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Kate hails GB sailing team who end 60-year wait for America’s Cup final spot
Ineos Britannia will face New Zealand in a best-of-seven series.
Great Britain Reaches Its First America’s Cup Final in 60 Years
But it hasn't held the Cup since 1851 when it lost to the New York Yacht Club. Team Ineos Brittania today scored a hard-fought victory today against Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli, giving it chance to bring the Cup home for the first time in 172 years.
Luna Rossa KO, Ineos thru to America's Cup
Ineos Britannia took the 11th race in the Louis Vuitton Cup final to win the competition with Luna Rossa 7-4 and qualify for the America's Cup against Team New Zealand later this month. The Americ'as Cup is the world's oldest sporting competition. (ANSA)
In the waters of Barcelona, the British won the race they needed to challenge New Zealand: 7-4 in the end for Ben Ainslie's team
Barcelona, Oct. 4 (EFE) .- The main helmsman of INEOS Britannia, Sir Ben Ainslie, assured this Friday, after being crowned champion of the Louis Vuitton-Challenger Tournament, that it was “an incredible day” for the team, after eliminating Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli on the sixth day (7-4) and qualifying to compete in the America's Cup, the first time in 60 years that a British sailboat has achieved it. “It's an incredible day for us. I am very pro…
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