:00:54. > :01:03.It has all come down to this, just one more race win for Emirates team
:01:03. > :01:08.New Zealand and they will be crowned America's Cup champion's. Up against
:01:08. > :01:12.them, Jimmy Spithill and the Oracle team, USA, desperately defending the
:01:12. > :01:19.cup they won for America three years ago.
:01:19. > :01:23.After years of development and a $100 million investment, they must
:01:23. > :01:28.keep winning, or their campaign will be over.
:01:28. > :01:35.There's no doubt these space-age AC 72s and this 34th America's Cup have
:01:35. > :01:46.taken sailing to another level. San Francisco's streets are
:01:46. > :01:50.beginning to echo to the sound of the New Zealand beat. After rugby's
:01:50. > :01:54.World Cup, this is the next big thing for fans with a Kiwi
:01:54. > :02:01.connection. It is a want to be their moment, as Dean Barker aims to bring
:02:01. > :02:03.the cup home. Will today be the final dock-out show for the crew. It
:02:03. > :02:08.the cup home. Will today be the has come down to one win and it is
:02:08. > :02:12.all about the start. Today is a tough ask for us. We have two
:02:12. > :02:18.entries. It is easier to get at least an even start, so we've got to
:02:18. > :02:23.work hard to get a good start. As you say, the boats are very even
:02:23. > :02:26.in performance. If we get behind it will be very hard to get back into
:02:26. > :02:32.the race. We have to fight very hard to try and win a race today. At this
:02:32. > :02:35.level, a bad start means playing catch-up.
:02:35. > :02:41.Uniquely, in sailing, most of the work is done in the two minutes
:02:41. > :02:46.before the race starts. The boats are separated, almost like boxers -
:02:46. > :02:49.confined to their corner of the ring.
:02:49. > :02:55.With two minutes and ten seconds left, the boat on the left, in
:02:55. > :02:59.sailing terms the yacht with port entry is allowed into the pre-start
:02:59. > :03:04.area. That boat crosses an imaginary line. There is an extension of the
:03:04. > :03:08.start line and it is then in play. The starboard entry boat, on the
:03:08. > :03:13.right, can enter ten seconds later, with two minutes to go. As soon as
:03:13. > :03:18.it crosses along the green line, it is game-on and the fun begins. The
:03:18. > :03:24.reason for the 10-second gap, is to avoid both crews hurtling in at top
:03:24. > :03:27.speeds at the same time. The next two minutes the boats dual to
:03:27. > :03:32.position n a way that will block the other crew. Trying to apply a
:03:32. > :03:36.knockout blow before they even cross the start line. Port entry is
:03:36. > :03:41.favoured by the teams because the boat on the left should have the
:03:41. > :03:45.advantage getting to the mark. In this example, the wind is come from
:03:45. > :03:49.the right. The blue boat, the port entry boat has the benefit of clean
:03:49. > :03:54.air. So, that is the science. Let's get back out there.
:03:54. > :03:59.In amongst all the confusion and postponed races and weather delays t
:03:59. > :04:03.stats are beginning to favour Team USA. There is a new confidence about
:04:03. > :04:07.Spithill spitted and his crew. Together, with -- Jimmy Spithill and
:04:07. > :04:12.his crew. Together, the arrival of Ben Ainslie has been their saviour.
:04:12. > :04:17.It is a huge task, but it is a challenge they enjoy. The boys are
:04:17. > :04:23.fine. They have been in tough situations before. Mounted
:04:23. > :04:28.comebacks. To be in this position, they'll want to prove everyone wrong
:04:28. > :04:34.and get the result. Let's hope there's racing today. Hope
:04:34. > :04:49.commentary team - over to them. Oracle scam team USA have -- Team
:04:50. > :04:56.USA have done ten runs here. This is a team I don't think wants to go
:04:56. > :05:02.home now. Can Jimmy Spithill put it together? Hey, this will be great
:05:02. > :05:07.fun to watch! . Let's look at the course and tide conditions with Ken.
