SAN DIEGO (AP) The champagne was on ice and the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron was eager to welcome back the America’s Cup to its trophy room.
Emirates Team New Zealand was that close to victory on San Francisco Bay.
Corks never popped. The Auld Mug never made it back Down Under.
Four years after their soul-crushing loss to Oracle Team USA, the Kiwis are back for another shot at sailing’s Holy Grail. The Kiwis have already made waves by putting cycling stations on their 50-foot, foiling catamaran to help power it round Bermuda’s Great Sound.