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Welcome to day three of racing in the 34th America's Cup. Both teams

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have reduced record-breaking speeds in their efforts to win the oldest

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trophy in world sport. We want to keep the cup here, we want to keep

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trophy in world sport. We want to it in the bay. These guys don't. The

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New Zealanders have the advantage. We are here to win the America's Cup

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and stagger back to New Zealand. This moment is huge and it belongs

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to Emirates Team New Zealand. What an amazing start. Emirate teams New

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Zealand goes up 2-0. Day two and New Zealand overcame a penalty to

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increase their lead. They came from behind to take race number three in

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impressive fashion. Then it was the Americans from start to finish. It

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belongs to Oracle team USA. America need a win quickly if they are to

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stand any chance of defending the America's Cup.

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With a strong breeze forecast San Francisco Bay was set to provide

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more dramatic action for races five and six. At the moment there is a

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huge swing to team New Zealand who have won three out of the four

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races. The Americans have only managed to win one of them. They

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have yet to get on the scoreboard because of a two race penalty

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imposed by the international jury. Although Monday was a rest day the

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defenders used their time to practice manoeuvres, part of the

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$300 million project was to build an identical boat to replicate match

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race conditions skippered by Sir Ben Ainslie. It means huge investment

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and whether it comes a lot of pressure for those in charge. Just

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ask Sir Russell Coutts, chief executive of Oracle team USA, and

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Grant Dalton, managing director of Emirates Team New Zealand.

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This is a high-stakes competition. The teams have put a lot of effort

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into this. Over the past three or four years there has been a huge

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into this. Over the past three or amount of money invested. They get

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one shot at it. Russell is the most successful skipper in the history of

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the America's Cup. There is a lot of pressure on both teams, both know

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that if they lose this, the team is small likely going to end right here

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-- more than likely. A lot of pressure. Not only fighting for the

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cup, but for survival. The core strength of this team is its culture

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and belief, and is knowledge that it exists for the sole purpose of

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trying to return the cup to New Zealand. From what I can see of the

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New Zealand campaign this is one of the best efforts they have put

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together in recent times. They have a good shot at this. We don't give

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it huge amount of thought, but the pillars that we stand on, the

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nationality, country versus country, so that is what it should be. The

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next thought is the ridiculous cost needs to be nail on the head. We

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were hoping more of the teams would go from the 45 series into America's

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Cup, but this cup final will end up being a great event. It is something

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we can be proud of. He has made the decision not to be on board, not so

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much I have made the decision, because you have got 20. Why am I

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not on the boat? I have 51 years old. If you are not on the boat you

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don't know what is going on. You need people who are physically fit.

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I would like to take it, no doubt. The fact it is closed, competitive,

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two evenly matched teams, it is a great outcome, that is why we are

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all involved. That is the business side of things,

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now time for the action. Things look great out here, between

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16 and 20 knots, the bigger news is Things look great out here, between

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the current. It is flooding in. That will be a big factor. The sun is

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out, the boats are here, the wind is up, we will have a great race. We

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are set to go with a three of racing. There is an aerial view of

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the court. 1.9 knots flood, water coming in. From underneath the

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golden gate bridge. This is a huge factor. Upwind, especially for boats

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that goat this fast. The left side, small arrows, not much. On the right

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side there is up to two knots. There was a big difference which tends to

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favour team New Zealand. Here is the course, the standard new America's

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Cup course. We have the quick reach to the start, 1.5 laps, up and down

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the waterfront then a quick reach into the finish. The clock has

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begun, under three minutes to go. At 2:10pm New Zealand will get port

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entry. The Americans can come in ten seconds later. It is more for safety

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down to give them an advantage. To get across and be able to start to

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position yourself where you want to go, the boat coming in from the

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other side, Oracle, they have two react to your position. We think

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when they come in they will start thinking about where they want to

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setup, which end the line they want to set up for.

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The Americans are free to enter the start box. You want to get your boat

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in the right position. One will become the pusher and the other

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blogger. Team New Zealand will roll into attack. It is reaction time,

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for the skippers. We check in on the water with Gary. I like the American

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position, closer to the line, they will be able to block the course.

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New Zealand has got a bit of trouble.

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One minute to the start and you hear Dean Barker starting to talk about

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manoeuvres. Classic pusher and locker. Team USA is trying to get

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New Zealand down to the left-hand side of the racecourse. They are

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coming from behind fast to get that hook. Got to be careful get in too

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low on the slow line. 30 seconds to go. Team New Zealand being patient,

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timing the distance for Dean Barker. He will end up going to the

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left-hand side, it is who excel rates best? -- accelerates.