:05:07. > :05:12.The ebb is starting. It will increase as the day goes along. You
:05:12. > :05:16.see the bigger arrows on the left-hand side, along the shore
:05:16. > :05:20.front, that is where the ebb starts first. That is going upwind, towards
:05:20. > :05:24.the left side, towards the shore front. Good for all the people out
:05:24. > :05:28.there watching the race. Then, of course the racecourse itself, this
:05:28. > :05:33.is the new-style racecourse for the America's Cup w the reaching start
:05:33. > :05:37.to mark one. Todd, you can obviously make a strong case that the first
:05:37. > :05:41.person to mark one wins the race with the boats so even in speed
:05:41. > :05:45.right now. Up and down one-and-a-half times and the quick
:05:45. > :05:56.reach into the finish, we could see history off America's Cup today.
:05:56. > :06:04.So, with 241 to go until the start of the race, we check in on the
:06:04. > :06:08.water for the conditions. The wind has really changed here. Just in the
:06:08. > :06:13.last three or four minutes it is blowing in hard. I expect the chop
:06:13. > :06:18.to get pretty nasty out here. Both boats have bigger jibs than they had
:06:18. > :06:24.up yesterday. Shifting gears and being able to handle heavy winds
:06:24. > :06:29.will be a tough one. The wind is peaking, closer to 17 knots. Wind
:06:29. > :06:34.limit should not be a problem in this first race. In San Francisco it
:06:34. > :06:39.always builds in the afternoon. Here comes the Americans into the start
:06:39. > :06:46.box as they have port entry. . It will be interesting to see if
:06:47. > :06:54.they take this port entry and go down into the box. Team New ze land
:06:54. > :07:20.is on their tail, not making it easy for Oracle, that is for sure!
:07:20. > :07:27.It gives them the chance to take the start line, that we have seen to be
:07:27. > :07:31.so valuable. This is a big switch up to what we have seen in the last few
:07:31. > :07:35.days. Both boats are very close to the line. They'll have to kill a lot
:07:35. > :07:38.of speed here. They were so close coming together, that typically
:07:38. > :07:43.means that the breeze has gone to the left, that it is a left-shift
:07:43. > :07:48.coming off the shore. Do you see that? I do, I think Jimmy will try
:07:48. > :08:00.and get underneath now with them so close.
:08:00. > :08:07.Todd, they are really far down in the box. They are down near that
:08:07. > :08:12.yellow line, that is the layline to the mark. It is hard to hook when
:08:12. > :08:21.you are that far down the line. Let's see if team New Zealand can
:08:21. > :08:25.hold them up. Both boats at risk of being over. Spithill gets the hook.
:08:25. > :08:30.Just as I said it would be hard for him to do, dominant hook. They will
:08:30. > :08:45.come at them and starboard again. Jimmy Spithill nails it.
:08:45. > :08:56.We are racing day number nine. Race 12 is off.
:08:56. > :09:00.The mistake by New Zealand was too close to the line, too early. They
:09:00. > :09:04.had that chance to take the left side of the starting line early on
:09:04. > :09:07.in the sequence. It didn't work. They were too early like Gary said.
:09:07. > :09:32.Oracle pounced. It is the Americans with the lead,
:09:32. > :09:36.here in San Francisco. The lead is just five seconds. Now,
:09:36. > :09:40.the Americans have been the faster boat on the downwind leg, now the
:09:40. > :09:45.big question is - can they build on this? Breeze off the shoreline.
:09:45. > :09:51.Let's see if the breeze has shifted to come off the city front, off the
:09:51. > :10:00.shoreside here. Let's see if they can milk this! A long way. That
:10:00. > :10:03.benefits the boat out front. I notice New Zealand going up and
:10:03. > :10:07.down on its hull more than the American boat. An indication that
:10:08. > :10:30.maybe Dean Barker is having a little trouble steering.
:10:30. > :10:39.Let's go back to the start quickly, as they make their first gybe here.
