A stunning regatta, ended up with the victory coming on to the Suiss sindicate side, allowing them to win, for the second time in a row, the Holly Grail of Yachting.
With an amazing start from both crews, Alinghi was able to gain a 7 seconds margin on the first up-wind mark. New Zealand was not in the mood to call it a day and took the lead, rounding mark 2 with a 14 seconds advance. But on the second time they came against the wind, Ed Baird and his team pulled a rabbit out of their hats, starting the last leeward on the first place after gaining 26 seconds in one single leg. But the elements had saved the best for the last course. With the wind dropping to very light, the Kiwis had the advantage on their side. Their recovering path led them to finish only one sinlge second behind the Suiss. 10 more meters and perhaps we would still had a few more races to watch.
In the end, this was one of the best editions of the cup, with very similar boats and leveled crew quality, that raced head to head until the last moment giving something exciting for the audience to see.
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