:00:34. > :00:52.MUSIC America's Cup, sports oldest international trophy. 16 kim to
:00:53. > :00:58.Bermuda, only one will arrive with. Leave with the prize. Now we are at
:00:59. > :01:03.the challenger final stage. The holders are waiting for the winners
:01:04. > :01:07.of the clash. Day one, so three races hotly contested out here on
:01:08. > :01:16.the great sound. But it all ended in dramatic style.
:01:17. > :01:19.Swedish helm slid out of the boat, splashing down into the water, efek
:01:20. > :01:25.lively handing New Zealand the third race of the day.
:01:26. > :01:32.Earlier the teams had shared a race each. The Kiwis claimed race one.
:01:33. > :01:37.The Swedes, including Ian Percy, producing a fine display of
:01:38. > :01:44.head-to-head match in race two. New Zealand have the edge, as we head
:01:45. > :01:53.into three more races on Bermuda's Great Sound.
:01:54. > :02:00.It's not the normal weather we are used to here. As you can see, it is
:02:01. > :02:05.raining it is also very hard to predict what's going to happen
:02:06. > :02:08.today. All the teams have the world's best meteorologist working
:02:09. > :02:14.with them. They have to make a decision by 9am about which foils
:02:15. > :02:20.they will use. Only time will tell in the racing who's got that right.
:02:21. > :02:26.Welcome to the unpredictable Great Sound, for this the second day of
:02:27. > :02:30.the challenger finals, the L-shaped racecourse has a two minute silence
:02:31. > :02:41.followed by the high speed reach to mark one. A 15 knots South westerly
:02:42. > :02:47.breeze and then off to the American Cup's village. So Louis Vuitton
:02:48. > :02:52.challenger play-off finals under way. First of five race wins becomes
:02:53. > :02:56.the challenger. Conceivably the Swedes could be eliminated by the
:02:57. > :03:00.end of the day. Three wins for the Kiwis and they would confirm their
:03:01. > :03:04.place in the match. OK, these guys, at this stage, 45
:03:05. > :03:10.seconds ago don't really look like they want a piece of each other.
:03:11. > :03:18.But here we go... Are we going to try and go for the big hook if you
:03:19. > :03:23.are Nathan Aterridge. He's screaming at these guys to go around New
:03:24. > :03:29.Zealand. He's pushing and pushing. Can he get underneath? There they
:03:30. > :03:35.go. They will gap off for a high-speed start. Only 19 seconds to
:03:36. > :03:38.go. I am not sure they are not late. So difficult getting this timing
:03:39. > :03:44.right, isn't it? We have seen it time after time. The complications
:03:45. > :03:49.in slowing up a little bit. Because they are heading at 35 knots or so
:03:50. > :03:54.that is a real issue here. Away they go. There's nothing in it at the
:03:55. > :04:00.start. They were just slightly early on Artemis Racing. Come from that
:04:01. > :04:07.higher speed favoured end. Remember Artemis is probably started one boat
:04:08. > :04:11.length further away from Mark 1 than emirate's Team New Zealand. Can they
:04:12. > :04:16.use that mark and get over the top? It looks like they'd do it again.
:04:17. > :04:18.Certainly looks as if their speed is too much for the Kiwis in that
:04:19. > :04:33.opening reach. We know the Swedes are quick.
:04:34. > :04:40.That isn't the issue here. The issue the issue is boat-handling
:04:41. > :04:43.and whether they can maintain the consistency with a familiar pattern
:04:44. > :04:49.for the fourth race running between these two, Artemis Racing have got
:04:50. > :04:58.the best start and the Kiwis have to play catch up. Set themselves up for
:04:59. > :05:03.a split at the second break. What about the foils used today.
:05:04. > :05:08.Conditions are tricky because the wind speed is varying a huge amount.
:05:09. > :05:12.These look certainly and we are trying to get confirmation right
:05:13. > :05:18.now, but certainly much shorter foils on Artemis than there is on
:05:19. > :05:25.emirate's team New Zealand. You have to imagine that inherently the
:05:26. > :05:30.breeze is just winder than it was meant to be right now. You have to
:05:31. > :05:37.believe that has to be a favouring Artemis at this stage, just from a
:05:38. > :05:42.pure boat speed standpoint. The Swedes hammering it and keeping it
:05:43. > :05:49.very tight to the gate. Trying very hard not to lose too
:05:50. > :05:54.much boat speed. The New Zealanders are there or tlobts but not the
:05:55. > :05:59.cleanest of -- or thereabouts but not the cleanest of roundings. Look
:06:00. > :06:03.at this though, from New Zealand - not the stability we are used to
:06:04. > :06:08.from them. But a good enough recovery. Good recovery. That is
:06:09. > :06:15.right. Minimising what could be a disastrous mistake.
:06:16. > :06:20.Keeping it close. This is the Emirates Team New Zealand we are
:06:21. > :06:29.familiar with. Keeping it close and keep the pressure on the boat ahead.
:06:30. > :06:35.They've been in this scenario countless times in the last two
:06:36. > :06:41.weeks. It just does not phase them. Doesn't phase them. They literally
:06:42. > :06:51.don't say anything on board. It's just, it's really, it's an
:06:52. > :06:56.incredible form of noncommunication. I I guess anybody could do that,
:06:57. > :07:00.couldn't they? Hard at work. This, the only team that have their
:07:01. > :07:04.grinding system operating like that. Generating the power with their legs
:07:05. > :07:11.rather than their arms. The hybrid system adopted by the
:07:12. > :07:16.Americans. Maybe we will see a show down between those two systems in
:07:17. > :07:24.the match itself. The Swedes will have other ideas, though. All action
:07:25. > :07:28.across the platform. Nathan was talking yesterday about
:07:29. > :07:42.the need for grip to help him out. He was going to take things steadier
:07:43. > :07:47.after his impromptu swim yesterday. The Kiwis took an advantage on that
:07:48. > :07:51.shift. It is wet out there. These boys are wet out there, not from
:07:52. > :08:02.just getting fire hose from the boat, but it is pouring rain. I
:08:03. > :08:11.think these guys are used to getting a bit moist out on board.
