> 00:26:26,989 be too little, too late for Oracle Team USA. 267 00:26:27,000 --> 00:26:32,989 It's looking like it will be a step too far for Jimmy Spithill. He will 268 00:26:33,000 --> 00:26:35,989 be encouraged by the way he closed the gap particularly when you take 269 00:26:36,000 --> 00:26:40,989 it back to the start line and how costly that was. The Kiwis are 270 00:26:41,000 --> 00:26:47,989 zipping along pretty nicely. A little glance over his shoulder from 271 00:26:48,000 --> 00:26:51,989 Driving Miss Daisy! Don't forget they have been tidying 272 00:26:52,000 --> 00:26:55,989 up their boat as well. He likes a good tidy, Peter Burling. And they 273 00:26:56,000 --> 00:27:03,989 have been tweaking and adjusting here and there in amongst the 274 00:27:04,000 --> 00:27:07,989 Americans. And as a result, of a pretty clean race, New Zealand 275 00:27:08,000 --> 00:27:13,989 reassert their authority here in Bermuda. A tight margin, but they 276 00:27:14,000 --> 00:27:16,989 have moved into a 5-1 lead in the America's Cup match and they are two 277 00:27:17,000 --> 00:27:29,989 wins from the trophy. Ten seconds is the margin. 11... 278 00:27:30,000 --> 00:27:36,989 That is tight, by anybody's reckoning but it is still an 279 00:27:37,000 --> 00:27:48,989 American defeat. This is the standings with the lead extended by 280 00:27:49,000 --> 00:27:52,989 the Kiwis to 5-1. Shirley: What an impressive performance. The 281 00:27:53,000 --> 00:27:58,989 America's Cup almost within their grasp. In any America's Cup 282 00:27:59,000 --> 00:28:05,989 technology plays a part. Taking us through the technological nuances of 283 00:28:06,000 --> 00:28:09,989 both boats is one of the America's Cup's leading helmsman. If you 284 00:28:10,000 --> 00:28:17,989 looked at the two boats, New Zealand appear to have a faster package. The 285 00:28:18,000 --> 00:28:21,989 Oracle foil is a standard board that all the teams are using. The New 286 00:28:22,000 --> 00:28:26,989 Zealand board is different, it has a kink, which means they can take 287 00:28:27,000 --> 00:28:32,989 their light wind boards further up. You can change the tips, so New 288 00:28:33,000 --> 00:28:39,989 Zealand have a quiver of horizontals and the racing around the ten knots 289 00:28:40,000 --> 00:28:44,989 range is around the boards they have an New Zealand seem to have a 290 00:28:45,000 --> 00:28:50,989 smoother transition on their boards. The biggest difference between the 291 00:28:51,000 --> 00:28:55,989 wings is Oracle have the traditional approach, Kyle has to trim it with 292 00:28:56,000 --> 00:29:02,989 one hand and has buttons to do the full twist adjustment but New 293 00:29:03,000 --> 00:29:07,989 Zealand have everything hydraulic, so the wind sheet comes on and off 294 00:29:08,000 --> 00:29:11,989 with the push-button. He has the ability to play sheet, twisted 295 00:29:12,000 --> 00:29:16,989 camber at the touch of his fingers and with the hydraulic power 296 00:29:17,000 --> 00:29:23,989 produced by the bikes, it is like he has energy on tap. The differences 297 00:29:24,000 --> 00:29:28,989 the bikes versus hand pedestals. I think the control system and design 298 00:29:29,000 --> 00:29:35,989 of the foil shapes and ultimately how the crew is failing the boat 299 00:29:36,000 --> 00:29:38,989 will be the big thing. It is obvious your leg muscles are bigger than 300 00:29:39,000 --> 00:29:45,989 your arm muscles and when you want the hits of power in manoeuvres, we 301 00:29:46,000 --> 00:29:49,989 can throw it around. At never really run out of rhythm. The third biggest 302 00:29:50,000 --> 00:29:56,989 difference between the two is how the boats flying. Oracle have the 303 00:29:57,000 --> 00:30:01,989 same approach as other teams in that the helmsman flies the boat while 304 00:30:02,000 --> 00:30:07,989 driving at the Kiwis, they have almost like an autopilot. Blair 305 00:30:08,000 --> 00:30:13,989 