As Kiwis, we're no strangers to innovation, especially around speed.
Bruce McLaren broke barriers and records in Formula 1, as did John Britten with his famous motorcycle.
Team New Zealand is no exception.
It was a game of billionaire versus idea and luckily for us, this David and Goliath battle ended just how we wanted.
"After San Fran we knew we couldn't outspend them. If they outspent us five to one or if they needed to do it seven to one, they would," Team NZ CEO Grant Dalton said.
"So we had to out think them."
And we did.
While Oracle worked with old-fashioned rope, Team New Zealand's Glenn Ashby was more gamer than wing trimmer, playing Xbox during the races.
And then there were the cyclors.
While Oracle relied on arms, Team New Zealand realised legs are stronger.
Mark Orams was part of New Zealand's America's Cup campaigns in 2000 and 2003 and believes the team's 'eureka' moment was born from failure.
"They've developed an understanding of how to win this thing because they learned from San Francisco so the success we're enjoying right now really came out of that defeat," he said.
And what's good for the team is also good for New Zealand.
"It'll stimulate, it'll create jobs and it'll allow companies to grow and innovate more. It just puts us on the world stage again," NZ Marine Industry spokesperson Chris van der Hor said.
And just like those speedy Kiwi innovators, that have gone down in history, the America's Cup tale may one day come to a cinema near you.
"This is on par with Bruce McLaren, and the Fastest Indian - some of those success stories that we've heard and had movies made out of," Mr van der Hor said.
"I think there's definitely a movie in this somewhere down the future."
Maybe one day, the 2017 America's Cup win will be coming to a cinema near you.
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