New Zealand beat home nation GBR in Portsmouth thriller

New Zealand claimed the win in the thrilling three-boat winner-takes-all final on Sunday (20 July) in the Portsmouth edition of the Sail Grand Prix series.

The Black Foils, led by three-time Olympic sailing medallist Peter Burling, won a few boat lengths ahead of the GBR team sailing in their home waters, with the Swiss team, in their first-ever SailGP final, finishing third.

New Zealand now lead the annual series on 54 points, with five events to go until the Grand Final in Abu Dhabi in November, with Australia’s Flying Roos in second (52 points) and Spain in third (51 points). GB are just one point behind in fourth.

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