Photos: Gear failure kills race five hopes

Team New Zealand blows out their spinnaker in the first downwind leg in race five of the America's Cup, effectively killing any chance they had of winning the race. Photo / Reuters

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A torn spinnaker cost Team New Zealand any chance of winning the fifth race in the America's Cup match against Alinghi on Saturday (NZ time).

The Kiwis made such a promising start to the race, rounding the top mark 12s ahead, until disaster struck - effectively handing Alinghi their 19s victory.

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