SailGP: New Zealand extends overall lead with second place finish in Bermuda final

Tuke said the New Zealand team was delighted to have sneaked into the final after a tough weekend, with a struggle for form form on the opening day.

“Definitely not our best work, but the team showed a huge amount of skill around the racetrack – boat speed, positioning, manoeuvres were all really good and that enabled us to fight back when we were in the pack.”

The next round is in Halifax, Canada in early June, followed by New York and then the grand final in San Francisco.

New Zealand has won four of the ten rounds so far this season with podium finishes in two others.