FILE PHOTO: Britain Sailing - America's Cup 2016 - Portsmouth - 24/7/16(L-R) Oracle Team USA, Land Rover BAR, Emirates Team New Zealand, Softbank Team Japan and Artemis Racing during the race. Reuters / Henry Browne / File Photo / Livepic
(Reuters) - Ben Ainslie's Land Rover BAR had a disastrous start to their America's Cup semi-final against Emirates Team New Zealand on Monday, forfeiting two races after a part in their "wing" sail snapped.
The British breakdown gives New Zealand an easy two-race lead in the best-of-nine semi-final, while Land Rover BAR's shore team will spend the night mending the wing for Tuesday's races on Bermuda's Great Sound.
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