Team New Zealand and Luna Rossa in warm-up in Auckland. In the opening race of the day, Team New Zealand executed the first pass of the best-of-13 series, overtaking Luna Rossa on the third leg of the race and going on to claim a comfortable 58-second win. That came toward the end of the third leg, when it was Luna Rossa who came off their foils and were forced to race in displacement. Ultimately, Team New Zealand were rewarded for their choice as they simply sailed away from Luna Rossa on the third leg and didn't look back. Race 8 gate marginsGate 1: LR 16secGate 2: LR 4min08secGate 3: LR 4min27secGate 4: NZ 4min06secFinal: NZ 3min55secRace 7 gate marginsGate 1: LR 8secGate 2: LR 10secGate 3: NZ 19secGate 4: NZ 29secGate 5: NZ 48secFinal: NZ 58sec

Source: Otago Daily Times March 15, 2021 04:07 UTC