Tuke, the fourth bicycle rider, is focused on this display we want to 306 00:30:14,000 --> 00:30:16,989 know what is on it. It looks like he is trying to keep one line on 307 00:30:17,000 --> 00:30:23,989 another line and if you can match the two together, the boat has this 308 00:30:24,000 --> 00:30:29,989 magic carpet auto control and so it has freed Peter up to be a tactician 309 00:30:30,000 --> 00:30:34,989 and driver, something that the rest of the helmsmen and Jimmy would not 310 00:30:35,000 --> 00:30:38,989 be able to do. Talk to anyone on the team and they will say there are a 311 00:30:39,000 --> 00:30:43,989 couple of things that are innovative but there are probably another 50 312 00:30:44,000 --> 00:30:46,989 people cannot see. We have an incredible tool and we are excited 313 00:30:47,000 --> 00:30:54,989 about being able to get out there and throw it around. Bermuda is 314 00:30:55,000 --> 00:30:57,989 Britain's oldest remaining overseas territory and there was a royal 315 00:30:58,000 --> 00:31:03,989 visitor to the sold-out race village. Her Royal Highness Princess 316 00:31:04,000 --> 00:31:08,989 Anne was a guest of the organisers. After watching racing, with the 317 00:31:09,000 --> 00:31:13,989 legendary cup skipper and chairman of the organising authority, she was 318 00:31:14,000 --> 00:31:18,989 welcomed as a guest of the Ben Ainslie racing base at the dockyard. 319 00:31:19,000 --> 00:31:21,989 Let's get back to the action. Ken and Alastair Eykyn in the commentary 320 00:31:22,000 --> 00:31:28,989 box. Commentary: It is hard to pick up 321 00:31:29,000 --> 00:31:46,989 the ships from the television. The New Zealanders, leading 5-1. Led 322 00:31:47,000 --> 00:31:53,989 by Peter Burling. More aggressive by both teams. They could not 323 00:31:54,000 --> 00:32:03,989 accelerate and then suddenly team New Zealand has Oracle in a bad 324 00:32:04,000 --> 00:32:12,989 spot. Oracle has to stay out of the way, Rob -- Oracle is in a deep 325 00:32:13,000 --> 00:32:24,989 hole. No penalties. They deemed that Oracle stayed out of the way. At 326 00:32:25,000 --> 00:32:34,989 this stage, this is almost a must win race for Oracle. Tearing away, 327 00:32:35,000 --> 00:32:41,989 the Kiwis. Boxed in Jimmy Spithill and Oracle Team USA in the 328 00:32:42,000 --> 00:32:48,989 pre-start. Clearwater in front and behind. Peter Burling's team are 329 00:32:49,000 --> 00:32:53,989 flying. Never mind the start time. That does not matter. It is just 330 00:32:54,000 --> 00:33:00,989 about your opponent. Where can you pin him down and where can you leave 331 00:33:01,000 --> 00:33:06,989 him for dead? Oracle tried to get aggressive. Tacking around. And then 332 00:33:07,000 --> 00:33:07,989 could not accelerate. Team New Zealand in a radical turn, 333 00:33:08,000 --> 00:33:24,989 accelerating quicker. Again, cannot afford it at this 334 00:33:25,000 --> 00:33:31,989 stage. We want to make this an event, that is not the way to do it. 335 00:33:32,000 --> 00:33:36,989 A masterstroke from Peter Burling. 38 nots as they round Mark 1 and 336 00:33:37,000 --> 00:33:45,989 head downwind for the first time in its race with the Americans a long 337 00:33:46,000 --> 00:33:52,989 way back and in big trouble. 7-1 in starts, for Peter Burling and 338 00:33:53,000 --> 00:33:55,989 Emirates Team New Zealand in the America's Cup match. Not a statistic 339 00:33:56,000 --> 00:34:06,989 anybody predicted. Who would have thought that? I talk to smart 340 00:34:07,000 --> 00:34:13,989 people. Everybody thought it was a potential major weakness of Peter 341 00:34:14,000 --> 00:34:16,989 Burling. I would not say you guys had your way with Artemis in the 342 00:34:17,000 --> 00:34:26,989 semifinals but it was a strength of your programme. I was saying to some 343 00:34:27,000 --> 00:34:30,989 of the boys, we've lost one the races and we did a good job and 344 00:34:31,000 --> 00:34:38,989 right now Peter Burling is doing the same to Jimmy Spithill, which is a 345 00:34:39,000 --> 00:34:45,989 surprise to many of us. Not least the American helmsman 346 00:34:46,000 --> 00:34:54,989 himself. He will no doubt take personal responsibility. He will be 347 00:34:55,000 --> 00:35:01,989 quietly simmering inside. Time to make something happen. 