Team New Zealand won the 36th America’s Cup on Wednesday, retaining the legendary Silver Ewer with a decisive seventh victory over Italian challenge Luna Rossa in Auckland.
Initially led 3-2, the Kiwi crew has chained five straight wins since Saturday to finally win 7-3 and offer New Zealand a fourth coronation in one of the oldest sports competitions in the world.
“It’s completely unreal, it’s a huge satisfaction for the teamNew Zealand coxswain Peter Burling said just after the victory.
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The New Zealanders had hoped to kill the match on Tuesday but a shift in the direction of the wind prompted organizers to postpone the 10th round for a day.
And on Wednesday, Luna Rossa never seemed able to threaten New Zealand supremacy, with Team New Zealand finally crossing the finish line 46 seconds ahead.
The New Zealand Prime Minister was quick to congratulate her compatriots who are after the United States the second most successful nation in this prestigious event, after the victories of 1995, 2000 and 2017.
“Team New Zealand makes us so proud again by making the America’s Cup New Zealand’s Cup“Jacinda Ardern said in a statement.
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