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The international media is hailing Team New Zealand's come-from-behind win as one of the all time great victories.
The New York Times' correspondent said even a prolonged wait for the race to start was worth it: "What was two hours when sailing aficionados had been waiting decades for a Cup race as entertaining and unpredictable as this one?"
The correspondent said purists may not have been impressed with some of the weather hanging around from recent storms.
One of those purists could be millionaire Alinghi boss Ernesto Bertarelli, who told the BBC: "I guess you could play tiddlywinks today and have the same result, just toss the coin. We should have stayed ashore."
Bertarelli told SailWorld.com (sail-world.com) that today's race was "a little bit of Las Vegas, which is why I don't think the race should have happened".
But the article ends with the line: "after today's thriller, the rest of Valencia is singing: 'Viva Las Vegas'."
Across the ditch, the Sydney Morning Herald is calling Team New Zealand the "wily old kiwis".
The paper risks putting the commentator's curse on Team New Zealand by mentioning Grant Dalton's 50th birthday coming up.
"If fate is kind, his half century celebrations might coincide with race seven in this fascinating America's Cup regatta. And wouldn't that make for one big tipple from the famous trophy?"
The correspondent makes special mention of "grey hairs" behind the scenes of Team New Zealand and puts the win down to experience.
"Dalton and some of the 'grey hairs' among his support crew have combined with fresh-faced skipper Dean Barker to prove formidable rivals to the Swiss Alinghi syndicate's boat, skippered by another Kiwi, Brad Butterworth," he said.
