1 00:00:06,667 --> 00:00:10,467 Speaker 1: You're listening to the Weekend Sport podcast with Jason Fine 2 00:00:10,707 --> 00:00:11,787 Speaker 1: from Newstalk ZEDB. 3 00:00:13,187 --> 00:00:15,467 Speaker 2: But to the America's Cup, we Go and Team New 4 00:00:15,547 --> 00:00:18,307 Speaker 2: Zealand have made a sizzling start to the defense of 5 00:00:18,347 --> 00:00:21,387 Speaker 2: the old Mugan Barcelona a two nil lead in the 6 00:00:21,427 --> 00:00:25,147 Speaker 2: first to seven series against Ineos Britannia. After a delay 7 00:00:25,147 --> 00:00:26,867 Speaker 2: of almost an hour waiting for the win to build 8 00:00:26,907 --> 00:00:28,907 Speaker 2: up the key, He's dominated the first race and light 9 00:00:29,227 --> 00:00:33,547 Speaker 2: shifty conditions to win by forty one seconds. A rather 10 00:00:33,587 --> 00:00:36,187 Speaker 2: more tense battle in race to the team's trading the 11 00:00:36,267 --> 00:00:38,827 Speaker 2: lead before teen, New Zealand found a good win shift 12 00:00:38,867 --> 00:00:41,507 Speaker 2: on legue five to kick on. In a game that 13 00:00:41,667 --> 00:00:45,867 Speaker 2: is somewhat so like a chess match, it is check 14 00:00:45,987 --> 00:00:50,827 Speaker 2: mate to Emirates Team New Zealand's They lead the cut 15 00:00:50,827 --> 00:00:55,347 Speaker 2: now two racists to nil Tonell. There are two more 16 00:00:55,427 --> 00:00:59,347 Speaker 2: races scheduled overnight tonight. The New Zealand Herald's Chris Reeve 17 00:00:59,947 --> 00:01:02,227 Speaker 2: is covering the Cup for US in Barcelona. You can 18 00:01:02,307 --> 00:01:05,707 Speaker 2: read his reports and analysis at ENZ Herald dot co 19 00:01:05,827 --> 00:01:08,907 Speaker 2: dot nzy joins us now, Chris, I read one of 20 00:01:08,907 --> 00:01:12,827 Speaker 2: your pieces that suggested Anios had a problem with their 21 00:01:12,947 --> 00:01:15,467 Speaker 2: battery just before the start of the first race. Is 22 00:01:15,467 --> 00:01:15,827 Speaker 2: that right? 23 00:01:16,507 --> 00:01:18,867 Speaker 3: Yeah, there was a little bit of an issue going on. 24 00:01:19,027 --> 00:01:22,027 Speaker 3: I talked to one of the Aniosk guys after racing, 25 00:01:22,067 --> 00:01:25,347 Speaker 3: Todany couldn't really tell me what was going on there, 26 00:01:25,987 --> 00:01:27,867 Speaker 3: but it sounded like they switched out one of their 27 00:01:27,867 --> 00:01:32,267 Speaker 3: batteries which are power the foils. So I'm not really 28 00:01:32,307 --> 00:01:35,427 Speaker 3: sure what the issue was, but it did look like 29 00:01:35,467 --> 00:01:38,147 Speaker 3: it sort of slowed them down a little bit getting 30 00:01:38,147 --> 00:01:41,827 Speaker 3: into that starting box for the first race and really 31 00:01:42,027 --> 00:01:45,187 Speaker 3: set them on the back foot to basically straight off 32 00:01:45,307 --> 00:01:46,267 Speaker 3: the bat. 33 00:01:46,067 --> 00:01:49,507 Speaker 2: So, Kevin, how important the starts and the prestart is. 34 00:01:50,187 --> 00:01:52,547 Speaker 2: Was it obvious that that gave Team New Zealand an 35 00:01:52,547 --> 00:01:53,667 Speaker 2: advantage in Race one? 36 00:01:54,747 --> 00:01:58,707 Speaker 3: Yeah? Absolutely. The starts have been something that have been 37 00:01:58,747 --> 00:02:02,467 Speaker 3: talked about basically all week leading into this and into 38 00:02:02,507 --> 00:02:05,947 Speaker 3: this Cup match. Just getting off the start line quick, 39 00:02:06,067 --> 00:02:10,027 Speaker 3: with pace and sort of in the right direction is 40 00:02:10,627 --> 00:02:14,107 Speaker 3: vital to winning these races. The team who leads after 41 00:02:14,147 --> 00:02:16,627 Speaker 3: the first leg is quite often the one who comes 42 00:02:16,667 --> 00:02:18,867 Speaker 3: out winning the race and start as a big part 43 00:02:18,867 --> 00:02:22,587 Speaker 3: of that