With no margin for error, ORACLE TEAM USA staved off elimination in the 34th America’s Cup by winning Race 12 by 31 seconds.
Credit : R Pinto
Team skipper Jimmy Spithill did a tremendous job in the pre-start, gaining a late hook to leeward of Emirates Team New Zealand about 20 seconds before the start and forcing the Kiwis to tack away to stay clear and avoid a foul.
Spithill took his crew onto the racecourse 6 seconds ahead of the Kiwis and then led wire-to-wire to force another race.
Emirates Team New Zealand leads the series 8-2 and needs one more point to win the America’s Cup. ORACLE TEAM USA needs to win seven consecutive races to retain the trophy it won in 2010.
crédits : R Pinto - G Martin Raget
34th America’s Cup Standings (first to 9 points wins)
Emirates Team New Zealand – 8
ORACLE TEAM USA – 2
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