Emirates Team New Zealand rounded the windward mark to starboard and dug the bows in to the main crossbeam in a violent maneuver. Two crew, Rob Waddell and Chris ward went overboard and were recovered by the team’s chase boat apparently unharmed. But Aotearoa suffered damage to the fairing on the aft side of the main crossbeam.
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Meet the American Youth Sailing Force, San Francisco’s team for the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup Challenge!
On Saturday, the Louis Vuitton Cup finals, a part of the America’s Cup, will begin, with Emirates Team New Zealand and Luna Rossa Challenge battling to win the LVC
The first team to win seven races in the Louis Vuitton Cup finals will challenge Oracle Team USA for the America’s Cup, the greatest prize in sailboat racing. The America’s Cup races — a best-of-17 series — begin Sept. 7.
All the LVC and America’s Cup races are being contested in the revolutionary AC72 catamarans, a new class of yacht created specifically for this competition. Powered by … More