The Semi-Final of the Louis Vuitton Cup (Challenger Selection Series) began with two back-to-back wins in impressive style for INEOS Britannia.
INEOS Britannia Co-Helm Dylan Fletcher said: "It's great to get a couple of wins on the board on the first day of the Semi-Final, but we know we can't rest on our laurels, we have to keep working hard and extracting more performance out of Britannia. The shore team has put in so much work to keep making gains and we feel like we are gaining momentum so we're looking forward to getting more racing in and hopefully continuing on an upwards trajectory."
INEOS Britannia Team Principal and Skipper Ben Ainslie said: "We didn't have the best of starts in that first race. It went a bit light for us, so the Swiss did a nice job of getting the jump on us off the line, but the guys dug in and we got past nicely. It was tricky, puffy, shifty conditions out there and the team did a solid job sailing the boat well in that. There's plenty of jeopardy out there, but the entire team has worked hard developing the boat to keep us improving. We will go back out there tomorrow and focus on taking it one race at a time."
The second day of the Semi-Final takes place on Sunday from 13:00 BST (14:00 CEST) with a further two races scheduled for each pairing.
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