October 19, 2024 • 8 mins
Three America's Cup wins on the bounce for Team New Zealand - after cruising to victory with a 7-2 series win over Britannia.
The Kiwi syndicate winning race nine by 37 seconds to clinch the required seventh win and keep the Auld Mug.
NZ Herald sports reporter Chris Reive recaps Team New Zealand's 'exciting' sailing win.
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Speaker 1 (00:06):
You're listening to the Sunday Session podcast with Francesca Rudgin
from News Talks.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
EDB victory for Team New Zealand overnight you.
Speaker 3 (00:16):
Better believe it.
Speaker 4 (00:18):
The three peat is complete and Emirates Team New Zealand
win the.
Speaker 3 (00:24):
Louis Wittal thirty seventh America's Cup.
Speaker 2 (00:29):
A thirty seven second win over Pretenda this morning, giving
them the win seven to two. After the race, Peter
Berling spoke to media.
Speaker 4 (00:37):
One incredible day, incredible campaign and just said all come
together in the such a I was supposed tight race.
I like today I'm adding another one on the board
round out of the match point something we're incredibly proud.
Speaker 2 (00:50):
Of and his Bretenna's sup Ben Ainsley done to.
Speaker 5 (00:53):
Tea New Zealand. I mean, what an amazing campaign and
team and in my view that I think they're the
best team ever in the America's Cups, so that's quite
some achievement, so well, well done to them New Zealand.
Speaker 2 (01:06):
Here sports reporter Chris Reeve is in Barcelona and he
joins me, now, good morning, hello, how are you really good?
Thank you? So three in a row a seven to
two win. How good is this team?
Speaker 3 (01:20):
They're pretty good today. You just had to look at
how well they sailed the boat. It was a tricky
day out there today. We weren't expecting to get racing
as early in the day as we did. Some people
weren't expecting to get any racing at all, and to
go out on a day like today and put well,
they put most of the shifts together and came out
(01:42):
with a pretty convincing win in the end, and that
really just summed up the whole Cup match. They sailed
the boat really really well and they were just too
good for any US Britannia in the end.
Speaker 2 (01:52):
Such a big build up and then after all that,
it kind of feels like it was over and done
with quite quickly.
Speaker 3 (02:01):
Yeah, it's interesting, like the whole regetta has gone on
for about a month and nearly two months now if
we include the preliminary again in Barcelona. But yeah, it
is a little bit like that. Now that the match
is over, it's like, oh, okay, now it's kind.
Speaker 2 (02:17):
Of just gone, yeah, we're done, onto the next one ths.
Speaker 3 (02:21):
Wow.
Speaker 2 (02:21):
Yeah, we'll talk about that in a moment. So Ben
Ainsley post Race said that he thought that the team
New Zealand is the best team ever in the America's Cup?
Do you agree?
Speaker 3 (02:32):
Oh, it's a long history in the America's Cup, but
you know, no team has ever won three in a
row until today, so that definitely puts them up there
among the greatest teams of all time to compete in
this And by the looks of things, you know they've
got a young team as well, so they could be
around for another campaign or two year.
Speaker 2 (02:53):
So what gives Team New Zealand an edge? Is it
the technology? Is it the boat? Is it the ability
to read the wind? Is it a bit of luck?
Speaker 3 (03:05):
I think it's a little bit of everything. In the
America's Cup, the defender gets a big advantage and the
fact that they get to set the rules, they get
to choose what boat they're sailing in. The AC seventy five,
which they're sailing in at the moment, was something designed
by the Team New Zealand defended the designers, so they
(03:25):
know the boat, they know what they're working with. But
the team have been sailing together for a long long time.
They're very familiar with each other. They sail both America's Cup,
and a lot of the sailors also make up the
New Zealand Sale GP team as well, so they're very
familiar with each other. And Nathan Alteridge came into this
campaign who hasn't sailed with them a lot, but has
(03:47):
sailed against the team a lot, and he's really helped
them to build the communication they needed to I guess
navigate these tricky conditions. We heard it throughout the week
that just how much talk was going on on board,
and I think that was a really good summary of
what makes this team work is just the communication. They're
all on this page and that they know their roles
(04:08):
and they know how to make the boat go fast.
