ORACLE TEAM USA is a team renewed with vigor after winning Race 9 of the 34th America’s Cup. The defender won the race by 47 seconds over Emirates Team New Zealand in a wire-to-wire victory, one that puts the team’s first point on the scoreboard.
Emirates Team New Zealand leads on the scoreboard 6-1, and 6-3 in wins. The winner of the 34th America’s Cup will be the first team to win 9 points. For the Kiwis that means three additional race wins and for ORACLE TEAM USA it means eight. ORACLE TEAM USA isn’t credited with its first two wins of the match due to a penalty imposed by the International Jury.
34th America’s Cup Standings (first to 9 points wins)
Emirates Team New Zealand – 6
ORACLE TEAM USA – 1
Race 9 Performance Data
Course: 5 Legs/10.02 nautical miles
Elapsed Time: OTUSA – 21:53, ETNZ – 22:40
Delta: OTUSA +:47
Total distance sailed: OTUSA – 11.3 NM, ETNZ – 11.5 NM
Average Speed: OTUSA – 31.63 knots (36 mph), ETNZ – 31.32 knots (36 mph)
Top Speed: OTUSA – 42.52 knots (49 mph), ETNZ – 42.54 knots (49 mph)
Windspeed: Average – 17.6 knots, Peak – 20.8 knots
Number of Tacks/Jibes: OTUSA – 8/6, ETNZ – 8/8