Team New Zealand getting the jump there. I 44 00:02:22,667 --> 00:02:25,987 Speaker 3: was talking to Andy Maloney, one of their trimmers after 45 00:02:26,067 --> 00:02:28,267 Speaker 3: the racing, and he felt like that start was one 46 00:02:28,307 --> 00:02:30,107 Speaker 3: of the best they've had all would get us. So 47 00:02:30,547 --> 00:02:33,267 Speaker 3: that's a great sign for a team who who haven't 48 00:02:33,267 --> 00:02:35,067 Speaker 3: had a race in about a month to come out 49 00:02:35,107 --> 00:02:36,587 Speaker 3: and hit the ground running like they did. 50 00:02:36,707 --> 00:02:38,147 Speaker 2: Absolutely, And I think that was one of the big 51 00:02:38,227 --> 00:02:40,587 Speaker 2: questions Chris wasn't it was how would Team usit On 52 00:02:40,747 --> 00:02:44,547 Speaker 2: be having not raced competitively for the best part of 53 00:02:44,587 --> 00:02:46,387 Speaker 2: a month. Did they look like a team that had 54 00:02:46,387 --> 00:02:48,467 Speaker 2: just been watching on and not racing? 55 00:02:49,587 --> 00:02:53,867 Speaker 3: Now it looked like a team who just have been racing. 56 00:02:54,107 --> 00:02:56,747 Speaker 3: I mean, they looked great out there today. It wasn't 57 00:02:56,787 --> 00:02:59,987 Speaker 3: an easy day either. The wind was sort of all 58 00:03:00,027 --> 00:03:02,827 Speaker 3: over the place. It was lights and then it sort 59 00:03:02,867 --> 00:03:05,187 Speaker 3: of built into the afternoon, but it was still very 60 00:03:05,227 --> 00:03:08,387 Speaker 3: patchy and they had to work really hard to sort 61 00:03:08,387 --> 00:03:13,347 Speaker 3: of put the pieces together to make a good complete race. 62 00:03:13,387 --> 00:03:15,667 Speaker 3: And we saw that in the second race that they 63 00:03:15,667 --> 00:03:17,347 Speaker 3: were able to do that. I think it was the 64 00:03:18,067 --> 00:03:21,507 Speaker 3: fifth leg, the second to last up wind, that they 65 00:03:21,547 --> 00:03:24,827 Speaker 3: really started putting the putting the pieces together and built 66 00:03:24,827 --> 00:03:27,787 Speaker 3: a good lead in that one. And what really impressed 67 00:03:27,827 --> 00:03:30,947 Speaker 3: me about them today was the coms on board, Like 68 00:03:30,987 --> 00:03:33,307 Speaker 3: I said it was a tough day and they were 69 00:03:33,347 --> 00:03:35,947 Speaker 3: really just kind of talking it out, and that's a 70 00:03:35,947 --> 00:03:38,827 Speaker 3: big part of these boats now that you've got helmsmen 71 00:03:38,907 --> 00:03:41,867 Speaker 3: on both sides, so they really only see one side 72 00:03:41,867 --> 00:03:44,667 Speaker 3: of the course each So it was really interesting to 73 00:03:45,067 --> 00:03:48,267 Speaker 3: listen to that and just how sort of detailed they 74 00:03:48,307 --> 00:03:49,387 Speaker 3: go into these things. 75 00:03:49,707 --> 00:03:52,667 Speaker 2: Across the two races, were you able to tell who's 76 00:03:52,747 --> 00:03:55,387 Speaker 2: faster upwind and who's faster downwind? 77 00:03:56,427 --> 00:03:59,387 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's hard to say after one day of racing. 78 00:03:59,427 --> 00:04:02,027 Speaker 3: I think I would like to see them in well, 79 00:04:02,107 --> 00:04:05,067 Speaker 3: I guess a couple more races or different conditions to 80 00:04:05,107 --> 00:04:07,827 Speaker 3: see sort of what the paye looked like. But today 81 00:04:07,947 --> 00:04:11,787 Speaker 3: it was very clear that Emerates to New Zealand were 82 00:04:12,307 --> 00:04:16,307 Speaker 3: faster upwind and any of Us Britannia were faster downwind. 