:10:39. > :10:43.Was this Dean Barker being too aggressive? Did Jimmy Spithill make
:10:43. > :10:47.the most of it? At two minutes, they came together and they were so
:10:47. > :10:52.close, this all of a sudden gave Dean Barker a lot more options. We
:10:52. > :10:56.have seen the boat from the starboard tack side, than from the
:10:57. > :11:01.past. Did he change his strategy? Absolutely, as he should. It should
:11:01. > :11:06.be an advantage at this stage. The problem was they got too close. Team
:11:06. > :11:12.New Zealand get a proper hook and the rest is history. Here it is on
:11:12. > :11:17.virtual line. The Americans getting the port entry. They come in fast.
:11:17. > :11:22.Look how close that cross was! There was a close cross. All of a sudden
:11:22. > :11:26.they decide to take the lead back. Jimmy Spithill does a nice job of
:11:26. > :11:30.being patient here. I was worried they would be too low on the
:11:30. > :11:35.layline. He knows more than I do about how these multi-hulls work and
:11:35. > :11:42.got a nice hook and forced the issue right away. He also was very patient
:11:42. > :11:46.there. He could have gone with Team New Zealand. That makes him
:11:46. > :11:50.vulnerable, as the rules go. He stayed, waited and took off at the
:11:50. > :12:06.right time. This is a textbook - what we call a hook move.
:12:06. > :12:15.Race 12, as we check in on the water with Gary Jobson. New Zealand,
:12:15. > :12:17.behind, going down wind. The speed is not very much difference. We will
:12:17. > :12:44.look at a split at the lower gate. Pressure should be OK here. Slightly
:12:44. > :12:48.faster, slightly higher. That is the job of the strategist,
:12:48. > :12:52.Tom Slingsby, just calling the other boat. Actually, what you have
:12:52. > :12:56.noticed, they are calling their own boat. It is very typical of the
:12:56. > :13:02.strategists. They refer to only their boat. We are higher, slower,
:13:02. > :13:09.we are faster. But really good communication.
:13:09. > :13:19.Certainly no sense of panic on the American boat, that is for sure.
:13:19. > :13:23.So, the Kiwis are determined to gybe to set themselves up for mark number
:13:23. > :13:27.two. This could be the sign of who goes which way. The Americans would
:13:27. > :13:30.love to get a split. Can you and Gary, both pointed out, the left
:13:30. > :13:35.side of the course, going up wind will be the fastest. There are big
:13:35. > :13:39.current lines out there. The big, big current line - this is a tough
:13:39. > :13:43.spot if you are ahead. You have to try and plan out. You have to have
:13:43. > :13:45.well ahead of time your strategy of where you want to be. You can see
:13:46. > :13:50.Oracle wants to be heading out into where you want to be. You can see
:13:50. > :14:00.the middle. They will do one more gybe and in, is my guess.
:14:00. > :14:08.So this will create the split that Gary was references, with Oracle
:14:08. > :14:15.heading offshore and Team New Zealand inshore. Not much in it.
:14:15. > :14:21.At mark number tworks it is the Americans first there. They head
:14:21. > :14:25.outside so, they will head into deeper waters. That leaves the
:14:25. > :14:29.option open for the Kiwis at mark two.
:14:29. > :14:34.And they will split the course. Gary, I am kind of surprised that
:14:34. > :14:38.Oracle choose to go offshore here. I was surprised how late they were at
:14:38. > :14:42.the hook in the mark at that start. What do I know? You would think the
:14:42. > :14:46.ebb is actually increasing along the shore front quicker than it is
:14:46. > :14:51.offshore right now. I am surprised they choose this route. You know a
:14:51. > :14:55.lot. Don't underestimate your knowledge here! I am surprised too.
:14:55. > :14:59.Why open the door. We know the ebb will be better along the shore and
:14:59. > :15:05.the water will be a little bit less choppy. The waves will be pretty
:15:05. > :15:11.nasty where Oracle are now. So an early tact for Oracle - their
:15:11. > :15:14.lead was 11 seconds after mark number two. They led by five at mark
:15:14. > :15:30.number one. A win is really, right up along the
:15:30. > :16:01.shoreline, along the city front. Oracle are in a high-speed right
:16:02. > :16:06.now. You sail in a high or low mood. There's the -- mode. There's the
:16:06. > :16:10.current. I am surprised Oracle choose to go offshore first. Here is
:16:10. > :16:14.the first big cross. Let's see how they go. Perfect tact for New
:16:14. > :16:20.Zealand. If they were five lengths further, the wind would have gone
:16:20. > :16:25.way down. So, Ken, is this a case of the Kiwis
:16:25. > :16:29.on a conveyer belt when you talk of the current going upwind? That is
:16:29. > :16:34.exactly where they are. We will find out how much of a conveyer belt. I
:16:34. > :16:38.think they have closed up. It is not a dip, not as close up as we have
:16:38. > :16:42.seen in the past. They are certainly a lot closer. I would think that
:16:42. > :16:49.would be a better current the whole time.
