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Luna Rossa stormed into the final of the
Challenger Series after completing a 4-0 sweep of the American
team and will take on Ben Ainslie's INEOS Team UK to determine
who will face defenders Team New Zealand (TNZ) for the America's
Cup.
"We definitely made an improvement in performance, but it's not
enough," Spithill told the Herald. "We're going to need more and
that's the name of the game.
"We will be putting a lot of blood, sweat and tears to really
improve in terms of the way we're sailing and our technique.
"We've got a lot of upgrades planned... There are so many things
to do, and you need to balance time in the shed with time on the
water."
The British team won a tight round-robin race against Luna Rossa
to qualify directly for the Challenger Series final, but
Spithill is confident of securing a different outcome this time
around.
"The British have been out there working hard. But we are
fortunate enough to be racing and I believe we needed this
semi-final series," he was quoted as saying by New Zealand's
Stuff media.
"We know there is a lot more on the table, and we will be doing
everything we can to come out and get some payback on the Poms."
The winner of the series that ends on Feb. 22 will take on
holders TNZ in a series of head-to-head races from March 6 for
the America's Cup, known as the "Auld Mug."
(Reporting by Arvind Sriram in Bengaluru; Editing by Sam Holmes)
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