A day that started with so much promise with another great start by skipper Dean Barker that slingshot the AC72 several hundred metres into the lead after mark 1. By the time the AC72 had reached the top of the course again a small gear issue stopped it in it's tracks allowing Luna Rossa to sail up from 400 metres behind and into the lead to take a valuable race point.
Team NZ: Hit by breakdown
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