Speaker 2 (04:11):
Chris, how have you found Barcelona as a venue?
Speaker 3 (04:15):
Oh, it's been great purely from a sporting point of view.
I thought Barcelona was a fantastic venue. The sea state
just adds another element of well, I guess fun for
me as a spectator, you never know whether it's gonna
fit with the wind or whether it's just gonna be
doing its own thing, how high the waves are going
to get, so it's something we don't see a lot
(04:37):
of in New Zealand. And then on top of that,
the wind has just been so unpredictable. Like I said,
we weren't expecting to get a lot of racing in
today and we only had to wait forty minutes for
that breeze to fill in. So it's been quite a fun,
quite a fun regatta to follow.
Speaker 2 (04:55):
What did the youth and women's regattas bring to the
mix this time?
Speaker 3 (05:00):
Yeah, it was good to see the youth come back.
I think there were some teething issues there. French team,
they had some issues with their boat and I think
they only sailed in about two of the six races,
so probably a few things to work on there. The
women's event, I feel like they might feel like they
were a little bit short changed because they just did
(05:22):
not get any help from the wind at all. They
ended up having to cram a lot of the back
end of that regatta in over sort of a one
evening so that it would all run to schedule. So
I think it was a good introduction. It was nice
to see a women's event finally on the America's Cup stage.
But I feel like they'll look at what's gone on
(05:44):
here and hopefully work on that for the next campaign,
because it would be great to see both of those
regattas included next time.
Speaker 2 (05:52):
Grant Dalton has said he's keen for a quick turnaround
for the next America's camp to be ready to go,
even as early as twenty twenty six. When would you
expect to see the next defense? Do you think.
Speaker 3 (06:06):
To run on just the usual four year cycle until
I see otherwise? I definitely would not be surprised to
see things turned around very quickly, especially because they are
keeping the same class of boat. They've got enough teams
who are interested and want to know how quickly they're
(06:26):
going to need to turn things around. And I think
if they're looking to turn it around quickly, they must
have an idea of venue as well. Barcelona could be
an option. There have been other options thrown about as well.
The Middle East has come up a few times, so
it'll be interesting to see what unfolds there in the
next few weeks, because it does sound like there is
(06:47):
conversations going on.
Speaker 2 (06:49):
Yeah, and look we're hearing some competitors are calling for
an annual regatta of some sort. Is that how they
keep people interested in this form of competitive racing while
we do wait for the next Cup?
Speaker 3 (07:00):
Yeah, I think there needs to be more racing in
the next cycle, and that's a very familiar thought amongst teams.
There was only three preliminary regattas before the main event
this time around, and I feel like over a four
year cycle they probably need a little bit more just
to if nothing else, to at least give the sailor's
(07:21):
opportunity to build their on water skills rather than simply
in practice or working on the boat, getting that race
sort of mentality locked in more throughout the full campaign
as opposed to trying to hone it and over just
a couple events thrown in here and.
Speaker 2 (07:40):
There is there any chance the next defense could be
here in New Zealand, You.
Speaker 3 (07:46):
Never say no. A lot of things would need to happen,
but I'm sure Team New Zealand will always have a
have a open line for a New Zealand event for
the government and whoever else they need to put that on.
I wouldn't be surprised if they looked for scually a
(08:06):
preliminary regedda if they didn't want to bring the full
event back. I think a preliminary agatta would be a
good way to go as well. So I'm sure that's
in the thinking. But to wait and see what happens.
Speaker 2 (08:17):
Next, well, I'm sure there's a lot of celebrating going
on in Barcelona tonight. Thank you so much for your time,
Chris really appreciate it. Oh No Worries and Team New
Zealand have confirmed that a challenger has been accepted by
the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron for the next edition
of the Cup, meaning there is already an official challenger
(08:37):
of record. They haven't said who it will be and
they say look at it. In a couple of weeks time,
we'll be making an announcement and putting out a timetable
on when decisions will be made about where the next
Cup could potentially be in things. So there we go.
