The Louis Vuitton America's Cup World Series Second event concluded on the waters of Gothenburg, Sweden.
On Day two of the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series in Gothenburg Artemis Racing won the first race, while Emirates Team New Zealand won race two.
Following the first two events Emirates Team New Zealand are the overall Team Points Leaders with 72 points, while Land Rover BAR are in second with 65 points and Oracle Team USA are in third with 64 points.
The Kiwis, led by skipper Glenn Ashby and prodigy helmsman Peter Burling showed no fear, posting a 2-1 scoreline in the two double-point races.
“We’re really happy to put together two solid races today and to perform under pressure in that last one is very satisfying.” Saturday’s leader, ORACLE TEAM USA, came in to the day on the back of a perfect scoreline in the first two races.
“We’re disappointed,” said skipper Jimmy Spithill. “We were having a very difficult time speed-wise and with our technique in the lighter winds. We felt good when the breeze was up and we were on the foils. So we have to get back to work.”
“It’s frustrating,” admitted skipper Ben Ainslie. “But that’s the nature of the sport. We’re pleased to be on the podium. We got past Artemis Racing and nearly caught ORACLE TEAM USA at the end, so that was important.
“In these conditions you need to get a good start and we didn’t do that. It’s hard to work your way back after that. I thought the Kiwis sailed a brilliant second race and deserved to get the win.”
“The goal today was to get better starts and get around the first mark in good shape and we did that,” said SoftBank Team Japan skipper Dean Barker. “It didn’t translate into the results we wanted in the first race, but in the second race today, we nailed it.
“It was good to finish third in the last race,” said Groupama Team France skipper Franck Cammas. “It’s taken a long time to find a good mode for sailing downwind and that’s held us back. Today was tactically tricky. Even if you start well, the game comes after the start. But we managed the tactics with Thierry Fouchier and myself and we had a bit more time to think because the wind was light.”
Overall Team Points after 2 Events
72 Emirates Team New Zealand
65 Land Rover BAR
64 ORACLE TEAM USA
56 SoftBank Team Japan
53 Artemis Racing
50 Groupama Team France
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