Take a double dose of your rescue remedy and repeat after me "calm blue ocean, calm blue ocean, calm blue ocean."
The positive for New Zealand fans from today is that Peter Burling and his crew took another step closer to snatching the Auld Mug from Oracle by winning the opening race. That win also ensured the New Zealand team maintained their three-point advantage they had over Oracle heading into today's racing.
It is nervous times, but remember, Team NZ dropped two races to Artemis in the challenger final, and two against Ben Ainslie Racing in the semis, so it was always unrealistic that they were going to sweep the final.
That's not to say Team NZ have this thing in the bag - they never have.
Oracle have shown strong gains over the last five days and now have the ability to match the pace of the Kiwi boat in the right conditions. We're in for a fascinating few days ahead.
Why did Oracle get a five-day break to fix things anyway?
Conspiracy theorists who believe the five-day break was built into the schedule to allow Oracle Team USA time to make up ground on their opposition need to consider one point: the defender never would have been planning to be in the position they were in after the opening weekend.
There is a much more straight forward reason for the break - the organisers wanted the racing for the main event to take place on the weekends in Bermuda to ensure they get maximise their potential broadcast audience, and draw bigger crowd numbers to the venue.
Admittedly, it probably would have made more sense to have at least one race day mid-week to increase the chances of the Cup match being decided on the weekend.
How have Oracle made up the ground on Team NZ?
They shamelessly copied the Kiwi team.
Spithill admitted they have learned a lot from the Kiwi team over the first couple of days of the break.
They have changed their elevators (the winglets on the bottom of the rudder) to make them larger and provide more "bite" into the water. This allows them to apply more rake to their rudders and "pull" the windward hull down, allowing them to keep more power in their wing upwind.
Emirates Team New Zealand have been sailing in this mode for quite some time - the bow-down and windward heel mode they sail in is fast and Oracle is now copying them.
It also means are trimming their wing (the main sail) more like Emirates Team New Zealand, using more flap adjustment and twist than in and out sheet adjustment.
There is one copycat feature they've got rid of however, ditching the dodgy unicycle on the back, which only appeared to add weight and windage to the boat.
Do Team NZ have any of improvement left in the tank?
Definitely. As Peter Burling keeps telling us, "we're on the steep part of the learning curve".
Team NZ designer Dan Bernasconi said the team are still woking on possible upgrades over the Cup match. He said the team is not even close to tapping out the potential of their race boats.
The big test will come in tomorrow's racing.
Barnasconi said the Kiwi boat is always looking at opportunities for continued improvement.
"Unlike San Francisco where we got to a point of being completely ready, this time we're still not going to get everything finished by the last race. We'll still have a to-do list of improvements we want to make, so we've got to use the next few days to choose what we can take-on and what we can't."
What will be the deciding factor in the Cup match?
With the boats coming together in terms of performance, the Cup match will likely come down to which team can maintain smart tactical sailing.
Team NZ will be hoping the weather gods continue to deliver for them, but they can't just rely on things falling in their favour. They need to sail smartly and not leave any opportunities to come back at the impressive Oracle line-up
Definitely everyone should maintain their rigorous adherence to their superstitions this week, it's working.
What's this about a third race tomorrow?
There is no third race tomorrow. The schedule will remain as it stands with races seven and eight taking place to be sailed on Monday morning NZT. The protocol states that the commercial commissioner of the America's Cup Events Authority, Sam Hollis, has the ability to add a third race to the schedule at his discretion after consulting with the broadcasters. This is in case that race management gets behind schedule due to weather delays. If the ACEA wanted to exercise this right, they have to notify teams by 8pm on the evening before racing. They cannot just decide on the day to add in an extra race if there is a possibility of a team closing out the series.