:08:12. > :08:18.Let's bring in Paul who is on the water for us. What have you spotted
:08:19. > :08:21.in the opening exchanges? Artemis definitely changed boards from
:08:22. > :08:26.yesterday. They are on high-speed boards. That gave them the pace off
:08:27. > :08:31.the start. They are up wind here. They are fast. You saw last time
:08:32. > :08:35.they tacked on the Kiwi's face and controlling. They look like they
:08:36. > :08:39.want to protect the left. I would say Artemis faster today, with the
:08:40. > :08:44.high-speed boards. That's the big change so far.
:08:45. > :08:53.Right now there's more wind than the forecast. So it is working out for
:08:54. > :09:07.Artemis. The wind speeds we were expecting around eight to ten knots.
:09:08. > :09:12.We have been up to 17 I think Artemis is sailing really well. They
:09:13. > :09:19.have pushed the Kiwis into the right corner. They set up the split here
:09:20. > :09:23.at the weather mark, pushing the Kiwis back in that corner. When
:09:24. > :09:27.these guys keep those big mistakes away, they have always looked
:09:28. > :09:33.spectacular. The Kiwis are doing their Kiwi thing. They keep it
:09:34. > :09:38.close, as solid as a rock and just wait to pounce. Percy definite lid
:09:39. > :09:43.chose the correct side here. Less pressure. A little less landmass up
:09:44. > :09:53.the side of the racecourse that Artemis Racing went to.
:09:54. > :10:03.Nice little leg by Artemis here. Iain Percy did a good job, he
:10:04. > :10:12.thought it would be better pressure. And they extended.
:10:13. > :10:21.Swedes cruising away and looking pretty comfortable at this point.
:10:22. > :10:28.But when Peter Burling is on your tail I am not sure anything is a
:10:29. > :10:39.given. So a healthy lead at the moment for the Swedish boat under
:10:40. > :10:44.Nathan Outteridge. Incredible physical activity and
:10:45. > :10:48.still having to make the right decisions tactically. Spotting wind
:10:49. > :10:51.shifts. Working out what the best possible options are.
:10:52. > :10:57.The Kiwis do not go away. It was almost 200-plus metres.
:10:58. > :11:07.Oh dear! That is a monster nose-dive from the Swedish boat. What will
:11:08. > :11:12.that cost them? Something there, out of control on board Artemis.
:11:13. > :11:19.I think they fouled Emirates Team New Zealand. They are the wind-ward
:11:20. > :11:23.boat. Emirates Team New Zealand has pushed their button. Let's wait and
:11:24. > :11:27.see. It's in the hands of the umpires again.
:11:28. > :11:32.So they are looking for a penalty. It has not been awarded. So a
:11:33. > :11:37.lifeline to the Swedes. But a dramatic development with only, what
:11:38. > :11:41.a leg-and-a-half before the reach to the finish. And now battle really
:11:42. > :11:46.is... Look how tight they are to one and other. Again the Kiwis
:11:47. > :11:51.protesting against the Swedish boat once more. It was a little loft
:11:52. > :11:56.there. It was unclear whether there was an overlap or not. Why did
:11:57. > :12:00.Artemis lose control there? Completely lost control there for a
:12:01. > :12:05.second. After the tacked they get quite high. Right here and they just
:12:06. > :12:13.skid side ways. And then this is where it got weird.
:12:14. > :12:19.All of a sudden the boat went off, really high, flies. Team New Zealand
:12:20. > :12:23.bore off because they thought they'd have Artemis in their lap. I have to
:12:24. > :12:28.admit, I am surprised that wasn't a protest. That was a scary situation
:12:29. > :12:34.there. Pivotal moments and rounding Gate 5,
:12:35. > :12:38.they are heading downwind for the last time in the race. It's
:12:39. > :12:42.anybody's at the moment. The Swedes have just about managed to keep
:12:43. > :12:45.their noses in front. But it is incredibly tight. Very marginal
:12:46. > :12:55.still. That wasn't too far removed, Ken,
:12:56. > :13:01.from what we saw the Kiwis doing last Tuesday, when their boat ended
:13:02. > :13:08.up upside down. The height it got. Before plunging. That is a very fair
:13:09. > :13:15.point. It is also not too far removed from that Japan Land Rover
:13:16. > :13:29.BAR land start, when BAR overflu and skidded side way -- overflew and
:13:30. > :13:34.skidded side ways into Japan. Seems like many moons ago. He looked like
:13:35. > :13:39.he lost control for a couple of second and set up what could have
:13:40. > :13:42.been a dangerous situation. So a drive from the Swedes. Goodness,
:13:43. > :13:43.they have to consider themselves really very fortunate still to have
:13:44. > :14:01.this lead at this point. I mean, normally a mistake of that
:14:02. > :14:05.magnitude, Ken, it costs you the lead and it hasn't on this occasion.
:14:06. > :14:11.We'll have to go back and look at that again. I mean, Artemis, when
:14:12. > :14:16.they kind of went coulding off away from -- scolding off away from...
:14:17. > :14:21.They were not going upwind any more, they went off, seemingly losing
:14:22. > :14:24.control for a sec, I tell you what if I was Peter Burling I would have
:14:25. > :14:29.done the same thing. I would have been doing that to get out of the
:14:30. > :14:34.way because I would they would be sitting on my lap in a split second.
