Unplayable, Team New Zealand wins America's Cup for the 4th time

The invincible kiwis -

The sea belongs to them.

Team New Zealand went for a fourth America's Cup coronation by securing a 7th victory and thus ending the job against the Italians of Luna Rossa, in Auckland.

Initially led 3-2, the Kiwi crew has chained five straight wins since Saturday to finally win 7-3 and offer New Zealand a fourth coronation in one of the oldest sports competitions in the world.

"It's completely unreal, it's a huge satisfaction for the team," said New Zealand helmsman Peter Burling just after the victory.

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The New Zealanders had hoped to kill the match on Tuesday but a shift in the direction of the wind prompted organizers to postpone the 10th round for a day.

And on Wednesday, Luna Rossa never seemed able to threaten New Zealand supremacy, with Team New Zealand finally crossing the finish line 46 seconds ahead.

The New Zealand Prime Minister was quick to congratulate her compatriots who are after the United States the second most successful nation in this prestigious event, after the victories of 1995, 2000 and 2017. “Team New Zealand makes us so much again. proud in making the America's Cup New Zealand's Cup, Jacinda Ardern said in a statement.

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