Very exciting.
Speaker 1 (08:55):
For more from the Sunday session with Francesca Rudkin, listen
live to News Talks It'd be from nine am Sunday,
or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio
You're listening to the Sunday Session podcast with Francesca Rudgin
from News Talks.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
EDB victory for Team New Zealand overnight you.
Speaker 3 (00:16):
Better believe it.
Speaker 4 (00:18):
The three peat is complete and Emirates Team New Zealand
win the.
Speaker 3 (00:24):
Louis Wittal thirty seventh America's Cup.
Speaker 2 (00:29):
A thirty seven second win over Pretenda this morning, giving
them the win seven to two. After the race, Peter
Berling spoke to media.
Speaker 4 (00:37):
One incredible day, incredible campaign and just said all come
together in the such a I was supposed tight race.
I like today I'm adding another one on the board
round out of the match point something we're incredibly proud.
Speaker 2 (00:50):
Of and his Bretenna's sup Ben Ainsley done to.
Speaker 5 (00:53):
Tea New Zealand. I mean, what an amazing campaign and
team and in my view that I think they're the
best team ever in the America's Cups, so that's quite
some achievement, so well, well done to them New Zealand.
Speaker 2 (01:06):
Here sports reporter Chris Reeve is in Barcelona and he
joins me, now, good morning, hello, how are you really good?
Thank you? So three in a row a seven to
two win. How good is this team?
Speaker 3 (01:20):
They're pretty good today. You just had to look at
how well they sailed the boat. It was a tricky
day out there today. We weren't expecting to get racing
as early in the day as we did. Some people
weren't expecting to get any racing at all, and to
go out on a day like today and put well,
they put most of the shifts together and came out
(01:42):
with a pretty convincing win in the end, and that
really just summed up the whole Cup match. They sailed
the boat really really well and they were just too
good for any US Britannia in the end.
Speaker 2 (01:52):
Such a big build up and then after all that,
it kind of feels like it was over and done
with quite quickly.
Speaker 3 (02:01):
Yeah, it's interesting, like the whole regetta has gone on
for about a month and nearly two months now if
we include the preliminary again in Barcelona. But yeah, it
is a little bit like that. Now that the match
is over, it's like, oh, okay, now it's kind.
Speaker 2 (02:17):
Of just gone, yeah, we're done, onto the next one ths.
Speaker 3 (02:21):
Wow.
Speaker 2 (02:21):
Yeah, we'll talk about that in a moment. So Ben
Ainsley post Race said that he thought that the team
New Zealand is the best team ever in the America's Cup?
Do you agree?
Speaker 3 (02:32):
Oh, it's a long history in the America's Cup, but
you know, no team has ever won three in a
row until today, so that definitely puts them up there
among the greatest teams of all time to compete in
this And by the looks of things, you know they've
got a young team as well, so they could be
around for another campaign or two year.
Speaker 2 (02:53):
So what gives Team New Zealand an edge? Is it
the technology? Is it the boat? Is it the ability
to read the wind? Is it a bit of luck?
Speaker 3 (03:05):
I think it's a little bit of everything. In the
America's Cup, the defender gets a big advantage and the
fact that they get to set the rules, they get
to choose what boat they're sailing in. The AC seventy five,
which they're sailing in at the moment, was something designed
by the Team New Zealand defended the designers, so they
(03:25):
know the boat, they know what they're working with. But
the team have been sailing together for a long long time.
They're very familiar with each other. They sail both America's Cup,
and a lot of the sailors also make up the
New Zealand Sale GP team as well, so they're very
familiar with each other. And Nathan Alteridge came into this
campaign who hasn't sailed with them a lot, but has
(03:47):
sailed against the team a lot, and he's really helped
them to build the communication they needed to I guess
navigate these tricky conditions. We heard it throughout the week
that just how much talk was going on on board,
and I think that was a really good summary of
what makes this team work is just the communication. They're
all on this page and that they know their roles
(04:08):
and they know how to make the boat go fast.
Speaker 2 (04:11):
Chris, how have you found Barcelona as a venue?
