By Martin Tasker, Dockside with Toyota in BermudaVideo will play in Play now Don't auto playNever auto playIt was a case of some much need practice racing for Emirates Team New Zealand in Bermuda today, lining up twice against the Swedes on Artemis and heading both races before both teams pulled the plug. The cost of the error was immediately apparent with Emirates Team New Zealand swiftly wiping out the Swedes' advantage to take the lead. Subsequent similar but slighter errors on the Kiwi boat allowed Artemis to close the gap but not by enough get back in front. Intriguing for recent observers was the decision by Team New Zealand to sail without a jib as sailing coach Ray Davies explained: "It was pretty interesting. Earlier Artemis pretty much crushed the Brits on the BAR boat, while Oracle and Dean Barker's Japanese team opted not to take part in the racing.

Source: New Zealand Herald May 22, 2017 23:37 UTC