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Hopes of nation a mighty burden
The camera settled for a moment on Dean Barker, steering the Emirates Team New Zealand AC72 back to base. His was the face of a stricken man.
The camera settled for a moment on Dean Barker, steering the Emirates Team New Zealand AC72 back to base. His was the face of a stricken man.
Ellison appeared in public for the first time since the regatta began. He was giving little away about plans or venue for the next race.
Parliament has paid tribute to Team New Zealand and skipper Dean Barker “on behalf of four and a half million Kiwis” in the House this afternoon.
Prime Minister John Key says Team New Zealand's loss today was "gut wrenching" but he believed there would be a lot of pride in New Zealand about the way it had conducted itself.
The future of Team New Zealand is in doubt and team boss Grant Dalton thinks his association with the America's Cup is over after Oracle retained the Auld Mug in San Francisco this morning.
Herald yachting writers Dana Johannsen and Paul Lewis answer the burning questions after Oracle successfully defended the America's Cup.
It was winner take all. And Oracle Team USA took it. Read how they did it, here.
The Government is waiting for the America's Cup to conclude before making a call on paying for another regatta.
Each morning Lisa Sutton heads down to Shed 10 to watch the racing in her red socks, a flag round her shoulders and a bottle of cold champagne.
There's a curious question forming over the top of Oracle Team USA's remarkable defence of the America's Cup.
Dana Johannsen collects a bunch of straws and clutches at them wildly in an attempt to stave off the inevitable.
There seems little chance of a legal challenge if Oracle Team USA are pipped at the post in their America's Cup comeback today.
One of the enduring mysteries of the 34th America's Cup could be solved tomorrow: how Oracle Team USA miraculously turned their boat from slug to slippery.
The New Zealand firm that built Oracle's boat has quashed rumours that it sent "legions" of staff to assist on a redesign.
As painful as the last week has been for most Kiwis following the events in San Francisco, it hurts even more to know that nobody in the United States seems to care.
Software billionaire Larry Ellison skipped his own company's conference to watch today's dramatic America's Cup sailing action.
Team NZ is fighting for its very existence after this morning's disastrous losses to Oracle, as future funding looks increasingly in doubt.
Oracle won both races this morning to pull level with Team New Zealand on the America's Cup scoreboard.
It wasn't the fault of the code zero sail but it was another example of the tiny details in boat set-up that are continuing to affect Team New Zealand.
Wouldn't it be great if New Zealand was a brand just like a Mars Bar?
There are two races set down for today - that's if the arcane rules governing this regatta permit two races to be held.
New Zealanders will support their taxpayer dollars going towards any America's Cup defence - but Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce says such talk is premature.
A week ago Oracle skipper Jimmy Spithill was desperately trying to convince us that the America's Cup match was not over. Now it's Dean Barker's turn.