ETNZ buries both bows during bearaway. Image: ACTV
Emirates Team New Zealand put half their boat under water and had two crew washed overboard during a bearaway at the windward mark. Both men, grinders Rob Waddell and Chris Ward, were recovered unhurt. Luna Rossa had dropped out of the race with a broken daggerboard lifting system. ETNZ finished the race with nine crew and picked up the first point of the Louis Vuitton Cup final.
The second race of the day was postponed because the upper wind limit was exceeded.
The first team to win seven races wins the Louis Vuitton Cup and races Oracle Team USA in the America’s Cup Match beginning Saturday 7 September.