Emirates Team New Zealand and Oracle Team USA. Photo / Photosport
A glaring scheduling error for the America's Cup match has apparently been quietly resolved by event organisers.
The first-to-seven Cup match got underway today, with Emirates Team New Zealand getting an early leap on defender Oracle Team USA, taking out the first two races. A further two races will be
held tomorrow, before a five-day break until the fifth race.
From there, racing will be held on successive days with two races each day until one team reaches the magical seven wins.
The problem was, just 13 races had been originally scheduled for the Cup match, but given Team NZ went into the series on negative one, there is the potential it could last 14 races.
The final day of the regatta was originally slated as June 28, for which three races had been scheduled if required. The schedule has now been updated to include an extra day, June 29, if a 14th race is required.
