Over two days which saw five different winners in each of the five Fleet Races, the Kiwis showed impressive consistency to top the point rankings in the race for qualification for the Final, before driving an excellent race in the winner-takes-all showdown - coming out on top after multiple wind shifts and lead changes.

It marks the second consecutive win for Peter Burling’s team in Dubai - following victory on Mina Rashid in Season 4 - and sets the Black Foils up perfectly for the next event - their home race in Auckland.