Louis Vuitton Cup Finals
With NZL-38 now retired, NZL-32 was brought out for the final stages of the Louis Vuitton Cup. She proved to be faster than NZL-38, winning 9 of 11 races in the semi-finals and 5 out of 6 in the finals against oneAustralia. As the winner of the Louis Vuitton Cup, she now had the right to challenge for the America's Cup itself.
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