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The final count is on a stay free of the 34th America's Cup, who will get

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it right? -- day three. New Zealand at the last moment made a great move

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as Dean Barker was able to get underneath Jimmy Spithill. Who can

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reach fastest to this mark, can Emirates Team New Zealand hold off

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the boat that has a slightly better angle? The blue dots are dirty air

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Americans are sending back. Oracle will get over the top and give them

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disturbed air. Oracle team USA picks up over the Kiwis. The race is now

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on, this is race number five, Day number three, as we go down on the

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water and checking with Gary. Very puffy when conditions. -- wind. New

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water and checking with Gary. Very Zealand has plenty of opportunity to

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catch up. Gary talking about the jibs, the sales at the sales are

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different. If you want more speed is it not better to get more power up

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front? These soft foils are made out of Carbon five but the smaller

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front? These soft foils are made out foil on a windy day.

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This is a left-hand racetrack. The breeze is blowing off the shore malt

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and we have seen in the past allowing them to extend on starboard

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tack. The wind has gone out on the south. The bad news for New Zealand.

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No passing lane and no opportunity to jibe. The New Zealanders are in

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tough position. Oracle showed speed at first reach. The first time you

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can say Oracle was the faster boat on that first leg. Well positioned.

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There is pressure to limit. Dean Barker is the skipper and helmsman.

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Getting ready to jibe. A nice jibe, Oracle team USA jibes on top. Is

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that tactical is to mark tactical position, that is called the cover.

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They are staying between the other boat and the mark. No reason to do

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something crazy. It is windy out there. Oracle is showing some jets

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on one number one. Stand by. You see the dagger boards

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drop-down, it Jimmy Spithill makes the -- across the trampoline. I

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think it is going to be a falling. -- for Ealing tack. They are going

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to go straight into this mark, they will want to try and get some relief

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from underneath Alcatraz Island, they will be tacking fairly shortly.

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You heard them talk about that tactic right there. Gate number two,

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the Americans, Oracle team USA, the defenders, who have the lead. Almost

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150 leaders over Emirates Team New Zealand as the Americans clear mark

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to first. As the clock continues, the mark is set at eight seconds.

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The Kiwis trailed by eight seconds. It looks like they will split the

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course. The Kiwis are going closer to shore. Interesting move by

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Oracle, we've never seen a foiling tack like this. They rolled into a

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tack, I watched them do it yesterday in practice.

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With a lead of about 60 metres, it is Oracle Team USA on leg three of

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five who have the lead on the Kiwis. They trail three races to one. I'm

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really surprised they went into that manoeuvre so quick off the mark. I

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watched them do it yesterday so quickly that I wondered if there was

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a mistake. Team New Zealand is set for one less manoeuvre, really a

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move by Oracle around that mark. It will be very hard for Oracle to make

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two moves so quickly. Based on what Oracle did at that mark, New Zealand

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have caught up, and now they will have the starboard tack when they

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split to the other side. And less current, so New Zealand has the

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advantage right now. So Team New Zealand right behind arbiter as

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there. The big arrows mean heavy occurrence, the Americans are in it.

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-- heavier currents. That wind is more to the south when you get to

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the city front, so that could help Oracle with a better angle. That big

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angle difference we see on the TV right now, Team New Zealand is out

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of current right now and you will see them go across the line right

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there. Now they are in the same current as Oracle. Really

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interesting tactics by Oracle, I don't really know what they're

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doing, to be honest. So the Kiwis have taken the lead for the first

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time in this, race number five, on leg number three, which has really

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been a lucky charm on the last four races.

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A textbook tack directly under the wing to force Oracle out into the

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current. A good move by New Zealand. This is what you are talking about,

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they went immediately to attack. They called for a foiling tack. They

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were trying to use their speed around the mark to roll the boat

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into attack. They owned most -- into a tack. They almost rolled over. As

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they made the turn, all the speed gets lost. I remember thinking

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yesterday during practice, what if they broke something? They did such

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a radically quick turn. They thought it would be better. Here they are

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going up the track. New Zealand does a standard tack and just start

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running them down. They get the starboard tack advantage as soon as

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they dipped behind USA, they are in less current, they take the lead

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pretty quickly. Was that a tactical mistake by the Americans, or was it

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just a favourable current for the Kiwis? It was all of the above. I've

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just a favourable current for the never seen a tack like that, it

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didn't really set them up very well. You see those blue arrows? That is

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heavy current going against you. Why would you charge over to the left

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side of the course? Gary, that is a good question, can you help us out?