:14:35. > :14:36.It is a fascinating turn of events, of which they have obviously
:14:37. > :14:58.recovered. Artemis is in a fast layline into
:14:59. > :15:00.this. Mark, that I'll have a faster angle than Emirates Team New
:15:01. > :15:06.Zealand, even though they have made the gate. Artemis will come ripping
:15:07. > :15:12.over this finish line. They will come over, winning just a
:15:13. > :15:15.handful more metres to go. Recovering so well from what looked
:15:16. > :15:20.like, well if not the end, then close to the end. But, the Swedes
:15:21. > :15:28.across in race one of the day. Race four of the final.
:15:29. > :15:34.At 40 knots and claiming the victory over Peter Burling's New Zealand
:15:35. > :15:44.team. Level at 2-2 in the challenger play-offs final.
:15:45. > :15:50.Dramatic turn of events. And when you consider those circumstances,
:15:51. > :15:52.they will be thrilled, elated and I am sure enormously
:15:53. > :15:58.What a close finish. There is no shortage of drama out here on the
:15:59. > :16:05.Great Sound. Race two coming up. Before then, let's look at one of
:16:06. > :16:09.the newest sites here in Bermuda. The New Zealanders have swapped the
:16:10. > :16:14.traditional grinders for a bank of cyclists. It is always difficult to
:16:15. > :16:20.talk specifically about the power that a cyclist can put out over a
:16:21. > :16:25.set period. It is unusual for cyclist to be pitting out a constant
:16:26. > :16:33.wattage. They are trying to have a continual output. A typical would be
:16:34. > :16:38.70 kilos in body weight. Putting out between 400-450 watts on average for
:16:39. > :16:44.25-30 minutes. However, our world class sprinters can put out powers
:16:45. > :16:50.of up to 2, 500 watts over short periods. Normally only 10-15
:16:51. > :16:58.seconds, but averaging about 1,000 watts over a kilometre of the track.
:16:59. > :17:02.Very interesting to see it on the team New Zealand boat. It is not
:17:03. > :17:07.unusual. It was expected. In fact, when they looked at trying to
:17:08. > :17:11.generate these powers, it was one of the areas that some of the sailing
:17:12. > :17:15.cyclists talked about at length. One of the most surprising points was we
:17:16. > :17:21.did expect to see one or two of them perhaps in a rekum want position,
:17:22. > :17:25.rather than in a standard upright more traditional cycling position.
:17:26. > :17:28.As a sailor and a cyclist it is almost certainly going to be what we
:17:29. > :17:32.will expect to see coming forward. It probably is what we might call a
:17:33. > :17:36.game-changer. Clearly the more power that you have available, the more
:17:37. > :17:40.opportunity you have to use that power in terms of controlling your
:17:41. > :17:43.win, moving the different elements of the wing at different rates or
:17:44. > :17:47.moving them more finely or more regularly. And so, therefore, it
:17:48. > :17:51.would appear that the more power you've got, the more options yo you
:17:52. > :17:56.have. That is before -- the more options you have. That is before we
:17:57. > :18:01.go into the aerodynamics, not having arms waving up in the air and
:18:02. > :18:04.keeping low, so those at the back doing the tactics and the steering
:18:05. > :18:08.have a better field of view, better line of sight, both for the
:18:09. > :18:12.competition and the bow as they are steering through the conditions. The
:18:13. > :18:16.cyclists in short numbers can actually create an incredible amount
:18:17. > :18:20.of power over a short period of time. Arguably, significantly more
:18:21. > :18:25.than a similar number of arm-grinders could create.
:18:26. > :18:29.Particularly during or out of tacks, when we see certain members of the
:18:30. > :18:35.crew on one side of the hull and others transferring to the other
:18:36. > :18:38.side. So, through tacks if there was a significant power usage, then
:18:39. > :18:43.arguably cyclists may be able to maintain, top up or generate that
:18:44. > :18:47.power with specific efforts and bursts through a cycling that maybe
:18:48. > :18:53.that's harder through the arm grinder. If Emirates Team New
:18:54. > :18:58.Zealand end up qualifying for the America's Cup itself, I wonder
:18:59. > :19:03.whether the cumulative fatigue they may have used using arm grinders may
:19:04. > :19:07.be less when they are using the cyclists and put them into a
:19:08. > :19:13.position where they are not as fatigued as they would have been for
:19:14. > :19:17.having two weeks of racing before meeting Oracle USA in the Cup match
:19:18. > :19:21.itself. There's the starting line at the top of the screen. 28 seconds to
:19:22. > :19:23.go before the start. Pretty far away. Is this actually time and
:19:24. > :19:34.distance back to the line right now? Neither of them are altering course
:19:35. > :19:38.by any means. Artemis may be slightly, thinks they
:19:39. > :19:42.are slow, but only 10 seconds to go. Think think is a clean start with
:19:43. > :19:47.Artemis clearly in the advantage right now. Can New Zealand make that
:19:48. > :19:53.better angle stick? Away they go. And again it is the
:19:54. > :19:58.Swedes who are just about in front. But rather than before, there's not
:19:59. > :20:02.a huge amount in it. And the Kiwis this time on the outside lane, so to
:20:03. > :20:06.speak. Have you seen this move before? We have seen the move
:20:07. > :20:10.before, where Artemis will keep them up above the mark. See the mark, in
:20:11. > :20:13.the left-hand corner, way down there. They are sailing above the
:20:14. > :20:18.mark. They will try to extend the way. There they go. They peel away
:20:19. > :20:25.first and try and make a little extension.
:20:26. > :20:29.Ripping over the water at 42 knots and beyond.
:20:30. > :20:34.The Swedes keeping it tight to the mark.
:20:35. > :20:40.Downwind they go. For the fifth race running it is
:20:41. > :20:44.Nathan Outteridge who has made it to the first mark in front. Across the
:20:45. > :20:48.couple of weeks we've had here in Bermuda, that has made a big, big
:20:49. > :20:52.difference, if you take all the teams, as a whole, but the Swedes
:20:53. > :20:58.have not been converting their leads in quite the same way they would
:20:59. > :21:04.have liked. We are now 50/50 in this series alone. I believe it is 66% of
:21:05. > :21:10.the time the Swedes have actually made that first mark lead stick on
:21:11. > :21:14.to the finish. Interesting the way the course is
:21:15. > :21:23.set up. The boundary isn't even a fact on this first run.
