After a laconic performance throughout the America's Cup campaign to date, Team NZ helmsman Peter Burling was able to land a couple of verbal jabs to the ribs of rival Jimmy Spithill in the wake of Oracle's first finals win. That result gave Spithill his 14th America's Cup finals victory, tying him with Sir Russell Coutts for the most wins. "We've made no secret we're set up for a good battle and we feel like we've got one. The counterpunch from Burling ..."I find it a bit funny when people say we had days off last week. "We've made some pretty big steps forward, but I don't think we sailed very well today, to be honest.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 24, 2017 19:41 UTC