America’s Cup: New Zealand lead 3-0 but race four postponed as Britain avoid crash – as it happened
A near-collision at the start of the third race cost Ben Ainslie’s team before a drop in wind curtailed events
The crowd is huge in Barcelona, lots of Union Jacks but the Kiwis’ boat is extending its lead. The race committee shorten the course as the conditions ease. The New Zealand team are pedalling for their lives. They have the bigger gybe, and that’s helping them along. They take a clear lead after the second leg, a very big lead. It’s theirs to lose already.
New Zealand set off at a faster rate of knots, GB drop those 75m behind to clear the penalty, and that’s a good recovery as they give chase. The gap is down to 54m. “Stand by,” says Dylan Fletcher as they seek a chance to pass. The New Zealand team tack left, and that slows the British. They drop to 100m down, then 130m down. This is only the first leg after which New Zealand lead.
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