:21:24. > :21:29.Let's go down to Paul, and that first reach Artemis made, the kind
:21:30. > :21:33.of unfavoured speed side worked that time. Clearly the high-speed boards
:21:34. > :21:36.are better on that first reach, aren't they? Exactly. So far again
:21:37. > :21:49.it is a tale of the boards. I just wonder how much, even at this
:21:50. > :21:56.early point, the Kiwis would be concerned about it. Whenever he's
:21:57. > :22:01.asked about it Peter Burling doesn't seem perturbed by the starts because
:22:02. > :22:04.he has so much confidence in the boat speed subsequently and their
:22:05. > :22:11.manoeuvring, as we are seeing here, which is almost second to none.
:22:12. > :22:18.But if they were to go through, you have been saying repeatedly Ken,
:22:19. > :22:25.haven't you that Jimmy Spithill will take advantage. I have noticed he's
:22:26. > :22:29.out here since Japan were eliminated he's been doing practise with Barker
:22:30. > :22:31.every single day. You know what's in their mind. There's no doubt about
:22:32. > :23:01.that. I have been in tough spots like
:23:02. > :23:05.Peter Burling. We have all go through streaks, every other sailor
:23:06. > :23:08.in the world, where you lose confidence in your starting ability.
:23:09. > :23:15.There's no doubt about that. It's one thing to lose confidence. A
:23:16. > :23:19.slight slip up on the tack. You lose confidence in your starting ability,
:23:20. > :23:22.but you constantly gain confidence in being able to dominate your
:23:23. > :23:28.opponent if they make one little mistake. Artemis tacked a little
:23:29. > :23:35.early, off the line of New e New Zealand and they pounced right away.
:23:36. > :23:41.That was incredible. 99% of his Max heart and every
:23:42. > :23:55.percentage is counting as they try and push the oil around the system.
:23:56. > :24:14.This is where we might see a degree of tactical savvy coming into play.
:24:15. > :24:22.What are the options for the two helmsmen? The option was for Artemis
:24:23. > :24:27.to tack on top of Team New Zealand order go to the other gate if you
:24:28. > :24:35.think you are a faster boat. They are paying for it.
:24:36. > :24:41.So the Kiwis protesting at the path of the Swedes.
:24:42. > :24:46.That's going to be a Green Flag, I think. The Kiwis did a huff on this
:24:47. > :24:50.racing world, right into attack. They both did what they had to do in
:24:51. > :24:57.this situation. Artemis Racing set themselves up to get past, with
:24:58. > :25:07.really just a bad tactical move. They didn't tack in the right spot
:25:08. > :25:08.after a leg ago. Watch Burling. He pushes the button before they even
:25:09. > :25:27.get close. They did what they have to do. Art
:25:28. > :25:34.myself New Zealand, both likely lying the gate. This is where it
:25:35. > :25:38.always gets interesting. Looks to me that New Zealand might
:25:39. > :25:47.get across here. If they get across... Easy cross!
:25:48. > :25:56.They are really hammering their way up to the gate.
:25:57. > :26:02.Having come from behind. Something they seem remarkably adept at doing.
:26:03. > :26:08.Again, look, those hulls are barely moving from the height that they
:26:09. > :26:12.started the mark rounding at. Inch-perfect. We have a split
:26:13. > :26:17.course, with the Swedes heading in the other direction. Who is going to
:26:18. > :26:21.find the better wind pressure Which side of the racecourse looks better?
:26:22. > :26:26.We have a nice split Usually the side that Artemis is on has a little
:26:27. > :26:32.more pressure. A little less land to wind-ward of it. I think the kiwis
:26:33. > :26:36.will come out. They Road pretty comfortable, I think. Artemis made a
:26:37. > :26:50.mistake, as you said, they are paying for it.
:26:51. > :26:56.You give these guys any sniff and they extend, a faster boat always
:26:57. > :26:59.extends like this, you know, and certainly those light air boards
:27:00. > :27:11.don't seem to be affecting them very much right now, with regard to pace.
:27:12. > :27:19.Is about 10.5 knots of wind speed on the water right now.
:27:20. > :27:25.No sign of the I stability really from the Swedes that we -- the
:27:26. > :27:30.instability really from the Swedes that we saw in that previous race.
:27:31. > :27:39.They have looked pretty solid. Having been overtaken, they are
:27:40. > :27:43.facing a real job here. Just a slight little right-hand
:27:44. > :27:46.shift. I think this is a puffy day. This is as much about the pressure
:27:47. > :27:52.and where these pressure lines are coming from. They are kind of
:27:53. > :27:58.scattered all over the racecourse. Rain coming through still. Dark
:27:59. > :28:12.clouds. Little patch of blue sky. It is a very interesting day for the
:28:13. > :28:18.weathermen, that is for sure! Kiwis in the mean time, making
:28:19. > :28:23.serene progress. The average wind speed dropping down to 10.5 knots.