83 00:04:16,707 --> 00:04:20,587 Speaker 3: Downwind has been a big strength of the Bricks throughout 84 00:04:20,587 --> 00:04:23,667 Speaker 3: the campaign, so that wasn't a big surprise, but it'll 85 00:04:23,707 --> 00:04:27,147 Speaker 3: be interesting to see how if that changes in the 86 00:04:27,187 --> 00:04:29,027 Speaker 3: next few races over the coming days. 87 00:04:29,147 --> 00:04:31,227 Speaker 2: So by the sounds of things, the second race was 88 00:04:31,307 --> 00:04:33,987 Speaker 2: a lot closer, just a twenty seven second winning margin 89 00:04:34,027 --> 00:04:36,227 Speaker 2: at the end. No lead changes in the first race. 90 00:04:36,307 --> 00:04:39,227 Speaker 2: Chris were there lead changes in the second. 91 00:04:40,027 --> 00:04:43,267 Speaker 3: Yeah, there were. There were kind of in the first 92 00:04:43,387 --> 00:04:47,267 Speaker 3: two or three legs. It was a really really close match. 93 00:04:47,307 --> 00:04:51,587 Speaker 3: Racing that first leg was great. The media center, we're 94 00:04:51,627 --> 00:04:55,387 Speaker 3: all quite tense watching that because just those crosses were 95 00:04:55,427 --> 00:04:58,507 Speaker 3: so close you didn't really know who was going to 96 00:04:58,507 --> 00:05:01,387 Speaker 3: have the lead by the first gate. Ultimately, Team New 97 00:05:01,467 --> 00:05:04,547 Speaker 3: Zealand did get that to get us quite a slim 98 00:05:04,627 --> 00:05:07,307 Speaker 3: lead at the first gate and went on to win. 99 00:05:07,467 --> 00:05:10,307 Speaker 3: But yeah, it's good to see some lead changes because 100 00:05:10,387 --> 00:05:12,787 Speaker 3: I know some people might be a little bit skeptical 101 00:05:13,387 --> 00:05:16,987 Speaker 3: after seeing some races earlier in the campaign where you know, 102 00:05:17,027 --> 00:05:20,227 Speaker 3: there weren't a lot of lead changes. So actually seeing 103 00:05:20,267 --> 00:05:23,547 Speaker 3: that and seeing that just how competitive these two boats 104 00:05:23,587 --> 00:05:27,267 Speaker 3: are alongside one another, it's it bodes well for the 105 00:05:27,307 --> 00:05:27,827 Speaker 3: coming week. 106 00:05:28,067 --> 00:05:30,227 Speaker 2: Yeah, well, Team New Zealand will be very happy, obviously, 107 00:05:30,267 --> 00:05:32,707 Speaker 2: having banked two race wins, they just need to get 108 00:05:32,707 --> 00:05:36,827 Speaker 2: to seven. Did you see enough though from Anyos Britannia 109 00:05:36,907 --> 00:05:39,507 Speaker 2: to suggest that this won't just be seven nil? 110 00:05:40,587 --> 00:05:43,107 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think they'll. They'll make Team New Zealand work 111 00:05:43,147 --> 00:05:45,587 Speaker 3: for it. In saying that Team New Zealand could still 112 00:05:45,627 --> 00:05:47,427 Speaker 3: win this one seven nil, I mean that's not out 113 00:05:47,427 --> 00:05:51,387 Speaker 3: of the question at all. Like the second race today, 114 00:05:51,507 --> 00:05:55,067 Speaker 3: Inos Britannia probably could have won that had they been 115 00:05:55,107 --> 00:05:57,867 Speaker 3: the team to at us put those shifts together. So 116 00:05:57,907 --> 00:06:01,347 Speaker 3: it can come down to one or two decisions these races, 117 00:06:01,427 --> 00:06:06,347 Speaker 3: so you know, make one rock move and you lose 118 00:06:06,467 --> 00:06:09,067 Speaker 3: the race. It's that that type. 119 00:06:09,467 --> 00:06:11,427 Speaker 2: You mentioned the conditions a couple of times. Can you 120 00:06:11,467 --> 00:06:13,427 Speaker 2: just expand on them though, Chrius, the nature of the 121 00:06:13,587 --> 00:06:16,507 Speaker 2: en course conditions that greeted these two teams today. 