Emirates Team New Zealand has clinched a spot in the America's Cup challenger finals, rebounding from a capsize two days earlier to eliminate British sailing star Ben Ainslie.
Devoid of their captain, the Swedes gave up the ghost in Bermuda's Great Sound and retired, allowing the Kiwis to freely sail to victory.
Under pressure from the Kiwis towards the end of race three, Artemis skipper Nathan Outteridge was sprinting to the portside wheel when he lost his footing and slid off the boat.
But the most obvious explanation, said those closest to him, was that the boat simply was not fast enough and by the time that became apparent it was too late.
June 9 Years after losing the 2013 America's Cup to Oracle Team USA, disappointment was still etched on Dean Barker's face. "How I went overboard was pretty similar, just sliding down the back beam, and trying to hold onto things and not break things as you go, as well".
"I was very thankful when I was sitting up top to be able to look out the back and see all their heads above water and know they're all safe", said Burling, a 26-year-old Olympic gold and silver medallist.
The British and Swedish crews each have a total of eight medals, the New Zealand Team seven, Japan two and the US one.
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"We hit something just after leaving the marina and didn't have time take the boat up".
Artemis had been almost flawless in Race 2, leading wire-to-wire and staying on its hydrofoils the whole way.
The Kiwis won two of three races against Ainslie's Land Rover BAR on Bermuda's Great Sound on Thursday to win the series 5-2 and advance to face the victor of the series between Sweden's Artemis Racing and SoftBank Team Japan.
In the first race, Artemis had the lead but Outteridge crossed the boundary for an unforced error and had to slow to two boat lengths behind the Kiwis.
The idea of building a brand-new Japanese Challenge was at first a daunting task, no doubt made easier with Barker's depth of leadership and Sofuku's passion to see Japan rally behind a new team. We tied up by the race area and had a couple of divers inspect the three foils that were in the water, but couldnt find any damage.
Artemis led at the start of all three races.
"I was really proud of the way the team sailed today and the way we approached the whole series", Ainslie said. "We will take that opportunity to keep working on the boat". "We're going to be ready to go tomorrow".
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