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Total confusion! This is the scene on the San

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Francisco Bay, leg three of five, race number five, and Oracle Team

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USA had the lead for the first two legs. They gave it up on the third,

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and now they trailed by a substantial amount to a very fast

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Team New Zealand boat. The lead is now almost 300 metres by

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Team New Zealand. Look at that speed, they are just a faster boat

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today. That has been the rumour around San Francisco for the last

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few days, or is -- Oracle seems to look strong downwind. But I think

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everybody is shocked at how fast Team New Zealand are. They are

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really good at tagging. They are just better wind. -- at tacking.

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So Emirates team New Zealand, you heard them talk about no pressure.

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Team USA has detached back into the course. A very tough manoeuvre for

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Oracle now. Just slow making those turns. It was tactics at the bottom

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mark that got them so far behind. Team New Zealand is almost foiling

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going up wind. Very impressive, what they are doing. The lead continues

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to grow for the Kiwis. What we saw Oracle do, it looked a bit out of

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control on that tack. But they are trying to do what Team New Zealand

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has done so far and go from one directly to the other, to use their

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underwater foils to pop out of the water during a tack.

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We heard Ray Davies say boundary tack which means they are going to

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go all the way over to the wall now, the wall that only we can see,

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of course. Remember, this is where the most amount of relief is with

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regard to the current. Amazing how quickly this turned into

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a runaway. Oracle Team USA trying to get back into this race. At mark

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two, they made a decision to tack as they came around the mark, they lost

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all their speed and went out of sequence. The Kiwis have led ever

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since. They are leading by now almost 500 metres. This is an

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incredible turn of events. You have to believe Oracle fans were jumping

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for joy after the first run. But we've seen more passes again in the

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America's Cup. You hear that creaking? Folks at

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home might think that these birds are about to break apart. What are

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we listening to? We are listening to read tonnes of load on this wing

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wench, and then of course the jib, they are just easing and trimming to

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try to make these boats go at maximum speed. For Oracle Team USA,

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a moment like this, it gets in your head that you are slower. So then

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you start making those mistakes. The next big thing for New Zealand is to

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make a clean rounding. Let's not forget in the finals they almost

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crashed. Gary is referring to the Louis Vuitton Cup final where Team

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New Zealand got into it with Luna Rosa and they had a big dip, losing

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two men that went overboard. They were fished out moments later, but

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they came around with a lot of speed. Here we go, at mark number

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three, it is all Kiwi. Team New Zealand with a huge lead.

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And the clock will begin, and will give us the difference between

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Emirates team New Zealand and Oracle Team USA. It will be sizeable, as

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the Americans are still 200 metres away from the gate. Gary, with this

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southerly breeze coming off the land today, essentially no passing lanes.

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They will do one jibe and then go all the way down the track. Yes,

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that is one of the reasons they were unable to catch up or pass on that

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first down leg. So Oracle Team USA has to make another attack before

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they get to the gate. Meanwhile, Team New Zealand has the wind, has

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the current, and they are heading towards mark number four. The lead

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is over one minute now. At mark number three, Oracle Team

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USA finds themselves in a big hole. One minute, 17 seconds. Can they

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work magic on leg number four? It is 1356 metres, that lead. Where did it

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all go wrong? One manoeuvre at gate to, that's it. -- gate two. They

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will punch straight through to the finish line with yet another

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victory. Barring a major disaster, this race will go the way of the

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Kiwis. That is the scene in San Francisco

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Bay, and if you are a fan of Team New Zealand, it is a happy day. An

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absolute whitewashing of Team USA, who led for the first two legs of

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the race. Dean Barker put the hammer down on the Americans at mark three.

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The lead is almost 1500 metres. In match racing, Kenny, that has got to

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be unprecedented. They have a little pace. They are going 49 knots an

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hour. Just out for a little afternoon cruise on San Francisco

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Bay. Gary, you could probably just circle in between New Zealand and

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USA and have no problem. Yesterday, Oracle was out here

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sailing and I wonder if they made some changes to their boat, trying

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to make it go faster up wind, and it went backwards. That happens when

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you have very little time to test things. I guess the question for an

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outsider would be, if you won the last race of the America's Cup, why

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change anything from Sunday afternoon? Well, remember, the

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learning curves on these boats are huge. Every member of the crew on

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learning curves on these boats are these boats would say they are

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learning curves on these boats are getting faster everyday. I think for

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the first time we just saw a big tactical Arab. Until now, the

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mistakes been tiny in magnitude. -- tactical error.

