New Zealand skipper enjoys the pressure before America’s Cup defence
07 March 2021 - 17:07
Bengaluru — Team New Zealand skipper Peter Burling is ready to take on the pressure that comes with spearheading his team’s America’s Cup defence on home shores when racing begins against Italy’s Luna Rossa in Auckland on Wednesday.
Burling, an Olympic gold medallist, was helmsman in 2017 when TNZ wrested the “Auld Mug” from Oracle Team USA in Bermuda, but he will also serve as skipper this year as they bid to retain the trophy, which is a national obsession in New Zealand...
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