122 00:06:17,507 --> 00:06:19,667 Speaker 3: Yeah, we're kind of the reverse of what we were 123 00:06:19,907 --> 00:06:23,467 Speaker 3: told to expect. So we were told that the wind 124 00:06:23,467 --> 00:06:27,227 Speaker 3: would sort of be good for good for racing around 125 00:06:27,467 --> 00:06:30,147 Speaker 3: sort of two in the afternoon here, which is when 126 00:06:30,187 --> 00:06:33,027 Speaker 3: things were meant to start. That didn't happen. There was 127 00:06:33,027 --> 00:06:35,827 Speaker 3: a delay of about fifty minutes as the wind built, 128 00:06:36,427 --> 00:06:38,827 Speaker 3: and yeah, like I said before, and when the wind 129 00:06:38,867 --> 00:06:42,347 Speaker 3: did build, it was like it was probably a decent breeze, 130 00:06:42,387 --> 00:06:44,427 Speaker 3: sort of toward the lower end of the limit still 131 00:06:44,467 --> 00:06:49,787 Speaker 3: but just a little bit better in certain areas of 132 00:06:49,827 --> 00:06:52,707 Speaker 3: the course. And the sea state of course they get 133 00:06:52,707 --> 00:06:56,387 Speaker 3: out here doesn't really help these things in a little 134 00:06:56,387 --> 00:07:00,027 Speaker 3: bit of lump on the on the surface gives them 135 00:07:00,027 --> 00:07:02,707 Speaker 3: something else they have to sort of factor into all 136 00:07:02,747 --> 00:07:05,667 Speaker 3: their decision making. So there's a lot going on out 137 00:07:05,667 --> 00:07:08,827 Speaker 3: there that these guys have to take into consideration when 138 00:07:08,867 --> 00:07:11,987 Speaker 3: they're prepping their prepping their boats for the conditions. 139 00:07:12,107 --> 00:07:15,347 Speaker 2: And there are two more races scheduled tomorrow, So have 140 00:07:15,427 --> 00:07:18,307 Speaker 2: you seen the forecast? What's the likelihood of getting those underway? 141 00:07:19,187 --> 00:07:23,947 Speaker 3: Yeah, fans back at home getting up to watching the racing, 142 00:07:24,067 --> 00:07:27,067 Speaker 3: they probably want to probably want to make a strong 143 00:07:27,107 --> 00:07:29,907 Speaker 3: pot of coffee for the morning. It's not looking good 144 00:07:29,947 --> 00:07:35,227 Speaker 3: at the moment. We're expecting very very light whens. You know, 145 00:07:35,547 --> 00:07:38,507 Speaker 3: maybe that'll change overnight and they get a little bit 146 00:07:38,547 --> 00:07:42,227 Speaker 3: more breeze than they're expecting. But yeah, I don't know 147 00:07:42,307 --> 00:07:45,747 Speaker 3: how confident they are about getting two races done tomorrow. 148 00:07:45,787 --> 00:07:47,987 Speaker 2: All right, we'll wait and see on that. And now, 149 00:07:48,027 --> 00:07:51,667 Speaker 2: with Team New Zealand actually racing competitively, is it obvious 150 00:07:51,707 --> 00:07:54,587 Speaker 2: that there's a bit of support for Team New Zealand 151 00:07:54,627 --> 00:07:55,187 Speaker 2: on short. 152 00:07:55,987 --> 00:07:57,987 Speaker 3: Yeah, there's a lot of kiwis in town. 153 00:07:58,067 --> 00:07:58,267 Speaker 1: Man. 154 00:07:58,787 --> 00:08:01,467 Speaker 3: We went down to the dock out this morning and 155 00:08:01,507 --> 00:08:05,067 Speaker 3: there were thousands of people down there just lining the 156 00:08:05,147 --> 00:08:08,787 Speaker 3: lining the waterfront to the boat peel out. That's been 157 00:08:08,827 --> 00:08:11,787 Speaker 3: something that's I guess grown over the last few days 158 00:08:11,787 --> 00:08:14,827 Speaker 3: since I've been here, that there's a sort of noticeable 159 00:08:15,267 --> 00:08:18,387 Speaker 3: influx of Kiwis have made their way down here, and 160 00:08:18,427 --> 00:08:20,787 Speaker 3: you see all the ten New Zealand kit down on 161 00:08:20,827 --> 00:08:23,387 Speaker 3: the waterfront. There's definitely plenty of support down here. 162 00:08:23,547 --> 00:08:25,587 Speaker 2: Good to hear Chris, thanks for starting up for us. Mate, 163 00:08:25,627 --> 00:08:28,067 Speaker 2: get some sleep and we'll look forward to day two 164 00:08:28,427 --> 00:08:31,587 Speaker 2: of the America's Cup match tomorrow. That's Chris Reeve from 165 00:08:31,667 --> 00:08:35,067 Speaker 2: the New Zealand Herald. He's in Barcelona covering the America's 166 00:08:35,067 --> 00:08:37,507 Speaker 2: Cup match for us. 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