:28:24. > :28:28.Certainly going to see the Kiwis getting a little bit better as it
:28:29. > :28:32.gets lighter, as reported. They definitely seem the most
:28:33. > :28:36.comfortable in the lighter air, don't they? Even when we were in the
:28:37. > :28:42.round-robin stage, the qualifying stages, they were the ones thriving
:28:43. > :28:48.when the wind speeds were only at six, seven knots. Right at the
:28:49. > :28:54.bottom of that. That is when the Kiwis strike fear. In the rest of
:28:55. > :29:00.the fleet they seem to have more stability in that bottom edge wind
:29:01. > :29:03.range. One more downwind leg for the New Zealanders to navigate. They
:29:04. > :29:10.look to have plenty of clear water between themselves and the Swedes at
:29:11. > :29:13.this point. The Kink in the booshd, that is what we have -- in the
:29:14. > :29:23.board. That is what we have talked about for a while. It couldn't be
:29:24. > :29:28.more different than the straight boards of Artemis Racing. You look
:29:29. > :29:34.at the design and it's really quite interesting and quite strange. These
:29:35. > :29:41.guys, they round the mark and start going five, eight, sometimes ten
:29:42. > :29:45.knots faster than the boat going upwind. How it expands so quickly
:29:46. > :30:32.for that boat that's ahead. 600 metres now. It is a procession
:30:33. > :30:36.for the Kiwis from here. Not sure that is the word he's imagining at
:30:37. > :30:43.this moment. I don't think the's seen any of the race yet. Somebody
:30:44. > :30:47.suggested maybe they said paint some road markings in front of him so he
:30:48. > :30:55.feels more at home. What is going on with the forearm? And iPhone type
:30:56. > :31:05.device, we are looking on the forearm here, a lot of boats now
:31:06. > :31:08.have wireless heads up display is that key instrumentation and
:31:09. > :31:11.whatever, I don't even know who that was, whatever that position is you
:31:12. > :31:16.will have key instrumentation critical to your job, it could
:31:17. > :31:22.display hydraulic pressure, it could display true wind direction, how
:31:23. > :31:27.many laps you have got, it could be anything when it is a vital piece of
:31:28. > :31:38.information, whoever that was, they needed at a moment's notice. One
:31:39. > :31:41.more gate to navigate and then the bus to the finish but Emirates Team
:31:42. > :31:52.New Zealand to have been displaying all their proficiency in this race.
:31:53. > :32:08.Another masterclass, really. Get them in front and they are launched.
:32:09. > :32:20.RADIO: There will be heading for home. How many legs we are still on,
:32:21. > :32:24.they were saying it is six legs and then to the finish. Always good to
:32:25. > :32:27.be discussing that as you are a couple of hundred meters from the
:32:28. > :32:32.finish line. Something is wrong with the Swedes. They are going very much
:32:33. > :32:36.in the wrong direction at this point. Trouble. We did at this
:32:37. > :32:40.point. The Kiwis back in front in the play-off final. Their boat speed
:32:41. > :32:48.is so impressive. And another really good example of their calm and
:32:49. > :32:52.composure in chasing down opponents, so they lead by three points to two
:32:53. > :32:59.and the Swedes have officially retired from the race. I wonder if
:33:00. > :33:07.this is significant in terms of some kind of technical problem? Nathan,
:33:08. > :33:11.we understand you have dagger board issues, how major is the problem, do
:33:12. > :33:15.you think you can fix it in the time you have? We should be able to get
:33:16. > :33:19.it fixed in time, we are fault-finding at the moment, these
:33:20. > :33:22.boats are pretty complicated, several bits and pieces and once you
:33:23. > :33:27.work out which part is malfunctioning it is a pretty quick
:33:28. > :33:33.change, so you can see people having a look at the moment, we will be
:33:34. > :33:37.good for the race, I'm sure. You have got your nose is back in front,
:33:38. > :33:41.another excellent race and another example of you having to surrender
:33:42. > :33:46.-- happy to surrender the lead, I'm sure happy is not the right word,
:33:47. > :33:53.but at ease chasing? Definitely wasn't our best start but that
:33:54. > :33:58.configurations we always knew if the bottom half is in good shape we
:33:59. > :34:05.would have a good crack, there were similar things to what they have
:34:06. > :34:09.done in the previous race. What a commanding performance from
:34:10. > :34:13.Emirates Team New Zealand, they are now 3-2 ahead, two more races and it
:34:14. > :34:19.will be them facing Team USA in the America's Cup.
:34:20. > :34:25.COMMENTATOR: A pre-start dance well underway between the Swedes, led by
:34:26. > :34:30.Nathan Outteridge, who of course had trouble in that second race with his
:34:31. > :34:36.dagger board. Prevented them from finishing the race. The Kiwis, under
:34:37. > :34:43.Peter Burling, who are just remarkably consistent. Looks like it
:34:44. > :34:47.is game on out of hare because -- game on out there because these two
:34:48. > :34:56.are coming together pretty tight. There is a protest from the New
:34:57. > :34:59.Zealanders. They had overlap, the chief umpire did not think they had
:35:00. > :35:07.overlap. He is the guy with a final say. Only 20 seconds to the start,
:35:08. > :35:12.this will quickly turn into time and distance. Emirates Team New Zealand,
:35:13. > :35:16.though, this time, going from that higher speed side of the line. Looks
:35:17. > :35:21.like they might have timed this really nicely, the New Zealanders,
:35:22. > :35:27.they are up and onto their foibles and they are in front. But the
:35:28. > :35:36.Swedish boat speed is picking up quite drastically on the inside of
:35:37. > :35:41.them. Beyond 40 knots. There is no doubt, Paul called this earlier,
:35:42. > :35:46.there is no doubt that these lighter aerofoils are slower to reach. They
:35:47. > :35:51.might be better point, they might be OK downward, but on a reach... These
:35:52. > :35:57.guys are sailing off the right now, of the racecourse. It has become a
:35:58. > :36:02.real strategy of Artemis Racing. Push them way away from this line
:36:03. > :36:05.then try to stretch out their gap. I'm sorry, but this could be a rerun
:36:06. > :36:16.of pretty much every race we've seen so far. They are driving the Kiwis
:36:17. > :36:19.further and further away from the first mark at this point and you get
:36:20. > :36:24.the impression they know they have got to make hay, they have got to
:36:25. > :36:27.build as big a lead as they possibly can to keep the Kiwis at arms length
:36:28. > :36:31.because the New Zealanders will feel they can reel them in from pretty
:36:32. > :36:39.much anywhere, this kind of distance will be nothing for them in their
:36:40. > :36:45.mind. Paul, on the water, why do you think that the longer foils of New
:36:46. > :36:51.Zealand show up on a deficiency on that first weeks but seem not to
:36:52. > :36:59.underrun, you would think they had similar modes the dagger boards. As
:37:00. > :37:05.you know, the run, you take it down, not quite as high-speed as you are
:37:06. > :37:09.on the 100 degrees reach, said that is the highest speed of the whole
:37:10. > :37:15.race. That is where the Kiwis are paying for it the most. The wind is
:37:16. > :37:20.still at 11 knots over also lets see how the rest of the race pans out.
