America's Cup: New Zealand celebrates 'underdog' victory over billionaires

Team New Zealand supporters celebrate as they watch the racing at the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron. Two and half hours before dawn broke in the southern hemisphere thousands of New Zealanders crawled from their warm beds to cheer for a team of youthful underdogs who have remained stoic and inscrutable throughout an America's Cup regatta that has featured a dramatic capsize, constant sledging and a team budget that looks like pocket money to their competitors. 'The loss in San Francisco was horrific for the whole country and no-one was going to celebrate till they crossed that line,' said Nick Wrinch, the commodore of the Tauranga Yacht and Power Boat Club, where New Zealand helmsman Peter Burling ' the youngest ever to win an America's Cup ' learnt to sail as a kid.
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