As New Zealand look to go back-to-back in SailGP, another Kiwi is looking to stop them.
Canadian skipper Phil Robertson is hoping to topple those same sailors he grew up with.
As Team Canada glides through the Port of Los Angeles - their 'secret weapon' is at the helm.
It's their Kiwi skipper, who cut his teeth on Waitemata Harbour. And this weekend, Phil Robertson is looking to topple Team New Zealand.
"To sit next to the Kiwis is always good," he said. "They're our countrymen.
"There is always that rivalry, you want to beat your own countrymen.
"They're one of the best in the world, so it's good to have them here."
Team Canada is now one of the best too, after winning the Christchurch event last season, and a podium finish in Chicago.
Robertson arrived from Barcelona, where he's planning to take down the Kiwis on another boat as part of Alinghi's coaching staff for next year's America's Cup.
"[I'm] just helping them with their match racing, which has been my speciality for a long time," he continued.
"[I've been] doing a lot of racing against them, with fellow Kiwi Dean Barker as well."
Robertson would like to be part of a Kiwi challenge, an idea he has floated before.
"For sure, we've talked," he said. "And had different opportunities.
"Life has taken me down a different route, so here I am representing Canada in the SailGP and the Swiss in the [America's] Cup."
As for SailGP - he's had to navigate more than rough conditions on the water this year.
Canada's been looking for a new owner.
"We've had a few interested parties, and some real solid bids," Robertson confirmed. "One has been accepted.
"Hopefully, come Europe, we can announce who that is."
Organisers are hoping for good wind conditions for competitive racing when the sailing begins on Sunday (NZ time).
They want to put on a show in the US, as they hope to grow the popularity of the SailGP, stateside.
"They've got a fun, exciting, adrenaline-fuelled sport now," said Australia skipper Tom Slingsby.
"I don't think people would have associated those words with sailing in the past, but that's how it's described now."
Those words will rouse American race fans, as the 'City of Angels' becomes the 'City of Sails' just for this weekend.
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