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Ben Ainslie and the British SailGP Team won race 4, the first race of the second day in Bermuda.
In second were the Australians, then the Spanish, then a much better better performance from the Kiwis to finish fourth.
Major incident when Japan and USA collided and then USA capsized. No reported crew injuries.
In race 5 Ainslie needed to overtake the Spanish or French to get into the Final and he managed that when the Spanish almost lost a man overboard in a quick manouver.
And the Brits were into second place behind the Aussie boat for the final downwind leg.
Australia won race 5 with Britain taking second and France third, these three forming the Final, winner takes all race.
Final Race – winner takes all race
Australlian’s lead British and French teams accross the start line. At first gate Ainslie led ahead of Slingsby and the Aussie team, with French falling back.
At gate 4 Ainslie led as they split gates, with boatspeed for Ainslie at first looking slower but then picked up to stretch a 200+ metre lead on the final beat.
Final boundry tack taken together with Ainslie leading to the final mark and on to the finish line.
Second Tom Slingsby AUS, third Billy Besson FRA.
Bermuda Grand Prix – Final Positions
1st Great Britain – Ben Ainslie
2nd Australia – Tom Slingsby
3rd France – Billy Besson
Bermuda Grand Prix – Positions after 5 races
1st Australia – Tom Slingsby – – 10 10 10 9 10 – – 49 pts
2nd France – Billy Besson – – 9 7 7 6 7 – – 36 pts
3rd Great Britain – Ben Ainslie – – 4 4 9 10 9 – – 36 pts
4th Spain – Phil Robertson – – 6 8 5 8 8 – – 35 pts
5th Japan – Nathan Outteridge – – 8 9 6 1 0 – – 24 pts
6th New Zealand – Peter Burling – – 5 3 3 7 6 – – 24 pts
7th United States – Jimmy Spithill – – 7 5 8 1 0 – – 21 pts
8th Denmark – Nicolai Sehested – – 1 6 4 5 5 – – 21 pts
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