:37:21. > :37:31.Right at the transition where most of these teams toss a coin over
:37:32. > :37:35.which ones to use. The Swedes in front, setting the pace, setting the
:37:36. > :37:38.agenda, they have to make sure they keep their foot on the throat of the
:37:39. > :37:48.Kiwis. That has proved a very difficult thing for them to achieve.
:37:49. > :37:59.This is getting close, left-hand ship going up this lake. Artemis
:38:00. > :38:05.Racing starting to dial down. The Kiwis got back into it on a bit of a
:38:06. > :38:09.left-hand wind shift. The Kiwis did a big dip thinking they would get
:38:10. > :38:10.dialled even harder and gave up a bit of distance, gave that distance
:38:11. > :38:28.right back again. There is a great race brewing here,
:38:29. > :38:35.you feel. Very little in it, decent wind speed, great boat speed. I tell
:38:36. > :38:40.you, the Kiwis, either they are playing the wind shift better or
:38:41. > :38:47.they are flying, because they seem a little higher and a little faster on
:38:48. > :38:52.this leg. Go back and look at this, the Kiwis tapped port tack,
:38:53. > :38:56.immediately Artymata styles right down at them, 90 degrees, the Kiwis
:38:57. > :39:01.actually come off their foils a little bit there and gave up eight
:39:02. > :39:04.or ten boat lengths on the dial down so very effective dial down
:39:05. > :39:10.manoeuvre by Nathan Outteridge and Artemis Racing. Still not much in
:39:11. > :39:18.it, though. Tacking right on top, wing wash will come into effect here
:39:19. > :39:24.for sure. So this is where the Swedes try to spoil the air of the
:39:25. > :39:30.New Zealanders alongside them in the slipstream, looking to try to ensure
:39:31. > :39:39.that they don't get a clear run at it, but the Kiwis are not
:39:40. > :39:42.interested. It is not like car racing where you can do a little
:39:43. > :39:49.bump and it is not affected being behind. The Kiwis are going to
:39:50. > :39:54.think, we are just simply click a point, let's keep this close and get
:39:55. > :40:01.them on the next upwind leg. Keep it close if you are a Kiwi fan, that is
:40:02. > :40:07.what you are thinking. Pretty big split here right now, though. Big
:40:08. > :40:14.split on the racecourse. Wind shift, when the boats get this far apart,
:40:15. > :40:21.absolutely magnifies the situation. There go the Swedes. Tacking one
:40:22. > :40:26.final time, the New Zealanders have done similarly on the other side of
:40:27. > :40:30.the course. There is not going to be a huge amount in this as they headed
:40:31. > :40:34.to Gate 3. But it looks like the left-hand mark at the top of the
:40:35. > :40:37.gate, Wright appear, is closer, so we'd will be interesting to see if
:40:38. > :40:43.art is tax forward or continues all the way across. They are crossing
:40:44. > :40:49.the ahead of New Zealand but it sure looks like the wind has shifted on
:40:50. > :40:52.the racecourse and both going around these mark that very similar
:40:53. > :41:04.moments. Almost exactly the same turn time. Nip and tuck between
:41:05. > :41:08.these two. Paul, has there been a general trend to the wind going in
:41:09. > :41:12.one direction or another? It looks like the racecourse is tilted right
:41:13. > :41:17.now? Yes, you are right, the wind is skewed to the left of the axis a
:41:18. > :41:20.little bit but I'm also pretty impressed, I think the Kiwis are
:41:21. > :41:25.going really fast because they went the right corner on that last part,
:41:26. > :41:29.right behind the highest land around and I thought they might get light
:41:30. > :41:39.over there but they didn't. Yes, the course is skewed that the Kiwis are
:41:40. > :41:42.fast. The Swedish boat unquestionably our noisiest boat in
:41:43. > :41:47.the fleet, not just because of the communications on-board, the
:41:48. > :41:51.talkative nature of the crew, but it tends to make a high-pitched howling
:41:52. > :41:55.noise. They have made a big gain on this side of the racecourse so not
:41:56. > :41:58.only did that spit at the top work in so far as getting the Kiwis
:41:59. > :42:06.around the gate Martin almost identical time but here they make
:42:07. > :42:07.yet another pass. Upwind and downwind they are going really fast
:42:08. > :42:35.right now. Neat and tidy on the gybe for
:42:36. > :42:47.Artemis Racing. The Kiwis really flying up the far end of the course.
:42:48. > :42:55.Hulls out of the water, on the foils all the way. We thought this would
:42:56. > :43:01.happen as we went along. The boat speed is becoming more into play.
:43:02. > :43:06.100% on both boats means nobody has really made that fatal mistakes boat
:43:07. > :43:11.speed is thing that takes over. These guys gybe directly in front.
:43:12. > :43:16.Will Artemis split to the other side or follow them in? They will have to
:43:17. > :43:24.make that play right here, right now. They are following them around.
:43:25. > :43:37.So, so tight on the tail, the Swedes. Within two meters, going 25,
:43:38. > :44:04.30 knots. Bearing away on the tax, the Swedes.