175 metres 348 00:35:02,000 --> 00:35:07,989 behind right now. Certainly within passing, the pass zone we have 349 00:35:08,000 --> 00:35:17,989 talked about. Keep in mind it is not 5-1, it is really 6-1 in wins and 350 00:35:18,000 --> 00:35:22,989 losses. Six races to one, something has got to give, to turn around. You 351 00:35:23,000 --> 00:35:28,989 cannot bury your head in the sand as a say, this is going to change. 352 00:35:29,000 --> 00:35:33,989 Nothing is changing. The Americans are splitting the course at the 353 00:35:34,000 --> 00:35:39,989 bottom gate. There will be people who will have caught sight of the 354 00:35:40,000 --> 00:35:46,989 contest in San Francisco for years ago and wondering if there are 355 00:35:47,000 --> 00:35:53,989 familiar situations ongoing, whether this is a different scenario. The 356 00:35:54,000 --> 00:36:01,989 most fundamental scenario is that the Americans have had their time to 357 00:36:02,000 --> 00:36:02,989 go adapting and changing. This might be a decent wind shift for the 358 00:36:03,000 --> 00:36:27,989 Americans. Let's not count them out. A clean race from the Kiwis. It 359 00:36:28,000 --> 00:36:33,989 would put them within touching distance of the trophy. 160 metres 360 00:36:34,000 --> 00:36:39,989 between the two. The Americans gaining. They need a wind shift to 361 00:36:40,000 --> 00:36:44,989 help them. This is a replay of the pre-start. Oracle starts leaning 362 00:36:45,000 --> 00:36:50,989 back and decide to go slow, to see if they can track them. They are 363 00:36:51,000 --> 00:37:00,989 trying to trap them up above to this side of Oracle. Burling spins 364 00:37:01,000 --> 00:37:05,989 around. The next thing you know, Jimmy Spithill is going to be going 365 00:37:06,000 --> 00:37:11,989 head to win and complete control by Burling. I was surprised, but 366 00:37:12,000 --> 00:37:17,989 nothing should surprise us, how quick return was and how radically 367 00:37:18,000 --> 00:37:26,989 affected the acceleration of team New Zealand, who turned it around on 368 00:37:27,000 --> 00:37:31,989 top of Oracle. The teacher and a bustard. It was a masterstroke from 369 00:37:32,000 --> 00:37:49,989 Burling, but this gap is not a big one. It is all on, right now. Almost 370 00:37:50,000 --> 00:37:54,989 in unison, the two boats tacking. A little quick, Oracle, revving it up 371 00:37:55,000 --> 00:37:59,989 a bit going into the tack and came out more effective. A bit of the 372 00:38:00,000 --> 00:38:31,989 medicine of the Kiwis turned against them. 373 00:38:32,000 --> 00:38:40,989 SAILOR: Just got to get through this. It is really slippery. 374 00:38:41,000 --> 00:38:47,989 Stand-by. It is going to be ugly. We have got to go. Fascinating 375 00:38:48,000 --> 00:38:55,989 listening to the tactical discussion between Tom Slingsby... It is going 376 00:38:56,000 --> 00:38:59,989 to be ugly, but we have got to go, meaning we have got to do something 377 00:39:00,000 --> 00:39:06,989 here. Not a surprise because they have made gains. Thought it was 378 00:39:07,000 --> 00:39:17,989 going to be light on this side of the racecourse. Team New Zealand go 379 00:39:18,000 --> 00:39:29,989 with them right away. Using their code two jibs. The lead turning into 380 00:39:30,000 --> 00:39:39,989 250 in a heartbeat. The Kiwis yet again a long way out in front. 