A "shocker" when it mattered most cost Tom Slingsby's Australian team dearly as their hunt for a record fourth consecutive SailGP event victory fell short in Halifax, Canada.
Instead closest rivals Spain drew closer to the championship-leading BONDS Flying Roos with a hard-fought triumph in SailGP's first-ever four-boat podium final on Sunday.
The day had started according to script for Slingsby's crew in front of more than 12,000 fans, with 27 km/h winds.