{"id":7203,"date":"2013-09-21T09:50:02","date_gmt":"2013-09-21T14:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/?p=7203"},"modified":"2013-09-21T09:50:02","modified_gmt":"2013-09-21T14:50:02","slug":"raining-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/?p=7203","title":{"rendered":"IT&#8217;S RAINING HERE AND THE CUP ISN&#8217;T OVER"},"content":{"rendered":"<header>\n<hgroup>\n<h1>Day 12 Preview: What\u2019s gonna happen today?<\/h1>\n<\/hgroup>\n<p><time datetime=\"2013-09-21 06:53:11\">SEPTEMBER 21, 2013<\/time><\/header>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Day 10 of the Final Match at 34th America's Cup\" src=\"http:\/\/americascup-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/RP_AC34SepD19_4923-780x519.jpg\" width=\"780\" height=\"519\" \/>Through the first 11 days of racing the 34th America\u2019s Cup has delivered it all: close wins, large wins, light winds, strong winds, tacking duels, jibing duels and penalties to boot. It\u2019s all added up to be one of the most fascinating Cup matches in history, and one that makes everyone wonder: What\u2019s gonna happen today?<\/p>\n<p><b>RELATED STORY:<\/b>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.americascup.com\/en\/news\/3\/news\/18321\/oracle-team-usa-victory-in-race-13-forces-34th-americas-cup-to-11th-day\" target=\"_blank\">ORACLE TEAM USA victory forces Cup to 11th day<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Emirates Team New Zealand remains on match point after narrowly missing a chance to wrap the series yesterday. The Kiwis were about 1 nautical mile from the finish line of Race 13 \u2013 and nearly 1 nautical mile ahead of the defender \u2013 when it was abandoned because the 40-minute time limit expired.<\/p>\n<p>When it was re-sailed, ORACLE TEAM USA made a nice passing move on the first downwind leg, gaining a penalty on the Kiwis in the process, and sped away to a 1:24 victory, the largest of this series.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe felt very lucky, but also felt for the Kiwi guys,\u201d said ORACLE TEAM USA tactician Ben Ainslie. \u201cWe\u2019ve all been in a position where you have a hand on the trophy and have to come back and do it all again. We felt fortunate. We\u2019ve had a rough time so we\u2019ll ride our luck with that one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLuck\u2019s a great thing. Luck beats skill every time,\u201d said Emirates Team New Zealand tactician Ray Davies at yesterday afternoon\u2019s press conference. \u201cThe odds are firmly in our favor at the moment. We have to go and execute like the first race (yesterday). We have to go out with the same sort of thinking.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Races 14 and 15 (if necessary) are scheduled for 1315 and 1415. In the U.S., the America\u2019s Cup Finals will be broadcast live on the NBC Sports Network. Replays will be available on the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/americascup\" target=\"_blank\">America\u2019s Cup YouTube channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Internationally, the America\u2019s Cup Final can be viewed in more than 170 territories. All racing is also live on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/americascup\" target=\"_blank\">America\u2019s Cup YouTube channel<\/a>\u00a0(subject to territorial restrictions).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Day 12 Preview: What\u2019s gonna happen today? SEPTEMBER 21, 2013 Through the first 11 days of racing the 34th America\u2019s Cup has delivered it all: close wins, large wins, light winds, strong winds, tacking duels, jibing duels and penalties to boot. It\u2019s all added up to be one of the most fascinating Cup matches in &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/?p=7203\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">IT&#8217;S RAINING HERE AND THE CUP ISN&#8217;T OVER<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[632],"tags":[1832],"class_list":["post-7203","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-americas-cup-34-2","tag-day-11-racing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7203","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7203"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7203\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7204,"href":"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7203\/revisions\/7204"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7203"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7203"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7203"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}