YachtPals ventured out on the AC45 Oracle Race team RIB with Coach Philippe Presti this week, watching their two boats match race in Auckland’s Hauraki Gulf. Russell Coutts skippered the black masted catamaran, while Jimmy Spithill, skipper of the winning boat in the last America’s Cup, helmed the white-masted one.
When Spithill flew by us at 20 knots with water spraying over the leeward pontoon and one hull flying high above the water, I held my  … Video, Pictures & More