381 00:39:40,000 --> 00:39:46,989 Dictating the terms of the race. The Americans having to adapt their 382 00:39:47,000 --> 00:39:54,989 policies to change things up, to see what they can do to disrupt this 383 00:39:55,000 --> 00:39:59,989 Kiwi passage. The Americans very tight to the boundary. They may have 384 00:40:00,000 --> 00:40:04,989 gone into the boundary, they have. They have picked up a penalty as a 385 00:40:05,000 --> 00:40:17,989 result. Surely that is an unforced error. They have to burn off two 386 00:40:18,000 --> 00:40:22,989 boat lengths. They were 50 metres behind not too long ago and this 387 00:40:23,000 --> 00:40:28,989 will be in the hundreds. Could it be a software problem? About where the 388 00:40:29,000 --> 00:40:34,989 boundary was? Hell does it happen? They have a lot on their minds but 389 00:40:35,000 --> 00:40:40,989 that is a basic error at that stage. -- how does it happen? Trying to 390 00:40:41,000 --> 00:40:47,989 keep the boat going 30 knots while steering and adjusting the boards. 391 00:40:48,000 --> 00:40:51,989 You are right, they have a lot on their mind, clearly too much. 392 00:40:52,000 --> 00:40:58,989 Another one they would love to have back. 393 00:40:59,000 --> 00:41:06,989 Jimmy Spithill complained yesterday, thinking the Kiwis have been handed 394 00:41:07,000 --> 00:41:12,989 soft decisions by the umpire system but this one he has done all on his 395 00:41:13,000 --> 00:41:21,989 own. Was not even close. Three quarters of a boat lengths outside 396 00:41:22,000 --> 00:41:26,989 the boundary. They will need wind strength. 250 metres, which means 397 00:41:27,000 --> 00:41:37,989 when they turn the bottom mark, it will be 150 or so. Average speed is 398 00:41:38,000 --> 00:41:44,989 good. Even the Kiwis have done one more manoeuvre. The only statistic 399 00:41:45,000 --> 00:41:49,989 that matters is the one on your screen up there that says 300 400 00:41:50,000 --> 00:41:52,989 metres. The mistakes. You start 100 metres behind and go outside the 401 00:41:53,000 --> 00:42:16,989 boundary and get a penalty, not good. 402 00:42:17,000 --> 00:42:26,989 The mechanics. Back and forth. Fascinating to those of us whose 403 00:42:27,000 --> 00:42:31,989 sail for a living. It is a different world how the guys were trimming the 404 00:42:32,000 --> 00:42:36,989 foil. Getting little of the accolade, sitting in the middle of 405 00:42:37,000 --> 00:42:42,989 the boat. He has a box underneath, he has no winches, no ropes. The 406 00:42:43,000 --> 00:42:46,989 choreography is impressive. When the manoeuvres are made, everybody knows 407 00:42:47,000 --> 00:42:58,989 what is happening, where they are going. You can see the box in his 408 00:42:59,000 --> 00:43:03,989 hand. It is a different world. You asked earlier, what is different 409 00:43:04,000 --> 00:43:09,989 from San Francisco to now? I think anybody looking at this cycle will 410 00:43:10,000 --> 00:43:15,989 say the most innovative boat is winning right now. In San Francisco, 411 00:43:16,000 --> 00:43:19,989 the most innovative boat early in the event was not winning. Leapfrog 412 00:43:20,000 --> 00:43:27,989 is the boat that might have been more off the pace. This is not the 413 00:43:28,000 --> 00:43:35,989 case this time. What about the magnitude of what the Kiwis end up 414 00:43:36,000 --> 00:43:40,989 doing here? I do not want to speak out of turn but I heard it described 415 00:43:41,000 --> 00:43:44,989 as David and Goliath in terms of funding, as we see the Americans 416 00:43:45,000 --> 00:43:55,989 performing arguably their worst manoeuvre of the race so far. Down 417 00:43:56,000 --> 00:44:23,989 to tends only. Loss of speed catastrophic -- down to ten knots. 418 00:44:24,000 --> 00:44:43,989 What is your reading? They do not look comfortable. You talk about 419 00:44:44,000 --> 00:44:48,989 over pressing in sport, it feels over pressed. Desperation time. In 420 00:44:49,000 --> 00:45:15,989 this race, maybe not yet for the event. 