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I'm just wondering if they will do a second race or whether they want to

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get back to the barn and do every sat. They will have about 20 minutes

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to decide after the finish. Each team has a provisional card they can

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play where they can literally wave of a race, normally because of

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weather conditions or breakage on the boat. It would be unprecedented

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for Team USA to play their provisional card after getting

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hammered by Team New Zealand. So, here we are, mark number four, and

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it is the Kiwis by a long shot out here we are, mark number four, and

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in front, reaching speeds of 54 here we are, mark number four, and

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miles an hour. That is 46.9 knots. Dean Barker is firmly in control of

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this race. People are starting to get

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sceptical, did the Kiwis get lucky on those first three races? The

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first two legs of this race, there were a lot of sceptics, we were all

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wondering if Oracle had caught a new gear but they handed it away quick

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at that first gate, really surprising that the afterguard would

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have put themselves in the position they actually put themselves in.

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Very easy to say from sitting in our comfortable chair, but nonetheless

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not a great move. If they do have a second race today, will Grant Dalton

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stay Mr Mark -- will he stay? The Americans finally make it to mark

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number four, the defenders of the cup. Across it at 1.14 behind. There

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is nothing they can do now but watch the Kiwis pick up another win.

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Time and distance belong to the Kiwis yet again. Race number five,

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team New Zealand is your winner. Ten minutes before the next arts we

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have two say whether they are going to do the race or not. It would be

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unprecedented for a team not to do this next race. Just because they

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are too soft. It is still a long series ahead. You can break stuff. I

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would be surprised if they didn't do the second race, unless they have

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reckon something. Looking by their body language and think maybe they

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reckon something. Looking by their have broken their eBay 's -- egos.

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You need to go out again and learn what you can.

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And more than a minute behind it Oracle team USA that finally crosses

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the line. This could be a case of what could have been. They led local

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one, led two and leg three seems to be the kryptonite of Oracle.

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In typical Kiwi fashion the celebration is somewhat muted as

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they go by America's Cup Park and the fans continue to make their way

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down to the San Francisco waterfront to see Dean Barker put on a

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masterful display in race number five as they pick up the wind. They

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are five races away, five victories away, from claiming the 34th

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America's Cup. As the pit crew comes on board, they do a thorough

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investigation of every piece they can while they have time in between

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the races. It is about half an hour total from one race to the other.

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They will absolutely be crawling through to find pieces that may be

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about to give up. The pit crew comes aboard, the skipper and helmsman

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gets the job done. We go on board with Dean, congratulations. Leg one

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and two it looked like the Americans found another gear.

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It is a tough way to win races but it is working for us. I would like

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to be controlling a little bit more around Mach one. It didn't quite

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work out. They picked up a bit of pressure and stretched out a little

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bit. Plenty to work on. Encouraging to get back into the race. So far we

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have never seen somebody roll into attack like they did. Where you

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surprised? Something they have been practising, we have tried it as

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well. When you want to go a certain weight it is a nice move. The cone

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was wide enough, we could stay in it and set us further up later on. We

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were not unhappy. How important is it to have Grant Dalton on the

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boat? As long as he is still feeling the template we will keep him here.

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-- feeling fighting fit. It is not the reason we lost the second race

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on Sunday. It is good with him here, he enjoys it and hopefully we can go

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on and when another race this afternoon.

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Enjoy the thick tree momentarily. -- Victor E. -- Victor E. They will

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take into consideration what Gary has been reporting about the wind

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and how that has been building. We now go on board Oracle team USA.

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Jimmy Spithill. A great start, a great second leg. Taken through what

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happened on that third leg. They were able to pull off a pass up

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wind. Attacking the boat very well. We got caught at. That lewd mark, if

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you had it again would you roll right into attack was to mark --

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leeward. We got out of phase the bit but they definitely had an edge on

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us up wind. Going with a smaller jib might be helpful, any other

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adjustments you can make is to mark they are pretty much locked in, we

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cannot shorten the wing. The Americans deflated and down after

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their peculiar tactics, they have to win nine of the remaining 12 races.

