In the article The Main people are Emirates New Zealand (Te Rehutai) & Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team Italy (Patrizio Bertelli)
In the news article the key event is that on the 10th of march America's cup races. Team New Zealand got off to the better start, winning the first race by 31 seconds after that However the Italian team captained by Jimmy Spithill came back in the second round , leading from start to finish to win by 7 seconds.
Did you know that the America's cup started in 1851. It was first offered as the Hundred Guinea Cup on August 20, 1851, by the Royal Yacht Squadron of Great Britain for a race around the Isle of Wight. The cup was won by the America, a 100-foot (30-meter) schooner from New York City, and subsequently became known as the America's Cup. Here's a fun fact: did you know Britain has never won the America's Cup? Also did you know that winners decide the race locations. Waitemata Harbour is where the race took place.
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