The phrase «one more race» is stuck in the teeth of the broadcasters America's Cup «». Since the New Zealanders won 8 races and came close to a decisive ninth, the adage «one more race» has been repeated five times. And each time the win has gone to Oracle. Team USA does indeed look more powerful. Attentive sailors will note that the Oracle guys have clearly worked on the boat's settings: shortened the bowsprit, lightened the construction, simplified the running rigging, and seem to have tweaked the hydrofoils a lot. But five wins in a row? Only the New Zealanders themselves showed such a successful series, racing with not the strongest team Luna Rossa in the Louis Vuitton Cup.
In yesterday's race, the sixteenth, Oracle were 100-150 meters ahead of the Kiwis throughout, and came in 33 seconds early. The score was 8:6, if it wasn't for Oracle penalties minus two points, today's match would have been the one «one more race» that decided the fate of the most revered trophy in sailing.
The next Cup race will take place on the night of September 24th to 25th at 00.15am Moscow time.
For those who sleep at night, we leave here the record of the last race.
