Two-time defending champion Oracle Team USA came from behind to beat Emirates Team New Zealand for its second victory on the opening day of the America’s Cup qualifiers on Bermuda’s Great Sound on Saturday.
It was a rematch of the 2013 America’s Cup, when Oracle won eight straight races to cap one of the greatest comebacks in sports.
Oracle skipper Jimmy Spithill caught the Kiwis rounding the mark onto the sixth of seven legs and pulled away to win by six seconds.
This is the first time the defender has sailed against challengers in the preliminaries.