421 00:45:16,000 --> 00:45:30,989 That gives you a bird's eye view of the crisp activities of Emirates 422 00:45:31,000 --> 00:45:31,989 Team New Zealand. The tack. It is effortlessly performed. Everybody is 423 00:45:32,000 --> 00:45:50,989 in sync. Again, with the hulls out of the 424 00:45:51,000 --> 00:46:06,989 water, zero verbal communication between the Kiwis. 425 00:46:07,000 --> 00:46:14,989 I think what we just heard might tell you the story of the cup. "We 426 00:46:15,000 --> 00:46:28,989 Are really happy just going fast now." Just go a little faster! 427 00:46:29,000 --> 00:47:01,989 We were talking about slaying the dragon. This is incredible. One 428 00:47:02,000 --> 00:47:07,989 thing that is interesting, there is no doubt as the Oracle boat made 429 00:47:08,000 --> 00:47:12,989 their foils more slippery, possibly thinner, they are doing a similar 430 00:47:13,000 --> 00:47:15,989 technique to team New Zealand, bearing off, gaining speed into the 431 00:47:16,000 --> 00:47:28,989 tack and whipping it through the tack. There is no doubt people have 432 00:47:29,000 --> 00:47:34,989 gone to school on how the Kiwis have been tacking their boat through this 433 00:47:35,000 --> 00:47:41,989 event. On the right-hander of the screen, the green creeping up as 434 00:47:42,000 --> 00:47:50,989 they to work. We spoke about their ability to replenish their fuelling 435 00:47:51,000 --> 00:47:56,989 supply. 350 is the max number, where the system tops out. It has a valve 436 00:47:57,000 --> 00:48:08,989 that will bleed it off at 350, but both teams have plenty of juice 437 00:48:09,000 --> 00:48:15,989 left, because of these guys. The final downwind leg for the New 438 00:48:16,000 --> 00:48:18,989 Zealanders, who know they are very, very close now. Jimmy Spithill has 439 00:48:19,000 --> 00:48:47,989 to pull several cats out of the bag. That second tack, the second split, 440 00:48:48,000 --> 00:48:53,989 again. This is desperation time, Christian. You talked about how 441 00:48:54,000 --> 00:49:02,989 shifty it was, Christian, but I am not sure it is that shifty to make 442 00:49:03,000 --> 00:49:05,989 up a 600, 700 metres lead. I agree. You guys mentioned it, Oracle are 443 00:49:06,000 --> 00:49:10,989 making too many mistakes with a bad decision at the bottom mark to go 444 00:49:11,000 --> 00:49:17,989 for the late gybe which cost them another 200 metres. And the 445 00:49:18,000 --> 00:49:28,989 boundary. The guys are sailing well. Unlovely top mark rounding. Good 446 00:49:29,000 --> 00:49:33,989 tacks, good gybes, but making too many errors. They have got to step 447 00:49:34,000 --> 00:49:44,989 it up. It is hard to argue with that assessment. For this lot, history is 448 00:49:45,000 --> 00:49:47,989 beckoning. No doubt, the kind of characters they are, they will not 449 00:49:48,000 --> 00:49:56,989 allow themselves to think too far ahead, but the rest of us can. To 450 00:49:57,000 --> 00:50:02,989 look above the heads, on both shrouds, there is a little peace. 451 00:50:03,000 --> 00:50:08,989 They are vibration dampening devices. The shrouds are 452 00:50:09,000 --> 00:50:15,989 cylindrical. At these speeds they develop a horrible humming noise. It 453 00:50:16,000 --> 00:50:22,989 is a vibration. They are asymmetric in shape. Little foils. If you put 454 00:50:23,000 --> 00:50:26,989 your hand on it you can stop the vibration sometimes. Instead of 455 00:50:27,000 --> 00:50:31,989 putting your hand up and holding on, there are widgets to keep it from 456 00:50:32,000 --> 00:50:39,989 vibrating and may be breaking something, they vibrate so 457 00:50:40,000 --> 00:50:44,989 violently. They are cruising away at the moment, the New Zealanders. They 458 00:50:45,000 --> 00:50:49,989 have sails of outstanding race from the word go, right from the 459 00:50:50,000 --> 00:50:58,989 pre-start. When Peter Burling outfoxed Jimmy Spithill. Trapped him 460 00:50:59,000 --> 00:51:05,989 into a corner. Headed off into the blue. And he is seemingly not to be 461 00:51:06,000 --> 00:51:11,989 caught, not to be stopped. Down the runway he goes. This fearless team, 462 00:51:12,000 --> 00:51:18,989 this team that arrived with little baggage. Glenn Ashby the only 463 00:51:19,000 --> 00:51:22,989 survivor on-board Emirates Team New Zealand who was present in San 464 00:51:23,000 --> 00:51:28,989 Francisco four years ago, and they are out to right the wrongs and they 465 00:51:29,000 --> 00:51:37,989 are doing everything in their power to make it happen. Making it look 466 00:51:38,000 --> 00:51:44,989 simple. That is the most impressive thing. 