With the score even at one win apiece, both Alinghi and Emirates Team New Zealand will be eager to grab the series lead today. Every America's Cup Match in history (bar 1871), that has required three or more races, has seen the winner of Race Three go on to win the Match.
Today, the race was breath-taking. Alinghi had a better start, but later on ETNZ slept in front. The difference went even to 360 metres. On the downwind leg, ETNZ bowman slept and almost found himself swiming in the waters of Valencia. He managed to climb back onboard but created a mess with the spinnaker sheets. The spinnaker could not come down so the difference between the two boats came down to 30 metres. A very clever tack form Brad Butterworth brought alinghi in front for the first time. In the second downwind leg alinghi weather conditions were very tricky and the two boats were changing places all the time. Finally, it was ETNZ that managed to cross the finish line first, scoring a 2-1, just a few meters in front of alinghi.
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