Emirates Team New Zealand built a 5-2 lead over INEOS Britannia in the America’s Cup finals on Friday to move two points away from defending its title.
Taihoro finished a six-leg race crisscrossing the racetrack just off Barcelona’s beachfront more than a minute ahead of Britannia.
New Zealand swept the first four regattas before the British bounced back by scoring two wins on Wednesday.
The first of the AC75 foiling yachts to reach seven points will lift the Auld Mug, the oldest trophy in international sports.
New Zealand is trying to win the America’s Cup for a third straight time and fifth overall. The British have never won it in its 173-year history and are in their first final in six decades.
Race 8 is scheduled for later on Friday.
