US team wins twice on 1st day of America's Cup World Series

[ASFN Admin]

United States challenger American Magic won both of its races on the opening day of sailing’s America’s Cup World Series on Thursday, ending with a thrilling match-race win over Cup defender Team New Zealand in Auckland. On a disastrous day for INEOS Team UK, the British challenger lost to American Magic by more than a leg of the six-leg course, then was forced to retire from its second race against Italy’s Luna Rossa when it sustained a major equipment malfunction. Team UK’s Britannia had been plagued by technical issues in practice and those problems continued on the first day of racing.

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