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Great Britain way New Zealand 2-0 aft the opening 2 races of the America's Cup successful Barcelona.
Ineos Britannia, bidding to go the archetypal British squad to triumph the America's Cup, suffered a artillery occupation successful contention 1 which helped the Kiwis to a 41-second victory.
That accrued the unit connected Great Britain, who are competing successful the America's Cup for the archetypal clip successful 60 years, going into contention 2 of the first-to-seven format.
Sir Ben Ainslie's squad kept gait with the Kiwis implicit the archetypal 5 legs but the Emirates New Zealand broadside pulled away, yet finishing 28 seconds successful front.
"Obviously, it's not the commencement that we were looking for," said Ainslie.
"Credit to the Kiwis, 2 truly bully races.
"For us, there's a fewer things we request to enactment on. We couldn't rather lucifer them astir the way but I'm assured the squad tin fig it out, travel backmost time and get immoderate scores connected the board."
It means Great Britain way by 2 going into Sunday, erstwhile determination are 2 further races.
There is past a three-day interruption earlier races 5 and six.
Elsewhere, Italy bushed Great Britain to triumph the inaugural women's America's Cup.
A British Athena Pathway team, pb by two-time Olympic golden medallist Hannah Mills, finished 8 seconds down the Italian Luna Rossa team.
The British team, which was created by Mills and Ainslie, aims to amended diverseness successful sailing.
"We've enactment truthful overmuch into this. I'm truthful arrogant of the squad who person worked truthful hard to get america to this point," said Mills aft the defeat.
"This is for definite conscionable the opening of women's sailing successful the Cup - I'm truthful arrogant to beryllium portion of that archetypal women's event.
"I'm gutted not to triumph contiguous but for the sport, women's sailing and for the young girls watching that this is happening - it's going to beryllium your clip next."
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