Great excitement and awe at the sight of the first AC72 at Auckland’s Viaduct Harbour on Saturday evening.
A keen crowd gathered in an even keener chill wind to see `New Zealand` the first AC72 officially launched.
I had only public access, but was well positioned early, with a back up location scouted. An excited and informed crowd filled in behind me.
The huge cat sat weather cocked with its 40 metre wing mast/sail feathering in the unusually cold north easterly.
The sound of its tell tails slapping against the taught fabric of its power plant, crisp to the ear  … More