Day 2 of the Bermuda Sail Grand Prix Day, with two more fleet races and then the three boat final.
Diego Botin and Spain pulled themselves into the winner-takes-all Final with a 3 and 4, to face off with Tom Slingsby’s Australia and New Zealand of Pete Burling.
A flying start in the Final put Spain into the lead at the first mark and they stayed ahead, despite a strong challenge mid-race by the Kiwies, to take a 16 sec win ahead of New Zealand.
The refreshed season standings see New Zealand retain its position at the top of the Season 4 leaderboard with 77 points – a clear 10 point lead over Australia in second.
Meanwhile Spain’s win sees the team solidify its third place position on the leaderboard with 65 points – a comfortable nine point margin ahead of ROCKWOOL DEN in fourth.
Giles Scott and Emirates Team GBR remain in eighth, finishing the weekend with an 8-5-5-7-7 scoreline.
Race 4 results:
1st Switzerland
2nd Canada
3rd Spain
Race 5 results:
1st New Zealand
2nd Australia
3rd France
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