Here's what the racing will look like this weekend in New York Harbour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8wt1XJYvxA <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8wt1XJYvxA&feature=youtu.be> &feature=youtu.be The Skippers and What they're Saying Emirates Team New Zealand heads to the water as the overall leader of the series, having totaled 192 points by placing in the top three in all four completed regattas. The Kiwis are led by skipper Glenn Ashby and helmsman Peter Burling, but it's the first time they'll be sailing together since Oman. "Everybody's looking forward to getting back to racing here in New York," said Ashby. "It's our first time racing on the Hudson River and it'll be interesting with the shifty conditions and ferry wash. Anything can happen." The last time that America's Cup racing was held off New York was in 1920, but it was outside of the harbor. Racing on the Hudson River offers unique challenges, with the wind blowing through the skyscrapers and currents running up to 4 knots. Fans will be able to view the racing anywhere from Pier A in Battery Park up to Pier 25 on the West Side, and it all is free to the public. "Here in New York you're bang in front of arguably the biggest city in the world," said ORACLE Team USA skipper Jimmy Spithill. "You don't get a better stadium than the Hudson River and the Manhattan skyline," said Spithill. "There are some iconic ballparks and stadiums in New York, but one that's underutilized is the Hudson River. It can host the most people, it's free, and families can dome down and see some of coolest boats in the world tearing around the river." The last time the America's Cup was raced nearby the competing boats were Sir Thomas Lipton's 110-foot Shamrock IV and the New York Yacht Club's 106-foot Resolute. The "designs of the day" both weighed around 100 tons. This weekend the "design of the day" is the AC45F, a 45-foot catamaran that can achieve top speeds of 40 knots, approximately 46 mph. Their horsepower comes from a combination of a wing sail and hydrofoils, which allows the hulls to lift clear of the water as if they're floating on air. But with great speed comes great risk, and the boats have been known to collide or capsize in the heat of the moment. "It's fair to say that, at times, you're sitting there wondering what the hell will happen next," said SoftBank Team Japan skipper Dean Barker, who nearly capsized the AC72 with Emirates Team New Zealand during the 34th America's Cup Match in 2013. "The adrenaline is way different than the sailing I grew up with. The guy steering has the best run of it. You sit there and watch the other four guys get pushed to their absolute physical limits. At end of a 15-minute race they're completely spent. Then, 10 minutes later, they have to turn it around and do it again. The guy steering tries to help out the best he can with maneuvers, but there's no denying that the boats are very tough on the guys onboard."