Speaker 3 (04:15):
Oh, it's been great purely from a sporting point of view.
I thought Barcelona was a fantastic venue. The sea state
just adds another element of well, I guess fun for
me as a spectator, you never know whether it's gonna
fit with the wind or whether it's just gonna be
doing its own thing, how high the waves are going
to get, so it's something we don't see a lot
(04:37):
of in New Zealand. And then on top of that,
the wind has just been so unpredictable. Like I said,
we weren't expecting to get a lot of racing in
today and we only had to wait forty minutes for
that breeze to fill in. So it's been quite a fun,
quite a fun regatta to follow.
Speaker 2 (04:55):
What did the youth and women's regattas bring to the
mix this time?
Speaker 3 (05:00):
Yeah, it was good to see the youth come back.
I think there were some teething issues there. French team,
they had some issues with their boat and I think
they only sailed in about two of the six races,
so probably a few things to work on there. The
women's event, I feel like they might feel like they
were a little bit short changed because they just did
(05:22):
not get any help from the wind at all. They
ended up having to cram a lot of the back
end of that regatta in over sort of a one
evening so that it would all run to schedule. So
I think it was a good introduction. It was nice
to see a women's event finally on the America's Cup stage.
But I feel like they'll look at what's gone on
(05:44):
here and hopefully work on that for the next campaign,
because it would be great to see both of those
regattas included next time.
Speaker 2 (05:52):
Grant Dalton has said he's keen for a quick turnaround
for the next America's camp to be ready to go,
even as early as twenty twenty six. When would you
expect to see the next defense? Do you think.
Speaker 3 (06:06):
To run on just the usual four year cycle until
I see otherwise? I definitely would not be surprised to
see things turned around very quickly, especially because they are
keeping the same class of boat. They've got enough teams
who are interested and want to know how quickly they're
(06:26):
going to need to turn things around. And I think
if they're looking to turn it around quickly, they must
have an idea of venue as well. Barcelona could be
an option. There have been other options thrown about as well.
The Middle East has come up a few times, so
it'll be interesting to see what unfolds there in the
next few weeks, because it does sound like there is
(06:47):
conversations going on.
Speaker 2 (06:49):
Yeah, and look we're hearing some competitors are calling for
an annual regatta of some sort. Is that how they
keep people interested in this form of competitive racing while
we do wait for the next Cup?
Speaker 3 (07:00):
Yeah, I think there needs to be more racing in
the next cycle, and that's a very familiar thought amongst teams.
There was only three preliminary regattas before the main event
this time around, and I feel like over a four
year cycle they probably need a little bit more just
to if nothing else, to at least give the sailor's
(07:21):
opportunity to build their on water skills rather than simply
in practice or working on the boat, getting that race
sort of mentality locked in more throughout the full campaign
as opposed to trying to hone it and over just
a couple events thrown in here and.
Speaker 2 (07:40):
There is there any chance the next defense could be
here in New Zealand, You.
Speaker 3 (07:46):
Never say no. A lot of things would need to happen,
but I'm sure Team New Zealand will always have a
have a open line for a New Zealand event for
the government and whoever else they need to put that on.
I wouldn't be surprised if they looked for scually a
(08:06):
preliminary regedda if they didn't want to bring the full
event back. I think a preliminary agatta would be a
good way to go as well. So I'm sure that's
in the thinking. But to wait and see what happens.
Speaker 2 (08:17):
Next, well, I'm sure there's a lot of celebrating going
on in Barcelona tonight. Thank you so much for your time,
Chris really appreciate it. Oh No Worries and Team New
Zealand have confirmed that a challenger has been accepted by
the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron for the next edition
of the Cup, meaning there is already an official challenger
(08:37):
of record. They haven't said who it will be and
they say look at it. In a couple of weeks time,
we'll be making an announcement and putting out a timetable
on when decisions will be made about where the next
Cup could potentially be in things. So there we go.
Very exciting.
Speaker 1 (08:55):
For more from the Sunday session with Francesca Rudkin, listen
live to News Talks It'd be from nine am Sunday,
or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio
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