:16:49. > :16:52.Oracle can take advantage of the current. They too can continue get
:16:52. > :17:03.too close. The Americans have led the entire
:17:03. > :17:07.race. The Americans now in a favourable position. As Gary pointed
:17:07. > :17:12.out, light wind on the left side of the track. They were going 31 knots
:17:12. > :17:22.of wind. Who would ever have thought these boats could have gone 30 knots
:17:22. > :17:27.of wind! It is remarkable. They were 39th downwind to. Give you
:17:27. > :17:31.an idea of how much gain there has been and the speed of these boats.
:17:31. > :17:38.Nice little extension by Oracle here.
:17:38. > :17:41.A good opportunity for Oracle to attack on New Zealand's breeze. They
:17:41. > :17:46.don't seem to be taking it. It is a little too close, to throw two tacts
:17:46. > :17:54.in that close to the shoreline, I think it would be a tough spot for
:17:54. > :18:04.any catamaran. That is impressive there.
:18:04. > :18:09.Upwind was kind of like - people have said they have seen it, but
:18:09. > :18:22.no-one was sure and now, in fact, it is a common sight.
:18:22. > :18:28.Here is the cross on leg number three.
:18:28. > :18:47.So the Americans have the lead. Can they hold on to it?
:18:47. > :18:53.Still hovering around 100 metres. Both boats heading upwind here on
:18:53. > :19:00.leg three of five. The Americans must win this race, or the America's
:19:00. > :19:11.Cup goes to Emirates Team New Zealand.
:19:11. > :19:21.Just coming coming in now. The boths, really the first time in
:19:21. > :19:25.similar currents side by side. What can you tell us about the current
:19:25. > :19:28.status. I am looking at the boats coming up to the city front. Right
:19:28. > :19:32.now, you twoont be close to the city. That current is sweeping out
:19:32. > :19:38.to the Golden Gate. That is why it is so close now.
:19:38. > :19:44.A huge moment heert in San Francisco, on the cross, of leg
:19:44. > :19:50.number three, the Americans with the slight advantage over Emirates Team
:19:50. > :19:55.New Zealand, in a must-win situation. As always, the Kiwis will
:19:55. > :19:59.never go away. Their tenacity is incredible. I am
:19:59. > :20:02.surprised that Oracle forced them back into the left so early on those
:20:02. > :20:07.surprised that Oracle forced them last two tacks. It pushed them in
:20:07. > :20:09.the right place. You love it when your competitor pushes you to the
:20:09. > :20:19.right spot! 17 knots going through a tack - that
:20:19. > :20:27.is impressive. It is on the left side of the
:20:27. > :20:59.screen. Got a shot of Ben Ainslie, the
:20:59. > :21:08.four-time Olympic medallist playing tactician for Oracle Team USA.
:21:08. > :21:14.Going really well. Fully foiling upwind.
:21:14. > :21:23.You'll see Oracle tack on Team New Zealand and keep the left side of
:21:23. > :21:25.the racecourse. I think New Zealand should tack a
:21:25. > :21:29.lot sooner to get back to the left. I think New Zealand should tack a
:21:29. > :21:46.Keep going guys! Nice mode there! Make sure you have the pressure.