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Contrast team New Zealand, a stunning victory by over a minute, a

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huge margin in this style of racing. With half an hour between races the

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defenders faced a difficult decision, Russell Coutts summoned

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his skipper after the opening race. John Kostecki, the man who delivered

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a shock. Affirmative, we would like to use the post home and car. Oracle

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have just asked for the postponement car. -- card. Affirmative, we would

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like to use the postponement card. Oracle team USA have pulled their

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card, they don't want to race the second race today. They are aimed

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communication with John Kostecki. It has been granted so that will be it

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for the day. They have called for a

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postponement, the Americans have decided to shut the day down. This

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is a huge turn of events, as they have basically been hammered in race

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number five, they say race number six, we are not up to it or is it a

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structural situation? I am shocked but there are a lot of guys walking

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around the boat with tool boxes in their hand. I believe they have do

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have a structural rubble, some sort of breakdown that can allow them to

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use this card. They only get one for the whole event, so from now on if

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they break something they are stuck with whatever the consequences of

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stop this is the pricing they are using it but obviously they have a

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problem big enough that they think they cannot get around the

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racetrack. We go on board the committee boat. They have do have a

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structural situation to wave of this race.

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Each competitor has one card they can play at any time. If they don't

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like the weather, if they have a structural consideration, but they

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have one card only they can play in the series to postpone the race.

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Race number six will not take place today. Jimmy Spithill has already

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gotten off the boat. He is back on the tender. They will head back

:39:36.:39:39.

towards the docks. The big question the tender. They will head back

:39:39.:39:42.

will be was there a structural problem or was it a case of we got

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hammered so hard we need to get the boys back and regroup? It is really

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interesting, there is Jimmy inside with Russell Coutts. Obviously

:39:52.:39:57.

having a bit of a discussion as to what went on in the race, why did we

:39:57.:40:03.

pull the card? None of us will ever really know. They are not talking

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about what they are going to have for dinner, I guarantee you. What

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was the decision behind pulling your card?

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Wanted to go back and regroup. They have got an edge on us. Need a bit

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of work and we will play the card. Strategically, hopefully improve.

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This is all about upwind performance.

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There were a couple of mistakes. As well is something we have to

:40:43.:40:50.

address. We need to up our game. We will go away and do what we can and

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make sure we step up for the next one.

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Is this a decision you make or Russell Coutts, altogether?

:40:58.:41:06.

It is a team decision. We consult a couple of guys and we are all in

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agreement. We need to make a few steps and we are not going to hide

:41:13.:41:17.

from that fact. We will work hard and come out ready for another

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fight. A quick glimpse of you and Russell

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Coutts talking about strategy, we will give you the full opportunity,

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would you like to share what that was about as to mark just chatting

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about the weather. Four out of five race wins for the

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Challenger which made a press conference very interesting. Jimmy

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Spithill did all the talking. We can win these races, we just need

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to be very smart about the way we go about it. We need to make sure we

:41:53.:41:57.

sail the boat well. The attack itself was a terrible attack as

:41:57.:42:03.

well, technically. -- tack. We have to go away and learn from it, it was

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obvious we needed to regroup and have a good look at the video and

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what is going on out there. We will get out there again tomorrow and try

:42:13.:42:20.

and improve. We can beat these guys. You have said the team is not

:42:20.:42:24.

flustered and you will go into Thursday, can you guarantee is John

:42:24.:42:33.

Kostecki will be tactician? I cannot guarantee anything, I cannot

:42:33.:42:36.

guarantee I will be on there. It is too early to make a decision right

:42:36.:42:42.

now. That is part of the reason why we played the card, we need some

:42:42.:42:46.

time to assess our programme and the boat, and get it heading in the

:42:46.:42:53.

other direction. Fortunately we have got the time, a lot of races left,

:42:53.:42:58.

and the team has been in tough situations before and been able to

:42:58.:43:04.

pull off the regatta. Has saved you feel in your job right now? You can

:43:04.:43:10.

be a rooster one day and a feather duster the next.

:43:10.:43:16.

Jimmy Spithill doing his best in front of the worlds press but the

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chickens are starting to come home to roost. The American support

:43:20.:43:23.

behind the home team but could there be a change board? Ben Ainslie

:43:23.:43:28.

already out there helping them. No such problems for the Challenger, an

:43:28.:43:33.

impressive tactical display so far about a superior upwind speed, and a

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top speed of 54 mph. More concerning for the Americans with 12 races to

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go, Dean Barker's crew are looking to improve on the start line. We are

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back on Friday, BBC Two at 1:30pm with more intrigue and drama from

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San Francisco Bay.

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