America's Cup World Series: Emirates Team NZ fights back for lead

Mon, 21 Nov 2011


Emirates Team New Zealand retains its overall lead in the America’s Cup World Series at the end of the San Diego regatta.

After three events, combined match and fleet racing points put the team one point ahead of Oracle 4.

The breeze was up for the final day, a southerly of 15-18 knots replaced the light breeze of previous race days. It was very shifty.

With a winner-takes-all fleet race to end the regatta, Dean Barker, James Dagg, Ray Davies, Glenn Ashby and Winston Macfarlane were looking to do well after finishing third in the match racing championship.

They got a great start and led the fleet around the first and second marks. Dean Barker: 'We had a difficult first beat and didn’t get it right, losing several places.

'Fortunately we were able to get back into the race, coming from behind to finish second.'


Results – San Diego Fleet Racing Championship

1. Oracle Racing Spithill
2. Emirates Team New Zealand
3. Energy Team
4. Aleph
5. Team Korea
6. Artemis Racing
7. China Team
8. Green Comm Racing
9. Oracle Racing Coutts

Results – AC500 Speed Trial
Oracle Racing - Coutts - 26.87 knots
Oracle Racing - Spithill - 26.79 knots
Emirates Team New Zealand - 26.56 knots
Artemis Racing - 25.98 knots
Energy Team - 25.96 knots
China Team - 25.67 knots
Aleph - 25.19 knots
Green Comm Racing - 24.74 knots
Team Korea - 24.30 knots