:21:46. > :21:51.Constant chatter on Oracle. Team New Zealand drifting back just a bit as
:21:51. > :21:56.the lead has gone out to 150 metres. A minute-and-a-half ago it was
:21:56. > :22:00.within 30 metres. I think Oracle has a nice mode. They keep talking about
:22:00. > :22:06.their mode, as do we. I think they have found a really nice mode in
:22:06. > :22:13.this ebb current, that they can go super fast in. Seems to be
:22:13. > :22:18.performing very well today. The wind is getting a little lighter
:22:18. > :22:23.as they approach the mark. A good play for Ben Ainslie here, forcing
:22:23. > :22:27.your competitor in the direction you think is wrong - tactically force
:22:27. > :22:40.them out into less current. You take the side you think has more current.
:22:40. > :22:43.And possibly a better wind shift. You have a good look at them
:22:43. > :23:13.grinding away. There's the goal on this beat - the
:23:13. > :23:23.Americans, the lead 128 metres and growing.
:23:23. > :23:30.Now Oracle is trying to set up team New Zealand for that one final kill.
:23:30. > :23:34.That one that will force them to do one more manoeuvre than they have to
:23:34. > :23:38.do as they come into this weather mark, or force them to overstand the
:23:38. > :23:44.mark. Either way, the boat ahead, they have a big opportunity to gain
:23:44. > :23:46.here. Here we go - they'll do two. My guess Team New Zealand, Oracle
:23:46. > :24:01.will only do one. Good call. Ben Ainslie says let's go
:24:01. > :24:11.to the layline, we don't want extra tacks, let New Zealand make them.
:24:11. > :24:15.And as the Americans hit the layline, the lead is up to 150
:24:15. > :24:33.And as the Americans hit the metres on leg number three.
:24:33. > :24:40.Something interesting between Ben Ainslie and what John Kostecki was
:24:40. > :24:45.doing. He brings himself into the middle of the boat a lot, where
:24:45. > :24:48.Kostecki was always grind from the high side, doing tactics from there.
:24:49. > :24:51.It has to be difficult to see your opposition on the other side of the
:24:51. > :25:04.wing. So the strategy pays off for the
:25:05. > :25:10.Americans. They forced the Kiwis into an extra tack, as the Americans
:25:10. > :25:14.hit gate number three first. It is very small lead and it looks like
:25:14. > :25:18.Jimmy Spithill will opt for the deeper waters as he rounds gate
:25:18. > :25:19.number three. The Kiwis in the opposite direction - again they have
:25:20. > :25:35.split the course. The Americans lead still over 100
:25:35. > :25:59.metres over the Kiwis. So Gary, you would have to consider
:25:59. > :26:03.mark three a huge success, strategically for the Americans. Ten
:26:03. > :26:08.seconds does not sound a lot, but that is eight boat lengths. We are
:26:08. > :26:16.next to Oracle, USA right now. They went through a perfect jive and
:26:16. > :26:25.another gain. -- gybe and another gain. So the
:26:25. > :26:31.Americans go in the normal moid. Mode. The sense you get is you do
:26:31. > :26:35.not want to give the Americans any more momentum than they already
:26:35. > :26:39.have. That is exactly right! Dean Barker knows in that pre-race
:26:39. > :26:44.interview, he says, these guys are dangerous, we don't want to let them
:26:44. > :26:45.off the mat, so to speak and sure enough, they give them a chance
:26:45. > :26:58.right now. Leg four of five. This is race
:26:59. > :27:03.number 12. Day number nine, for the 34th America's Cup. The Americans
:27:03. > :27:07.firmly are in control of this one and they have to be. If they lose
:27:07. > :27:10.another race, the America's Cup leaves their hands and goes back to
:27:10. > :27:36.New Zealand. So the Americans sailing two knots
:27:36. > :27:40.faster downwind. They have the lead, they look very smooth. People
:27:40. > :27:46.watching at home may say they were less than 100 metres when they
:27:46. > :27:50.approached gate number three. When you round the weather mark, that
:27:50. > :27:54.weather gate, you automatically accelerate. You start going about 10
:27:54. > :27:57.knots faster than the other boat going upwind. You automatically
:27:57. > :28:02.knots faster than the other boat create a jump from going downwind
:28:03. > :28:06.compared to upwind. They got this first shift correct. There is some
:28:06. > :28:12.luck involved in that. At the same time, you make your own luck. They
:28:12. > :28:17.got into the first shift and maybe tripled their lead. You are on the
:28:17. > :28:22.water - what did the Americans do so right and where did the Kiwis miss
:28:22. > :28:26.out? We saw the wind getting lighter up to that gate. New Zealand rounded
:28:26. > :28:29.the left gate, went along the shore. That is where they lost the
:28:29. > :28:34.distance. They did haven't the wind to give them the speed.
