Today, Saturday 30 June, the 6th race started at 15:00 local time with a breeze of 10 knots from 120 degrees and a bright sun. The spectator fleet was really huge. Teamas did a dial-up in the pre-start and started at the gun, alinghi right hand side and ETNZ on the left. Both chose the left hand side of the course. Kiwis bounce alinghi off the layline, who round the mark second. In the downwind, nothing really changed. ETNZ rounded from the right hand mark and alinghi from the right. After the mid point of the second upwind, alinghi comes from the left and closing the distance as it approaches ETNZ, who are forced to tack away. After three tacks, Barker responds with an early tack and alinghi is windward and a boatlength ahead. The Swiss pass the weathermark first, controlling the match. In the downwind the difference went from 100 metres to 24 and back. Finally, SUI-100 was the first to cross the finish line with a 28 seconds delta.
