"When we came alongside, our chief boat builder Red Dog, Sean Regan, he came on and he was pretty emotional and to see someone like that who's put so much into our team. The hours he's worked over the last two three years is seriously pretty amazing and he was quite emotional - so I won't lie it definitely brought on a few tears for me."
Tuke got a bit emotional when speaking of the dramatic pitch pole during the qualifying semifinals against Land Rover BAR, calling it one of the scariest moments of his life.
"It was pretty scary. It was not something you want to happen and certainly was one of the scariest moments of my life. When you're sailing in that much breeze and it's going pretty good and then all of a sudden we're just going over the bows and I'm trimming the foils, it was a pretty tough time for me and the guys."
Pride certainly wasn't lacking, Tuke saying helmsman Peter Burling had done a "bloody good job" of shouldering the extra responsibility over the last couple of months.
"I'm super proud of Pete. Not only of what we achieved but also how he's handled himself over the last couple of months.
"It's certainly been an extra weight on his shoulders. He's had to take a lot extra outside of the sailing.
"I'm proud of all the guys and how they've handled themselves. We've just looked forward to each race and making the boat go faster and - you know what - we're bringing that cup home.
As for the celebrations, they hadn't quite got under way yet.
"We'll probably take it pretty easy I think", laughs Tuke. "I mean it hasn't even sunk in yet. We've got all our family and friends behind us, everyone in the team who's put so much in to it, so it's been a long time coming, so we're going to enjoy it."
