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34th America’s Cup: Complete Race by Race Replay

Published on September 26th, 2013

The 34th America’s Cup between defender Oracle Team USA and challenger Emirates Team New Zealand, hosted by the Golden Gate Yacht Club in San Francisco, CA. Racing in 2013 on September 7-25, with the first team to 9 points deemed the winner. The defender began the series with -2 points due to International Jury penalty from an infraction that occurred during the AC World Series.

Here are the primary documents that ruled the event:
AC34-Protocol-including-amend19
ISAF-Racing-Rules-of-Sailing-AC-Edition-v-1.20
Sailing-Insrtuctions-Americas-Cup-Match-Including-Amendments-1-2

Day 1 – September 7, 2013
Race 1 – Emirates Team New Zealand win by 36 seconds.
Race 2 – Emirates Team New Zealand win by 52 seconds.

USA: -2 / NZL: 2

ORACLE TEAM USA Crew List
Skipper: Jimmy Spithill (9), Tactician: John Kostecki (11), Strategist: Tom Slingsby (10), Wing trimmer: Kyle Langford (8), Jib trimmer: Joe Newton (5), Off-side trimmer: Rome Kirby (4), Grinders: Shannon Falcone (1), Joe Spooner (2), Jono MacBeth (3), Gillo Nobili (6), Simeon Tienpont (7)

Emirates Team New Zealand Crew List
Skipper/helmsman: Dean Barker (14), Tactician: Ray Davies (10), Wing Trimmer: Glenn Ashby (3), Trimmer: James Dagg (9), Bow: Adam Beashel (2), Pit: Jeremy Lomas (8), Pedestal 1: Chris Ward (7), Pedestal 2: Rob Waddell (11), Pedestal 3: Grant Dalton (6), Pedestal 4: Chris McAsey (5), Float/Grinder: Derek Saward (12)

Day 1 blog

Day 2 – September 8, 2013
Race 3 – Emirates Team New Zealand win by 28 seconds.
Race 4 – Oracle Team USA win by 7 seconds.

USA: -1 / NZL: 3

Emirates Team New Zealand Crew List
Skipper/helmsman: Dean Barker (14), Tactician: Ray Davies (10), Wing Trimmer: Glenn Ashby (3), Trimmer: James Dagg (9), Bow: Adam Beashel (2), Pit: Jeremy Lomas (8), Pedestal 1: Chris Ward (7), Pedestal 2: Rob Waddell (11), Pedestal 3: Race 3 – Grant Dalton (6), Race 4 – Winston MacFarlane (4), Pedestal 4: Chris McAsey (5), Float/Grinder: Derek Saward (12)

Day 2 blog

Day 3 – September 10, 2013
Race 5 – Emirates Team New Zealand win by 64 seconds.
Race 6 – Postponed by Oracle Team USA

USA: -1 / NZL: 4

Day 3 blog

Day 4 – September 12, 2013
Race 6 – Emirates Team New Zealand win by 46 seconds.
Race 7 – Emirates Team New Zealand win by 65 seconds.

USA: -1 / NZL: 6

ORACLE TEAM USA Crew List
Skipper: Jimmy Spithill (9), Tactician: Ben Ainslie (12), Strategist: Tom Slingsby (10), Wing trimmer: Kyle Langford (8), Jib trimmer: Joe Newton (5), Off-side trimmer: Rome Kirby (4), Grinders: Shannon Falcone (1), Joe Spooner (2), Jono MacBeth (3), Gillo Nobili (6), Simeon Tienpont (7)

Day 4 blog

Day 5 – September 14, 2013
Race 8 – Oracle Team USA win by 52 seconds.
Race 9 – Abandoned in progress due to wind limit.

USA: 0 / NZL: 6

Emirates Team New Zealand Crew List
Skipper/helmsman: Dean Barker (14), Tactician: Ray Davies (10), Wing Trimmer: Glenn Ashby (3), Trimmer: James Dagg (9), Bow: Adam Beashel (2), Pit: Jeremy Lomas (8), Pedestal 1: Chris Ward (7), Pedestal 2: Rob Waddell (11), Pedestal 3: Race 8 – Winston MacFarlane (4), Race 9 – Grant Dalton (6), Pedestal 4: Chris McAsey (5), Float/Grinder: Derek Saward (12)

Day 5 blog

Day 6 – September 15, 2013
Race 9 – Oracle Team USA win by 46 seconds.
Race 10 – Emirates Team New Zealand win by 16 seconds.

USA: 1 / NZL: 7

Day 6 blog

Day 7 – September 17, 2013
Race 11 – Postponed due to wind limit.
Race 12 – Postponed due to wind limit.

USA: 1 / NZL: 7

Day 7 blog

Day 8 – September 18, 2013
Race 11 – Emirates Team New Zealand win by 14 seconds.
Race 12 – Postponed due to wind limit.

