Peter Burling, helmsman for Emirates Team New Zealand, left, speaks with Nathan Outteridge, center, helmsman for Artemis Racing. Photo / AP.
The America's Cup has become known as much for the off-water antics as it has for the on-water action. The event's history is one rich with diplomatic squabbling, jealously guarded secrets, deceit, mind games and out-and-out feuds between sailors. The 35th America's Cup has thus far been no different. To
assess the level of unrest in Bermuda, the Herald have come up with a highly scientific measurement - behold the niggle-o-meter.
If you were thinking after all the on-water controversy today things were going to get fiery in the press conference afterwards, think again.
After being robbed of a certain race victory due to a penalty at the final mark rounding (a decision umpires have since admitted they got wrong), Artemis skipper Nathan Outteridge was fairly restrained when asked his view of the event.
"We were a bit shocked when the blue[penalty] light came on.
"I don't know what the umpires based their decision on. With it being a left turn, we were just making sure they didn't have a piece of us at all. I haven't spoken to the umpires yet."