100% flight time. Up on the 467 00:51:45,000 --> 00:51:53,989 foils for the entire race and the Kiwis hurtling across the finishing 468 00:51:54,000 --> 00:51:58,989 line and into match point in the America's Cup. Their dream close to 469 00:51:59,000 --> 00:52:02,989 reality and the Trophy tantalisingly within their grasp. But the chickens 470 00:52:03,000 --> 00:52:08,989 will not be counted just yet. Talk about almost the perfect race. The 471 00:52:09,000 --> 00:52:16,989 100% flight time amidst the pressure, phenomenal. -- fly time. 472 00:52:17,000 --> 00:52:25,989 They have been here before. Cast your mind back to 2013 and the 473 00:52:26,000 --> 00:52:30,989 dramatic events of possibly the greatest comeback sport has seen and 474 00:52:31,000 --> 00:52:37,989 that is what Jimmy Spithill will be clinging on to now, and is just 475 00:52:38,000 --> 00:52:41,989 about the only thing he can cling on to now. Celebrations for the New 476 00:52:42,000 --> 00:52:48,989 Zealanders. Job not quite done, but they are very close. The standings 477 00:52:49,000 --> 00:52:54,989 with the Kiwis, 6-1 ahead, which means they are at match point, one 478 00:52:55,000 --> 00:53:00,989 race win from claiming the oldest trophy. 479 00:53:01,000 --> 00:53:06,989 You cannot help but be impressed. Their grasp on the oldest trophy in 480 00:53:07,000 --> 00:53:12,989 world sport now tantalisingly close. For the Americans, they may be 481 00:53:13,000 --> 00:53:17,989 beginning to run out of answers. Jimmy, given the scoreline, who is 482 00:53:18,000 --> 00:53:22,989 under more pressure, you all the Kiwis? Probably them to be honest. 483 00:53:23,000 --> 00:53:29,989 We have nothing to lose. We have to go out guns blazing and really focus 484 00:53:30,000 --> 00:53:36,989 on getting a win on the board. Reflections on the day. Too many 485 00:53:37,000 --> 00:53:40,989 mistakes from us. I thought we did a lot of things good but at the end of 486 00:53:41,000 --> 00:53:44,989 the day, if you make mistakes you get punished and that is what 487 00:53:45,000 --> 00:53:49,989 happened today. If you look at the errors, between the two teams, 488 00:53:50,000 --> 00:53:54,989 clearly we made too many which is why they won two races. 489 00:53:55,000 --> 00:54:00,989 Congratulations. It looked like you could not put a foot wrong. We still 490 00:54:01,000 --> 00:54:04,989 made a lot of mistakes. I think we did a great job from recovering and 491 00:54:05,000 --> 00:54:08,989 not giving these guys of opportunity to pass like we did yesterday. We 492 00:54:09,000 --> 00:54:14,989 felt we had a good opportunity to win the last race yesterday and we 493 00:54:15,000 --> 00:54:19,989 tidied up the issues of yesterday. We are excited with the way we 494 00:54:20,000 --> 00:54:25,989 improved and stepped forward. Who is under more pressure, you or Jimmy? 495 00:54:26,000 --> 00:54:32,989 We have made it no secret that to win this you have to win eight races 496 00:54:33,000 --> 00:54:36,989 and you have to win that last race. We are excited about the opportunity 497 00:54:37,000 --> 00:54:43,989 to do that. We have some great fans here. Kiwi flags in the crowd and 498 00:54:44,000 --> 00:54:47,989 back home and on the road. We appreciate the support we get from 499 00:54:48,000 --> 00:54:51,989 back home. You took a while to come back to the harbour and some of the 500 00:54:52,000 --> 00:54:56,989 senior management got on board. What was the basis of that conversation? 