:44:05. > :44:29.The New Zealanders, just this very slick, well oiled machine, totally
:44:30. > :44:34.confident in their boat and their boat handling. The way everybody
:44:35. > :44:41.interacts. Both boats going very similar speeds through the water but
:44:42. > :44:50.I am maintaining that the BMG is much better the team New Zealand
:44:51. > :44:53.right now. We just saw at tack on Sweden but both boats are going a
:44:54. > :44:58.similar boat speed through the water. Let's wait for these two
:44:59. > :45:04.tacks to happen, the bottom number on both sides is the key number,
:45:05. > :45:05.once the boats settling, let's see who has a better the MG towards the
:45:06. > :45:27.mark. 1.5 lengths of this race remaining.
:45:28. > :45:31.Look at the Kiwis there. Keep an eye on the bottom number, it was picking
:45:32. > :45:39.up from New Zealand perspective. As the boat settled in on the tacks,
:45:40. > :45:46.they were three or points faster. Paul, a tenth of not is a beautiful
:45:47. > :45:49.thing, with these guys are talking four, five knots! It is a whole
:45:50. > :46:04.different ball game, Fisher! Attempt the knot was a huge deal in our day!
:46:05. > :46:11.-- one tenth of a knot. You look at the angle that team New Zealand...
:46:12. > :46:20.They are just pointing higher all the time than Artemis Racing. Are we
:46:21. > :46:26.now at the stage of the race where the Swedes are going to have to hope
:46:27. > :46:30.them Kiwis make a mess of my? It is not something the red boat is out to
:46:31. > :46:33.do very often, we have seen that throughout this entire series so
:46:34. > :46:37.far. It is a fine line between waiting for the guy in front of you
:46:38. > :46:42.to make a mistake and pure desperation, and as a tactician you
:46:43. > :46:44.have to make that call at some stage. You have got to try something
:46:45. > :47:03.or, let's just stick with it. Getting towards make or break time
:47:04. > :47:09.for the Swedish crew. This could really change things, this race. The
:47:10. > :47:12.New Zealanders leading 3-2. The difference between a 4-2 lead
:47:13. > :47:17.overnight and three points apiece if the Swedes pull it off is just
:47:18. > :47:19.enormous. So much pressure coming to bear on Nathan Outteridge and the
:47:20. > :47:39.rest of his team at this point. These dagger board choices have just
:47:40. > :47:51.become such an integral part of this America's Cup. Slower on that first
:47:52. > :47:54.reach, behind every single rate at Mach number one for Emirates Team
:47:55. > :47:57.New Zealand so far. Right now they are cruising to a 4-2 series lead.
:47:58. > :48:16.Really kind of unheard of. Gate 5. Downwind. For the last time
:48:17. > :48:23.in the race. Time running out for Artemis Racing here, the Kiwis have
:48:24. > :48:30.set the agenda, they forced the pace of the race is pretty much from the
:48:31. > :48:38.outset. Certainly chasing down the Swedes to very good effect. They
:48:39. > :48:50.have got them where they want them, hard to see them tripping up from
:48:51. > :49:03.here. When the Kiwis get ahead, they just extend. Always the sign of a
:49:04. > :49:08.quick about. One more tack. Let's go back out to Paul for a second. If
:49:09. > :49:15.you are Sweden, what do you do? There is not much, they can only
:49:16. > :49:21.hope for some kind of a breakdown. It is going to be one drive and in
:49:22. > :49:30.probably Sweden. They will have to regroup tonight, come out swinging.
:49:31. > :49:38.An old boss of mine told me a long time ago, hope is not a strategy you
:49:39. > :49:46.want to rely on! The effort is still going in. But the hopes are fading
:49:47. > :49:50.and fading fast at this stage. The New Zealanders so well organised, so
:49:51. > :50:02.well drilled, so confident, and cruising across the top of the
:50:03. > :50:06.water. As we have discussed through the opening fortnight here, it might
:50:07. > :50:14.just be one of a number of different ages adding up to the excellent in
:50:15. > :50:17.the water. One more gybe through this gate and it looks like they
:50:18. > :50:24.might have the gybe couple of times to get to the finish line. The
:50:25. > :50:31.finish line is dead downwind from this gate, from this final gate.
:50:32. > :50:38.Without a big mishap by Emirates Team New Zealand, this race looks
:50:39. > :50:42.pretty over. The final gate, they are cutting it pretty fine, that is
:50:43. > :50:48.just about as animated as you will hear Peter Burling. Are they out of
:50:49. > :50:55.hydraulic pressure to be able to do these two jibes very quickly? Only
:50:56. > :51:03.15, 16 knots now for the the Kiwis. Artemis screaming up from behind.
:51:04. > :51:07.And now it is anybody's, would you believe the Swedes are right back in
:51:08. > :51:12.the hunt from out of nowhere! Will the New Zealanders managed to hang
:51:13. > :51:17.on? There is absolutely nothing in it! New Zealand tearing across, they
:51:18. > :51:23.are just about going to knows that! Oh, my goodness, what are breathless
:51:24. > :51:31.finish! Protest from the Swedish boat. Is that going to make a
:51:32. > :51:36.difference at this point? A bit of a desperation protest, I didn't see
:51:37. > :51:46.anything on the monitor that the Kiwis did wrong there. Still no
:51:47. > :51:50.decision on the penalty. We will wait and see what the decision is
:51:51. > :51:55.from Richard Slater, the chief umpire. The Kiwis are celebrating.
