25.09.2013 Score: New Zealand 8 - USA 8. Winner take all today!
Team USA saved seven match points. Can Kiwis close it out?
Team USA dominated the start of Race 17 and showed stunning upwind speed to come from behind in Race 18. Can the Kiwis find an answer?
After 85 days of racing, it all comes down to one 25 minute race!
Team USA took the lead on the upwind leg after rolling over Team New Zealand by using foiling mode updwind.
Watch the crucial 3 minutes of Race 18
Oracle führt in Race 18
Foto: ACTV Lifeline
Watch: TNZ leading at the leeward gate, TUSA splitting to the left then tacking onto port, TNZ trying to gas them by tacking on top but then watching in horror as TUSA shifted into upwind hydrofoil mode to sail over them and take the lead for good on simultaneous tacks at the right side, near Alcatraz. This is the sequence that shows TUSA's dominance in Race 18. Can they do it again in Race 19? The Kiwis may still win...
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The key sequence in Race 18 in photos
TNZ leads by 100m upwind. TUSA has just tacked onto port after splitting at the downwind gate. They are still downspeed after their tack.
The teams approached on opposite tacks, and the cross was sure to be close.
TNZ rolls into their tack ahead of TUSA. Normally, that would be enough to give TUSA bad air and bounce them back to the left side. But that's not what happened.
Look at the LiveLine speed data for the boats! USA is almost 6 knots faster! That's SPEED.
Look carefully at USA: hydrofoiling as they sail over NZL.
NZL has rights to room to tack at the boundary.
After simultaneous tacks, USA has taken the lead.
USA pulls away from NZL. They go on to stretch out their lead and win by 54 seconds.
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