ETNZ have controls on either side of the boat and were the only team able to attempt this stunning but difficult manoeuvre. NEW RECORDSETNZ's stunning America's Cup victory on the Great Sound of Bermuda added another level to the lore of the Cup. Until this victory, there have only been nine sailors who have won an Olympic sailing gold medal and the America's Cup, including New Zealander Russell Coutts. And Peter Burling joins Russell Coutts and Buddy Melges as one of only three people to win an Olympic sailing gold and helm an America's Cup winner. PJ Montgomery - New Zealand's voice of sailing, commentated the America's Cup series on Newstalk ZB and Radio Sport

Source: New Zealand Herald June 28, 2017 19:47 UTC