- Land Rover BAR finish 2nd in Chicago, overtaking Oracle Team USA on the series leaderboard
- Following a challenging first two days in Chicago, the windy city lived up to its name and Super Sunday saw wind speeds of up to 15 knots
- The Team leave USA on a high as they head into the next round at the home of Land Rover BAR in Portsmouth on 22nd ‑ 24th July 2016
Land Rover BAR depart the USA shores after a double header in Chicago and New York. The points awarded this weekend puts the team into a strong position ahead of next month's event in Portsmouth and are building their armoury to 'Bring the Cup Home' for the first time in the sport's 165‑year history.
Chicago, the windy city, didn't live up to its name on the first day of official racing, with only 5 knots of wind and racing cancelled.
Super Sunday brought the promise of winds of up to 15 knots and created a highly anticipated and exciting day of racing. A win in race one saw them quickly cross the start line leaving the rest of the pack behind. The second race followed with a challenging start and well earned 4th place. In the final race they had to really pull it out of the bag making great decisions on the course strategy to get back up the fleet and across the line in 2nd place.
Ben Ainslie, Land Rover BAR Skipper and Team Principal, said: "What can I say, today was brilliant racing and it is great to showcase the sport this way and show how good it can be. The guys on board did an incredible job. In these conditions it's all about boat handling and the fitness required, I can't say enough about the boys and the great job they did today.
"We leave the US in a great position from the points gained today and are now set up to race in front of our home crowd in Portsmouth next month."
Last year, the Cup attracted over a quarter of a million people who arrived on the UK's coastal town to support the British team. Land Rover BAR are ready to welcome the America's Cup World Series regatta back to UK shores on 22nd ‑ 24th July.
Louis Vuitton America's Cup World Series weekend regatta results:
Artemis Racing ‑ 61
Land Rover BAR ‑ 58
Softbank Team Japan ‑ 56
Emirates Team New Zealand ‑ 51
Oracle Team USA ‑ 49
Groupama Team France ‑ 40
Louis Vuitton America's Cup World Series overall results after six events:
Emirates Team New Zealand ‑ 295
Land Rover BAR ‑ 285
Oracle Team USA ‑ 285
Artemis Racing ‑ 262
Softbank Team Japan ‑ 259
Groupama Team France ‑ 234
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