USA: 1 / NZL: 8

Emirates Team New Zealand Crew List
Skipper/helmsman: Dean Barker (14), Tactician: Ray Davies (10), Wing Trimmer: Glenn Ashby (3), Trimmer: James Dagg (9), Bow: Adam Beashel (2), Pit: Jeremy Lomas (8), Pedestal 1: Chris Ward (7), Pedestal 2: Rob Waddell (11), Pedestal 3: Race 11 – Grant Dalton (6), Race 12 – Winston MacFarlane (4), Pedestal 4: Chris McAsey (5), Float/Grinder: Derek Saward (12)

Day 8 blog

Day 9 – September 19, 2013
Race 12 – Oracle Team USA win by 31 seconds.
Race 13 – Postponed due to wind limit.

USA: 2 / NZL: 8

Emirates Team New Zealand Crew List
Skipper/helmsman: Dean Barker (14), Tactician: Ray Davies (10), Wing Trimmer: Glenn Ashby (3), Trimmer: James Dagg (9), Bow: Adam Beashel (2), Pit: Jeremy Lomas (8), Pedestal 1: Chris Ward (7), Pedestal 2: Rob Waddell (11), Pedestal 3: Race 12 – Grant Dalton (6), Race 13 – Winston MacFarlane (4), Pedestal 4: Chris McAsey (5), Float/Grinder: Derek Saward (12)

Day 9 blog

Day 10 – September 20, 2013
Race 13 – Abandoned due to time limit.
Race 13 – Oracle Team USA win by 1:23 minutes.

USA: 3 / NZL: 8

Emirates Team New Zealand Crew List
Skipper/helmsman: Dean Barker (14), Tactician: Ray Davies (10), Wing Trimmer: Glenn Ashby (3), Trimmer: James Dagg (9), Bow: Adam Beashel (2), Pit: Jeremy Lomas (8), Pedestal 1: Chris Ward (7), Pedestal 2: Rob Waddell (11), Pedestal 3: Winston MacFarlane (4), Pedestal 4: Chris McAsey (5), Float/Grinder: Derek Saward (12)

Day 10 blog

Day 11 – September 21, 2013
Race 14 – Postponed due to unacceptable wind direction

USA: 3 / NZL: 8

Emirates Team New Zealand Crew List
Skipper/helmsman: Dean Barker (14), Tactician: Ray Davies (10), Wing Trimmer: Glenn Ashby (3), Trimmer: James Dagg (9), Bow: Adam Beashel (2), Pit: Jeremy Lomas (8), Pedestal 1: Chris Ward (7), Pedestal 2: Rob Waddell (11), Pedestal 3: Winston MacFarlane (4), Pedestal 4: Chris McAsey (5), Float/Grinder: Derek Saward (12)

Day 11 blog

Day 12 – September 22, 2013
Race 14 – Oracle Team USA win by 23 seconds.
Race 15 – Oracle Team USA win by 37 seconds.

USA: 5 / NZL: 8

Emirates Team New Zealand Crew List
Skipper/helmsman: Dean Barker (14), Tactician: Ray Davies (10), Wing Trimmer: Glenn Ashby (3), Trimmer: James Dagg (9), Bow: Adam Beashel (2), Pit: Jeremy Lomas (8), Pedestal 1: Chris Ward (7), Pedestal 2: Rob Waddell (11), Pedestal 3: Winston MacFarlane (4), Pedestal 4: Chris McAsey (5), Float/Grinder: Derek Saward (12)

Day 12 blog

Day 13 – September 23, 2013

Race 16 – Oracle Team USA win by 32 seconds.

USA: 6 / NZL: 8

Emirates Team New Zealand Crew List
Skipper/helmsman: Dean Barker (14), Tactician: Ray Davies (10), Wing Trimmer: Glenn Ashby (3), Trimmer: James Dagg (9), Bow: Adam Beashel (2), Pit: Jeremy Lomas (8), Pedestal 1: Chris Ward (7), Pedestal 2: Rob Waddell (11), Pedestal 3: Winston MacFarlane (4), Pedestal 4: Chris McAsey (5), Float/Grinder: Derek Saward (12)

Day 13 blog

Day 14 – September 24, 2013

Race 17 – Oracle Team USA win by 27 seconds.
Race 18 – Oracle Team USA win by 54 seconds.

USA: 8 / NZL: 8

Emirates Team New Zealand Crew List
Skipper/helmsman: Dean Barker (14), Tactician: Ray Davies (10), Wing Trimmer: Glenn Ashby (3), Trimmer: James Dagg (9), Bow: Adam Beashel (2), Pit: Jeremy Lomas (8), Pedestal 1: Chris Ward (7), Pedestal 2: Rob Waddell (11), Pedestal 3: Winston MacFarlane (4), Pedestal 4: Chris McAsey (5), Float/Grinder: Derek Saward (12)

Day 14 blog