America's Cup all square after tale of two starts on first day of sailing
- Team New Zealand get off to good start off coast of Auckland
- Luna Rossa hits back in second race to draw level at 1-1
Team New Zealand and Luna Rossa were all square at 1-1 after the first two races of the 36th America’s Cup off the coast of Auckland on an opening day that promised a thrilling contest for the oldest trophy in international sport.
Defender TNZ won the first race in the best-of-13 match by 31 seconds after Luna Rossa fluffed the start but the Italian challengers charged back to take the second by seven seconds.