Stuff's Duncan Johnstone, Todd Niall and former America's Cup sailor Carl Whiting review Day 2 of the Cup Match, and hear from Jimmy Spithill and Peter BurlingIf Jimmy Spithill is right and Team New Zealand is enjoying home advantage in the America’s Cup then the regatta's Super Saturday might provide a chance to try to cash in on it. Crowds in the Cup Village and the spectator flotilla has grown from the midweek start under Covid-19 alert level two, to a pre-weekend surge even before the alert level stepped down to 1 at noon on Friday. READ MORE:* America's Cup: Spectator boats cause race delay after straying on to race course* America's Cup: Team NZ survive character test as Cup classic evolves* America's Cup: The Aussie skipper who specialises in breaking Kiwi heartsBeing the underdog is clearly Luna Rossa’s preferred position, deflecting the pressure onto their rivals, who before the first race were far more favoured than they are now, level pegging at 2-2. Abigail Dougherty/Stuff Fans cheer Team New Zealand as they head out for the second day of the 36th America’s Cup match. “Now we are at (Covid-19 alert) level one, it’s going to be a pretty exciting weekend,” he said.

Source: Stuff March 12, 2021 20:15 UTC