Read a recap of nzherald.co.nz's blog of race five of the America's Cup series between Emirates Team New Zealand and Oracle Team USA.

There will be no race 6 in the America's Cup today. Oracle Team USA have played their postponement card after that disastrous loss in race 5.

It was another remarkable day of racing on San Francisco Bay today. The only thing different today was the points were split one apiece. With Emirates Team New Zealand earning its 3rd point. www.facebook.com/EmiratesTeamNewZealand

Emirates Team New Zealand have won both of the opening races in the America's Cup and need just seven more victories to claim the Auld Mug.

Oracle skipper Jimmy Spithill insists his team will now enter the America's Cup match against Team New Zealand as firm underdogs.

The Emirates Team New Zealand AC72 was pushed back out of the shed after 4 days of intense improvements revealing some large speed modifications to the package. The Louis Vuitton Cup is well behind us and focus is now entirely on the America's Cup. Our good friends Luna Rossa joined us on the Bay to push hard in racing drills with the purpose of making Dean Barker and his crew as ready as can be to take on Oracle in 8 days time.

Is that the Louis Vuitton Cup? Or a rugby ball? Team NZ boss Grant Dalton apparently let a six-year-old cat out of the bag at a dinner this week.

Oracle Team USA yesterday damaged a wing sail but are not expected to be seriously affected in preparations for the America's Cup match against Team New Zealand.

The man who kicked it all off for Team New Zealand believes for the America's Cup to draw the competitors back in a nationality clause needs to be reinstated.

Who is the Swiss-Italian billionaire who has his hand partially on the tiller of a Kiwi victory and who Grant Dalton credits as saving Team New Zealand?

Oracle Team USA wanted him, but Team NZ landed the man who was tutoring Jimmy Spithill.

After a drawn out Louis Vuitton finals series, finally today Dean Barker and his men sailed the AC72 across the finish line to claim the Louis Vuitton Cup itself. A milestone in the campaign and job well done in the overall quest to win back the America's Cup.

Team New Zealand clocked up another jaw-dropping America's Cup speed record yesterday and the whispers are that NZL05 is capable of going much faster.

Five wins on the board, two wins needed to claim the Louis Vuitton Cup again. It was a one race day on San Francisco Bay to bring the racing schedule back up to date. Emirates Team New Zealand looked clinical from start to finish to set things up for a chance to claim the trophy tomorrow.

Regatta? Over the past two days it's been more like a Re-pair-gatta.

Emirates Team New Zealand puttered to a standstill as they approached the third mark - the same area of the racecourse where they struck trouble on day one.

It could be a game-breaker. Oracle Team USA showed off their ability to foil upwind yesterday as skipper Jimmy Spithill taunted Team New Zealand for "running away".

A day that started with so much promise with another great start by skipper Dean Barker that slingshot the AC72 several hundred metres into the lead after mark 1. By the time the AC72 had reached the top of the course again a small gear issue stopped it in it's tracks allowing Luna Rossa to sail up from 400 metres behind and into the lead to take a valuable race point.

The moment the AC72 suffers any damage the Emirates Team New Zealand shore crew jump straight into action to prepare for repairs before the boat or parts have even hit the dock, and they don't stop working throughout the night until the boat is fully prepared for racing the next day.

Brad Butterworth and the bulk of the crew from the Alinghi America's Cup syndicate gathered around a television screen yesterday on Hamilton Island.

It was all go in race one of the Louis Vuitton finals. After a delayed start because of wind at the upper levels, the race was all but over when Luna Rossa had gear damage to their board system by the first mark. At mark 3 were some of the most dramatic pictures of the regatta yet. On the bear away the bows on the AC72 dug in and bought the boat almost to a standstill sending two of the crew overboard. The remaining crew held it together to take the first point of the series

In readiness for the start of the Louis Vuitton cup finals, the team are making last minute preparations across all areas. Rewind a few days and the guys from the sail loft took a road trip to pick up a new sail from the North Sails factory in Nevada to bring back and prepare to be ready for the start of racing this Saturday.

In episode 4, Learning to Fly, we examine how this stunning design can achieve such staggering speed potential, then tie in the expertise it will take to achieve it. By far the most unique and awe-inspiring feature of this boat is it's ability to "fly on foils." We'll have the team members explain how this works, and bring to life the dramatic effect and feeling it brings while "flying." courtesy RedBull.

The act of launching the AC72 is a precarious one. It takes up to 40 team members to launch the boat for sailing and put it away again at the end of the day. All direction of the whole process is lead by the lift master Lance Manson.

After the AC72 being in the shed for five days of modifications and touch up's it was back out on San Francisco bay today being put through its paces in some solid breeze in excess of 20 knots.

The first round of the 34th America's Cup challenge is over, with Team New Zealand earning all the plaudits.