:28:34. > :28:38.To be honest, they didn't have a choice either. The lead boat
:28:38. > :28:42.dictates what the boat behind is going to do going into those
:28:42. > :28:45.situations. The I can wis took the hand they -- the Kiwis took the hand
:28:45. > :29:10.they were given and it didn't work. Emirates Team New Zealand, Grant
:29:10. > :29:18.Dalton, as a grinder. It is well over 400 metres away, what we like
:29:18. > :29:23.to refer to as "the bat mobile." Having Grant Dalton on the boat has
:29:23. > :29:27.been very important. He needs to stay on board to settle this team
:29:27. > :29:44.down for the second race this afternoon.
:29:44. > :29:52.For the longest time, we have said the Kiwis are the fastest boat here
:29:52. > :29:57.at this 34th America's Cup. At the moment the Americans are clear
:29:57. > :30:04.clearly the faster boat. Remember, compared to most boats we sail,
:30:04. > :30:08.these guys actually sail into the front of them. Where the breeze is
:30:08. > :30:12.coming from, it is right in front of them. That is how fast they go. That
:30:12. > :30:16.is how much apparent wind they create. You can sail into a puff and
:30:16. > :30:18.extend and sail away, there's nothing the boat behind can do about
:30:18. > :30:51.it. You cannot help by think, this has
:30:51. > :30:53.been a long few weeks, a long couple of years. These guys have been
:30:53. > :30:58.been a long few weeks, a long couple nonstop now, for days and days in a
:30:58. > :31:04.row. Comugs has to happen at some --
:31:04. > :31:24.exhaustion has to happen at some stage. The Americans head for home.
:31:24. > :31:32.And unlike yesterday, mark number four, not that close, as the Kiwis
:31:32. > :31:36.make the turn, they are down by 29 seconds, as the Americans head for
:31:36. > :31:41.home and this victory will go the way of Oracle Team USA. And they did
:31:41. > :31:45.exactly what they had to do. As you pointed out, they had to get the
:31:45. > :31:50.start - that was mission number one. They must have read our pre-raised
:31:50. > :31:54.script. Really, give these guys credit. The pressure is all over
:31:54. > :31:59.them and they have performed under the heat that the world's sailing
:31:59. > :32:06.community is just heaping on these guys. Really well done by Oracle
:32:06. > :32:08.Team USA in this rass! -- race! The Americans will come to
:32:08. > :32:14.Team USA in this rass! the line and they will extend this
:32:14. > :32:24.series. Oracle Team USA gets the race win in race 12.
:32:25. > :32:29.No major celebrations on board. That is just one down. They need seven
:32:29. > :32:34.more wins to keep the cup. For the Kiwis, Dean Barker, you can always
:32:34. > :32:36.imagine what he'll say, it is one race. Regroup, get over it -
:32:37. > :32:43.imagine what he'll say, it is one there is one thing with these Kiwis,
:32:43. > :32:48.their in incredible composure and demeanour just solid. These guys
:32:48. > :32:54.will be totally sorted out and ready to go for this next race. Now the
:32:54. > :32:57.biggest question is, what will Mother Nature do? Knowing San
:32:57. > :32:59.biggest question is, what will Francisco and how the wind builds in
:33:00. > :33:04.the afternoon, everyone will start to look at the numbers.