:51:56. > :52:00.There is no penalty, we understand, so the New Zealanders win the race,
:52:01. > :52:04.they have won it clean and they are now in pole position in the
:52:05. > :52:09.Challenger play-off final, pivotal race. Sweden now match point down
:52:10. > :52:13.and one more race will do it for the Kiwis. It just shows that every time
:52:14. > :52:20.we sit here and say, yes, looks good, this team will win, out of
:52:21. > :52:25.nowhere the Kiwis actually make an unforced error, something that we'd
:52:26. > :52:30.just so rarely have seen during this event. So, results today, two wins
:52:31. > :52:36.for the Kiwis, having lost the first they bounced back. The Swedes in
:52:37. > :52:41.flying form in the opening race of the day. The Kiwis' starts need a
:52:42. > :52:50.bit of work but the handling is first class. So, the challenger
:52:51. > :52:55.play-offs' standings, with the New Zealanders leading 4-2 in this best
:52:56. > :53:01.of five contest, and maximum of nine races, so three more to come, the
:53:02. > :53:05.Swedes need all three. You cannot relax for a moment in
:53:06. > :53:09.this America's Cup, what a nail-biting finish in that final
:53:10. > :53:12.race. That win puts the New Zealanders tantalisingly close to
:53:13. > :53:17.challenge Oracle for the cup. Just one more win. For the Swedish team,
:53:18. > :53:22.they now cannot afford to put a foot wrong. Here are the skippers' takes
:53:23. > :53:29.on the day. Much talk this morning about having the right foil
:53:30. > :53:34.combination for the conditions. How did you feel you set up, perhaps not
:53:35. > :53:40.as high as you hope to? The first race we were gusting around 20
:53:41. > :53:44.knots, the Artemis guys definitely had a slightly more upper range
:53:45. > :53:48.configurations and ourselves. It changed how we went about the day,
:53:49. > :53:55.just about hanging in on the first reach and run, taking opportunities
:53:56. > :53:59.but I think the boys did a great job today producing heaps of power so we
:54:00. > :54:05.could keep manoeuvring and hammering away and generate opportunities to
:54:06. > :54:11.pass. Managing to come back from the loss in the first race to take 2-1,
:54:12. > :54:15.a really good day. It feels like, watching it, that even when it is
:54:16. > :54:19.not a perfect conditions you have speed to burn, you can always come
:54:20. > :54:26.back. How confident are you and your team that you are on pace? We are
:54:27. > :54:28.really happy with the pace, a lot of today was about generating
:54:29. > :54:37.opportunities to use the pace and get back into the lead. Full credit
:54:38. > :54:40.to the Artemis guys. Reaching downwind and also upwind, they
:54:41. > :54:46.really pushed us today. The boys were up for the challenge. Nathan, I
:54:47. > :54:51.have to start with the photo finish in the final race! How did you gain
:54:52. > :54:55.so much pace, what was it like? It was probably one of the closest
:54:56. > :54:59.races I've ever had in terms of the finishing line. We managed to avoid
:55:00. > :55:04.giving an additional gybe on that run, New Zealand had to do three, we
:55:05. > :55:09.got to do one, and coming gym doing 35 knots overland, really tight
:55:10. > :55:16.finish and unfortunately they just got ahead of us. You were so
:55:17. > :55:20.dominant in all of the starts, talk to us about that medal race and just
:55:21. > :55:25.how hard it is to keep these guys behind you? It is incredibly
:55:26. > :55:29.difficult, either you start your own race and go boundary to boundary,
:55:30. > :55:34.let them catch you, or you take it on and try to load them down. The
:55:35. > :55:38.upper winds go quite a bit longer than the downwind so even though we
:55:39. > :55:42.are quicker on the reach and downwind we probably spent more time
:55:43. > :55:48.up win so we will have to look at what we can do better tomorrow. Are
:55:49. > :55:51.they unstoppable? They are definitely beatable, we have
:55:52. > :55:55.12-macro races off them so far, consistently winning the starts, and
:55:56. > :55:59.the races we have one have been through good tactics and great
:56:00. > :56:03.failings and if we can keep winning those starts, making their life
:56:04. > :56:10.difficult, one race at a time, it is a big task but we did that in the
:56:11. > :56:15.semifinal and we are looking forward to the challenge tomorrow. Joining
:56:16. > :56:18.me is an Olympic sailor Stevie Morrison. Today, conditions were
:56:19. > :56:22.tricky and it seems like the teams were struggling to stay under
:56:23. > :56:26.control? It was very changeable weather and I think you saw how hard
:56:27. > :56:31.the boats can beat a sale. I don't think for one minute they can be not
:56:32. > :56:35.adjusting the foils to keep those boats flying sap so through the tack
:56:36. > :56:42.we saw art is flying out of the water and we heard they had a
:56:43. > :56:45.problem with the control buttons, it is crazy to think they are
:56:46. > :56:49.controlling both with buttons, systems like that, it shows how on a
:56:50. > :56:53.knife edge these boats are. It looks like the New Zealanders, they are
:56:54. > :56:58.not keen to engage in the start box, is that a throwback to the capsize?
:56:59. > :57:02.I saw Pete the day after and definitely shook up the guys on the
:57:03. > :57:06.boat. It is a very different control system with their boards where Peter
:57:07. > :57:10.is steering the boat and Blair is flying the boat. I wonder if at slow
:57:11. > :57:16.speed if they have a slight issue in that communication, I am sure they
:57:17. > :57:19.are a bit nervous but I also feel they are pretty fast and think, if
:57:20. > :57:24.we stay out of trouble we can win a yacht race after the start. They are
:57:25. > :57:28.fast, they can get out of trouble, whatever is thrown at them. Do you
:57:29. > :57:34.think anybody can take them on, can anybody be to them? You would never
:57:35. > :57:37.let against Oracle from what we have seen before, you would never bet
:57:38. > :57:41.against Iain Percy or Nathan Outteridge, so it is all on
:57:42. > :57:44.tomorrow. The Kiwis were at match point a few years ago for an awful
:57:45. > :57:47.long time said they will be feeling some nerves to finish it but their
:57:48. > :57:50.boat looks very impressive and I would like to be going out of the
:57:51. > :57:55.race tomorrow in their boat rather than any other.
:57:56. > :57:58.Thank you. Join us tomorrow for the climax of the Challenger final, when
:57:59. > :58:00.we will know who will go head-to-head against Oracle Team USA
:58:01. > :58:07.for the America's Cup.