- Ainslie’s British team still winless in first-to-seven series
- Racing abandoned for the day before fourth race
The odds of Britain securing the America’s Cup for the first time lengthened a little further on Sunday after the dominant New Zealand team established a three‑race lead in the first-to-seven, 13-race competition.
The planned fourth race was cancelled as winds failed to reach the minimum 6.5 knots and will be held as a one-off on Monday. Weather permitting, the two-race schedule will resume on Wednesday. Britain’s Ineos team may feel relieved that Sunday’s second race was cancelled after a New Zealand display of superiority over the first three races that the Spanish newspaper Mundo Deportivo described as “almost insulting”.
Written by Stephen Burgen in Barcelona
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/oct/13/new-zealand-take-3-0-americas-cup-lead-after-britain-hit-with-penalty under the title “New Zealand take 3-0 America’s Cup lead after Britain hit with penalty”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