:33:05. > :33:10.But the most important number is the Americans pick up win number four of
:33:10. > :33:15.this regatta and they keep the Kiwis from getting number nine and game
:33:15. > :33:21.set match. There we go. A cheer for the boys
:33:21. > :33:25.from the boss. Straight back to doing business. The
:33:25. > :33:30.boys are really focussed today. They are accepting the challenge. We are
:33:30. > :33:35.straight on to the next one. That is how we'll treat it, one after the
:33:35. > :33:39.other. Is there more pressure or less pressure? You can make a case,
:33:39. > :33:43.the mountain seems so high at this stage, there's less pressure,
:33:43. > :33:47.nothing to lose as you go out there. In some ways there is. We love a
:33:47. > :33:50.challenge and we will certainly -- and we certainly got what we
:33:50. > :33:55.challenge and we will certainly -- for here. The boys this morning,
:33:55. > :33:58.there was almost excitement - they really embraced it and sailed a
:33:58. > :34:04.fantastic race. We have to focus. One at a time, did a little thing
:34:04. > :34:09.right and keep chipping away. Grant Dalton sums up the race and the plan
:34:09. > :34:14.going forward. We were a lot faster yesterday. We have sort of gone back
:34:14. > :34:19.to the configuration today, targeting the first race now. We
:34:19. > :34:26.know n the breeze, as we targeted yesterday morning's race, breeze up
:34:26. > :34:31.a bit now. Starboard advantage now as the ebb is starting to run. Makes
:34:31. > :34:36.it real hard N the race they got blown off yesterday, we had a
:34:36. > :34:41.blinder. A bit unfortunate really. But, yeah, a more normal
:34:42. > :34:46.configuration now. Yesterday was different. Grant, can you speak of
:34:46. > :34:51.the pressure you and the boys are feeling knowing that the entire
:34:51. > :34:56.nation of New Zealand is glued to their screens now, expecting you to
:34:56. > :34:59.bring home the cup. We know there is a nation watching us. Once you go
:34:59. > :35:04.into the start box, you don't really think of that any more. You just do
:35:04. > :35:09.your job as best you can. So, with the first chance gone, will it be
:35:09. > :35:13.lucky 13 for Dean Barker and his crew? Will the American's great form
:35:13. > :35:20.continue? They have won three #0u9 of the last five races.
:35:20. > :35:31.With a strengthening wind, the time slot for race 13 was passing.
:35:31. > :35:37.And those blue arrows that are supper imposed on your screen tell
:35:37. > :35:44.the tale. That is the ebb tide. That coupled with the wind has triggered
:35:44. > :35:47.the clock get again. The clock has been pushed back to 15 minutes
:35:47. > :35:55.again. Just like yesterday and several other days we are in a
:35:55. > :35:59.wind-limit hold at the moment. We keep talking about this upper
:36:00. > :36:04.limit, wind limit here, particularly with the ebb. Is there any chance
:36:04. > :36:09.that the teams, you and the coastguard could agree to raise it?
:36:09. > :36:14.I think it is a bit late in the competition for that, Gary. This is
:36:14. > :36:20.something agreed quite some time ago. It was heavily scrutinised and
:36:20. > :36:26.you know, the change halfway through the competition is unlikely.
:36:26. > :36:30.But anything is possible. You know, this is the America's Cup. You know,
:36:30. > :36:36.I think right now we are dealing the worst of it. It gets a whole lot
:36:36. > :36:40.better from here. I'm not short changing it, would achieve much any
:36:40. > :36:44.way. It gets better because of the current? We start with the flooding
:36:44. > :36:49.tides and you know, we have been caught by the last of the ebb here
:36:49. > :36:54.this afternoon. There's no late day scheduled at all. We race every day
:36:54. > :36:59.until this regatta concludes? Keep going now. Does it put pressure on
:36:59. > :37:06.you? Look, I think it is frustrating for all of us. We see it here, the
:37:07. > :37:13.ebb is really starting to run. Of course we measure it 15 minutes into
:37:13. > :37:17.the race. But, of course, the breeze is building. These guys having great
:37:17. > :37:21.skills to sail these boats T rules are the rules. It is what we have
:37:21. > :37:27.agreed to. We have to play by the rules. With minutes to spare, the
:37:27. > :37:30.wind dropped and the start sequence kicked in.
