12 Sep 2016

Team NZ fifth in Toulon

6:21 am on 12 September 2016

Team New Zealand has finished fifth in the latest round of the America's Cup World Series in Toulon and remain third overall in the series standings.

Team New Zealand sailing in Bermuda 2015.

Team New Zealand sailing in Bermuda 2015. Photo: PHOTOSPORT

Artemis Racing of Sweden won the regatta, while the British BAR team continues to lead overall with one regatta remaining in japan in November.

The New Zealanders recorded a fifth, sixth and a second in racing today.

Team New Zealand skipper Glenn Ashby said, "As we've seen, teams are winning regattas even when they're finishing last, so it just shows that anything can happen. We're still in touch with the lead and with a good performance in Japan, who knows what can happen. I can say though that we will certainly be going for the win in the last round and the overall series, so let's see what happens."

Louis Vuitton America's Cup World Series Toulon Leaderboard:

Position. Team (Race Finish Positions) - Total Points

1. Artemis Racing (1, 1, 3, 1, 3, 5) - 76 points

2. SoftBank Team Japan (5, 4, 5, 2, 4, 1) - 71 points

3. Land Rover BAR (6, 6, 1, 3, 1, 4) - 70 points

4. Groupama Team France (4, 3, 2, 6, 2, 3)- 68 points

5. Emirates Team New Zealand (2, 2, 6, 5, 6, 2) - 63 points

6. ORACLE TEAM USA (3, 5, 4, 4, 5, 6) - 57 points

Louis Vuitton America's Cup World Series Overall Leaderboard

1. Land Rover BAR - 437 points

2. ORACLE TEAM USA - 423 points

3. Emirates Team New Zealand - 420 points

4. SoftBank Team Japan - 399 points

5. Artemis Racing - 391 points

6. Groupama Team France - 360 points