Overview
- After four fleet races on Saturday, Spain slipped to last in the event standings and lost ground to Australia in the season race for a grand-final berth.
- Light winds kept speeds down and made the start critical, with Spain penalised for being 15 centimetres over the line and both Spain and Australia taking penalties.
- Britain remained atop the season leaderboard with New Zealand and Australia next, leaving Spain needing a turnaround on Sunday to reach the three-boat decider.
- New Zealand skipper Peter Burling competed on Saturday despite cutting his index finger during training earlier in the week.
- Sunday’s winner-takes-all race carries a multi-million prize, reported as $2 million by Reuters and $3 million by AAP/PerthNow.