So the America’s Cup racing kicked off last week and NZ have had a great start. I wasn’t really able to watch the Louis Vuitton Cup because sailing isn’t really big in Sweden and they only really televised the races where Sweden was in. Since NZ won the Louis Vuitton cup they aren’t showing the America’s Cup on TV! I’ve had to make do by listening to audio streams on the America’s Cup website.

The America’s cup is a sailing race that is held once every 4 years so it’s kinda like the olympics of sailing! Many people think it’s boring but it’s actually really exciting to watch. The winner of the cup gets to host the next event in their home country. In 1995 New Zealand brought it home and four years ago was the first time it has been taken away from them since then.  Switzerland’s Alinghi beat them and now (since Switzerland is landlocked) the races are held in Valencia, Spain.

As expected, New Zealand won the Louis Vuitton Cup (kind of like the qualifier cup) so they are now competing against the defending champions Alinghi. Alinghi won the first race but NZ tied it up 1 - 1 last Sunday. The winner is the first team that wins 5 races. Today was another race and after a few hours of delay it kicked off.

It was one of the best races ever! NZ started off with a huge 300m lead but Alinghi caught up. By the third leg Alinghi was in the lead! It looked sad for team NZ but they were able to pull it together and win the race! It’s now at 2 - 1 for New Zealand and I can’t wait for the next one! WOOO bring the America’s cup back to NZ!!