Swedish challenger Artemis have dominated the latest round of practise races ahead of next month's America's Cup.
Artemis, skippered by Australian Nathan Outteridge, won all nine of their match-ups in an incident-packed four days on the Great Sound. With their unbeaten run following a consistent showing in the earlier practise racing window, Artemis have emerged as Emirates Team New Zealand's key rival in the challenger series.
The next best performers were defender Oracle Team USA, who won five of their nine outings.
"All five teams on the island have been racing hard. We've had some really close battles, really close starting, and tacking duels around the course forcing umpires to make decisions; it's everything we expect for May and June. It's going to be close and we're just working on getting better and better each day," said Outteridge.
While the results are a handy gauge of early performance, they are by no means a definitive form guide, with some teams still developing and finetuning their America's Cup Class catamarans.