501 00:54:57,000 --> 00:55:03,989 Are you starting to looking at holding the cup? Like I said before 502 00:55:04,000 --> 00:55:07,989 we have things we want to work on and there are things on the boat not 503 00:55:08,000 --> 00:55:13,989 working as well as we wanted today which made life harder in some 504 00:55:14,000 --> 00:55:18,989 situations. We got guys on board to rectify that test things. We felt we 505 00:55:19,000 --> 00:55:23,989 have a better understanding of what is happening. What about you 506 00:55:24,000 --> 00:55:29,989 personally? Tomorrow you could make history. Has that sank in? Nothing 507 00:55:30,000 --> 00:55:33,989 changes for us, we have to win eight races, which is what we came here to 508 00:55:34,000 --> 00:55:37,989 do and what we have been trying to do the last three years. We enjoy 509 00:55:38,000 --> 00:55:44,989 situations where you get put under pressure. How much does the result 510 00:55:45,000 --> 00:55:49,989 four years ago affect the way you have gone about this campaign, 511 00:55:50,000 --> 00:55:55,989 particularly at the sharp end now? Last time, when team New Zealand was 512 00:55:56,000 --> 00:56:00,989 in this situation I was in Marseille racing a 49er. The debrief we had 513 00:56:01,000 --> 00:56:04,989 after that, it has set is up to be in this position now and I would not 514 00:56:05,000 --> 00:56:11,989 be here today without that heartache in San Francisco. You have been an 515 00:56:12,000 --> 00:56:16,989 America's Cup helm all your career, is this as tough as it gets? In a 516 00:56:17,000 --> 00:56:22,989 team environment you would rather be performing well than not but having 517 00:56:23,000 --> 00:56:25,989 said that, we have been here before and had to go through tough 518 00:56:26,000 --> 00:56:29,989 situations and pull off comebacks. This was not McLaren coming into 519 00:56:30,000 --> 00:56:35,989 this, we would rather do it the other way, but we are here -- this 520 00:56:36,000 --> 00:56:41,989 was not our plan coming into this. We will not be waiving any white 521 00:56:42,000 --> 00:56:45,989 flags. Punchy talk from Jimmy Spithill. I am joined by Olympic 522 00:56:46,000 --> 00:56:52,989 sailor Stevie Morrison. He talked it up but a lot of errors today. He 523 00:56:53,000 --> 00:56:54,989 cannot get away from that. They have sacrificed some of the 524 00:56:55,000 --> 00:56:58,989 manoeuvrability and control in the boat to be quick but the starting is 525 00:56:59,000 --> 00:57:05,989 where we expected him to be strong and he made mistakes today. Team New 526 00:57:06,000 --> 00:57:11,989 Zealand, it seems every day, better and better, with no weaknesses. It 527 00:57:12,000 --> 00:57:17,989 does not appear so. Yesterday they were perhaps trying to expand, sail 528 00:57:18,000 --> 00:57:21,989 the shifts on their own and ignore Oracle. But perhaps part of the 529 00:57:22,000 --> 00:57:25,989 debrief last night, part of the team we have not seen, I think the whole 530 00:57:26,000 --> 00:57:30,989 team is superb and getting better as the event goes on. You know Peter 531 00:57:31,000 --> 00:57:35,989 Burling well and have raced against him. He is only 26. I wonder if the 532 00:57:36,000 --> 00:57:42,989 baggage you'd of what could happen is beginning to sink in? I do not 533 00:57:43,000 --> 00:57:47,989 see it, he is used to winning, winning the World Championships in a 534 00:57:48,000 --> 00:57:51,989 49er and an Olympic gold medal. World title. Everything he does he 535 00:57:52,000 --> 00:57:58,989 wins and at the moment he is carrying on on that part. Is it game 536 00:57:59,000 --> 00:58:05,989 over? Never say never. It is a race, it is shifty, but a hard fight for 537 00:58:06,000 --> 00:58:06,989 Oracle. Four years ago, Oracle did that, coming back from this 538 00:58:07,000 --> 00:58:10,000 position. Join us tomorrow.