Americas Cup Racing Action, June 10 2017

The match has two great young helmsmen pitted against each other Nathan Outteridge of Swedens Artemis Racing and Peter Burling of Emirates Team New Zealand. The teams went into the day with different setups: Artemis Racing with its big, light wind boards, while the Kiwis had smaller foils, thought to be more efficient in stronger winds. The 35th America s Cup is taking place in Bermuda from May June 2017, with defending champion Oracle Team USA, Artemis Racing from Sweden, Emirates Team New Zealand, Land Rover BAR from Great Britain, Groupama Team France, and Softbank Team Japan all competing in the sailing regatta. In 2017, the Louis Vuitton Americas Cup Qualifiers and Challenger Playoffs, as well as the Americas Cup Match presented by Louis Vuitton, are being raced in the new Americas Cup Class a very fast, foiling, wingsailed catamaran, manned by six crew; helmsman, wing trimmer, tactician, grinder and three grinders.