• Regatta director praises ‘unpredictable’ Ainslie
• Captain’s experience may give him edge over Kiwis

New Zealand will face a formidable challenge from Britain’s battle-hardened skipper, Ben Ainslie, when they face off in the America’s Cup, according to the regatta director, Iain Murray.

As Ainslie took a day off the water to cheer the British entry in the first women’s America’s Cup, the New Zealand crew, skippered by Pete Burling, were out on the water making the most of the time allocated to them.