Emirates Team New Zealand has won its third straight race in the Louis Vuitton Trophy Auckland regatta.

Auckland, March 9 NZPA - Team New Zealand made use of local knowledge and played the wind shifts adroitly to grab a comfortable first-up win in the Louis Vuitton Trophy yachting regatta off Auckland today.

Auckland, March 9 NZPA - Team New Zealand made use of local knowledge and played the wind shifts adroitly to grab a comfortable first-up win in the Louis Vuitton Trophy yachting regatta off Auckland today.

The Italian team Azzurra has won the final of the Louis Vuitton Trophy regatta at Nice.

In light and shifty conditions, Azzurra won the best of three final 2 - 0.

The afternoon breeze at Nice failed to fill in on Saturday afternoon forcing postponement of the first of three final matches between Emirates Team New Zealand and the Italian team Azzurra.

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Emirates Team New Zealand won its first match of the Louis Vuitton Trophy second round, beating the French-German ALL4ONE by 47 sec. ETNZ is now clear leader of the regatta with a 7-win, 2 loss record.

Emirates Team New Zealand led from start to finish of its match with Swedish team Artemis to win its fifth race in succession in the Louis Vuitton Trophy regatta at Nice, France. The winning The margin was 23 seconds.

Emirates Team New Zealand glided past the stalled Russian syndicate Synergy right on the line to snatch a win its third race in the Louis Vuitton Nice trophy.

Emirates Team New Zealand got away to a good start in the Louis Vuitton trophy with a 1min 36sec win over French Spirit.