Americas Cup Showdown in San Fransisco

[haraldo]

Today is the day at 01.15 in San Fransisco

Americas Cup is the holy grail of sailing and never before has there been an Americas Cup final like this.
cefender Oracle Team USA and challenger Emirates team New Zealand is tied at 8 - 8 before the race today, winner is first one to 9 points. so the winner of today's race will have the Americas Cup from now on.

ORACLE TEAM USA, Emirates Team New Zealand in winner-take-all race for the 34th America’s Cup / America’s Cup

My clear bet is for Oracle Team USA and that the cup stays in USA, Oracle has proven superior as team and with a better boat lately, anyways this is it!

 

[Chu Gai]

Wasn't Oracle punished 2 points so they actually have to get to 11?

 

[haraldo]

Wasn't Oracle punished 2 points so they actually have to get to 11?

Yep, they have 8 points, which means they already got 10 wins!
They won 7 in a row now...

http://www.americascup.com/en/results-standings

 

[haraldo]

Larry is there too
Oracle CEO Larry Ellison skips keynote for America's Cup races | Reuters

 

[Chu Gai]

Now the NZ rugby team has some company.

 

[haraldo]

Amazing race yesterday

 

[its phillip]

 

[haraldo]

Yep, this was a good moment where Team New Zealand did a "beginner's mistake" and got a penalty, Oracle has right of way and try to also male situation look more dramatic than what it may be....
But anyway it's a very very clear violation by Team New Zealand and this situation won the race for Oracle....

Strangely, in press conference afterwards Team New Zealand tactician Ray Davies wouldn't even admit that he did a mistake