:37:30. > :37:35.So the jackets are off. It looks like we will in fact go sailing
:37:35. > :37:38.here. Race number two on the bay of day nine. Jimmy Spithill and company
:37:38. > :37:57.look determined. I always found it was really hard
:37:57. > :38:02.when you were in the middle of postponements like that it was hard
:38:02. > :38:09.to keep mentally and fiscally prepared. These guys being having
:38:09. > :38:11.their jackets on, doing their time runs, it is professional. Getting
:38:11. > :38:25.themselves back into race mode. Oracle Team USA. They get the
:38:25. > :38:35.advantage. What can they do with it? Oracle Team USA. They get the
:38:35. > :38:47.Will Mother Nature co-operate? Todd, it is interesting, you heard
:38:47. > :38:52.Dean Barker say he's the wing, the wing, the wing. They are quite late
:38:52. > :38:56.into the start box because they actually lost control of their boat
:38:56. > :39:00.for just a second. It was too close to the wind. Maybe they aren't quite
:39:00. > :39:09.as prepared as we thought they were for this start.
:39:09. > :39:22.So, the dance begins. 90 second away from the start of race number 13.
:39:22. > :39:29.Keep your fingers and toes crossed. Still has to go over that.
:39:29. > :39:32.Sorry guys, over the wind limit. I had a bad feeling about this! It
:39:32. > :39:41.looked like the breeze was on a little bit more out there.
:39:41. > :39:51.I am looking at 30 second average now. Itted had just -- it had just
:39:51. > :40:04.popped over - literally three seconds. That will takeaway our
:40:04. > :40:09.second race of the day y again. No panic the Kiwi camp. They have a
:40:09. > :40:16.six-race lead. Momentum with Team USA. The gamesmanship continues. We
:40:16. > :40:20.actually sent a letter to the Kiwis, saying, listen, we would accept
:40:20. > :40:25.raising the wind limits for at least the fact that if you start a race,
:40:25. > :40:30.you've got to finish it. They cannot blow it off. I think that would be
:40:30. > :40:37.better for the sport, better for people watching, but it takes them
:40:37. > :40:41.to agree to it. You know, if, at the moment, there is wind limit, this is
:40:41. > :40:45.likely to happen again. It doesn't seem right to change any rules
:40:45. > :40:52.halfway through a series. When you start that series, it is how it
:40:52. > :40:57.should be. We have seated our boat up knowing what the wind limbs can
:40:57. > :41:04.be. Yes, we can win seven more races. When we started this regatta,
:41:04. > :41:11.I think Dean and his guys had a significant edge up wind through a
:41:11. > :41:16.lot of hard work and engineering and the boat builder builders, we have
:41:16. > :41:18.been able to improve the performance of our boat, to the point now where
:41:18. > :41:23.been able to improve the performance we think we are very competitive
:41:23. > :41:26.around the race track. Certainly the guys sailing the boat would believe
:41:26. > :41:30.we can win it now. We believe we have a great boat. We have improved
:41:30. > :41:34.it. We have not finished yet. We are still, tonight we'll make some more
:41:34. > :41:39.changes and that's the name of if game is you have to keep developing
:41:39. > :41:43.your boat the whole through. So we are in a different situation now,
:41:43. > :41:48.where we are clearly confident of our boat and we believe we can do
:41:48. > :41:52.it. And you know, we've almost got nothing to lose. We will go out
:41:52. > :41:56.there and win races. We have said from the start, we don't believe
:41:56. > :42:02.this is over until we win one more race. It's a better one. You have of
:42:02. > :42:04.the -- it's a battle. You have to fight for every point. We are very
:42:04. > :42:09.aware that we've got to race well to fight for every point. We are very
:42:09. > :42:14.win races. Nothing has changed since we started this series. We'll go out
:42:14. > :42:18.there again tomorrow. We have a huge amount of confidence in the way we
:42:18. > :42:22.sail the boat. We know that if we sail as well as we should, then
:42:22. > :42:26.we'll win a race. The Americans are clearly in tune
:42:26. > :42:28.with the ever-changing weather conditions. New Zealand have
:42:28. > :42:33.with the ever-changing weather match points. The hacker is on stand
:42:33. > :42:36.by. The mobile phones are on charge, with fans eager to celebrate the
:42:36. > :42:43.America's Cup. We will bring you every tack and
:42:43. > :42:49.gybe of this over the weekend.