Third place finish for Land Rover BAR<\/p>\n
19 Oct 2015<\/p>\n
Land Rover BAR racing on the Great Sound Photo: Lloyd images<\/p>\n
ACWS RESULT: Super Sunday at the 2015 Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series in Bermuda saw team Land Rover BAR coming in second place concluding the season with third place overall.<\/p>\n
The day saw a good breeze and tight racing over the short course, which culminated in three different race winners and a massive collision between Artemis and a jury boat.<\/p>\n
Skipper and team principal, Ben Ainslie, said: “It was a tough one for the team, we had a good first race and a terrible second race. It\u2019s been great to race in the America’s Cup venue, and today was a fantastic breeze \u2013 short racing, but pretty intense and hopefully it was a great spectacle.”<\/p>\n
He added that gear failure and a tactical misjudgement in race two turned a possible 3, 2, 1 into a 3, 6, 2 result for the team.<\/p>\n
Land Rover BAR finished in second place just three points behind America’s Cup holder Oracle Team USA, with Emirates Team New Zealand crowned the season winner.<\/p>\n
Making a comeback\u00a0in the final race, the team might well have closed out the season with a podium finish, but issues with the daggerboards allowed Emirates Team New Zealand to take the final win of the day.<\/p>\n
The Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series continues in February 2016. The first event of 2016 is still to be confirmed.<\/p>\n
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