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Meet the AC72
With the clock ticking down to the 34th America's Cup, Emirates Team New Zealand and Oracle Team USA hit the water in their AC72s.
Click here to check out videos of the sailing.
By
Sailing World Staff
Updated: September 5, 2012
America’s Cup 72: Oracle Team USA
AC72 First Sail / ORACLE TEAM USA / San Francisco (USA) / 31-08-2012
Guilain GRENIER
The America’s Cup 72: Emirates Team NZ
A windy day for the 11 crew.
Chris Cameron
America’s Cup 72: Oracle Team USA
Oracle Team USA gets ready to splash.
Guilain GRENIER
America’s Cup 72: Oracle Team USA
Oracle Team USA’s AC72 sees the light of day.
Guilain GRENIER
The Americas Cup 72: Oracle Team USA
Oracle Team USA gets going on August 31. Their training was cut short due to a daggerboard failure.
Guilain GRENIER
America’s Cup 72: Oracle Team USA
Oracle Team USA
Guilain GRENIER
America’s Cup 72: Oracle Team USA
Oracle Team USA
Guilain GRENIER
America’s Cup 72: Oracle Team USA
Oracle Team USA gets wings.
Guilain GRENIER
The America’s Cup 72: Emirates Team NZ
The third day of testing on the Hauraki Gulf.
Chris Cameron
The Americas Cup 72: Oracle Team USA
Ngati Whatua blessing at the naming ceremony for Emirates Team New Zealand first AC72.
Chris Cameron
The America’s Cup 72: Emirates Team NZ
Mandy Barker christens ‘New Zealand’, the team’s first AC72, at the Emirates Team New Zealand naming ceremony.
Chris Cameron
The America’s Cup 72: Emirates Team NZ
Emirates Team New Zealand naming ceremony for ‘New Zealand’, the team’s first AC72.
Chris Cameron
The America’s Cup 72: Emirates Team NZ
Emirates Team NZ
Chris Cameron
The Americas Cup 72: Oracle Team USA
Oracle Team USA launched off of San Francisco.
Guilain GRENIER
The America’s Cup 72: Emirates Team NZ
Dean Barker takes the new wheels for a spin.
Chris Cameron
The America’s Cup 72: Emirates Team NZ
Emirates Team NZ out for a sail on New Zealand’s Hauraki Gulf.
Chris Cameron
The Americas Cup 72: Oracle Team USA
Oracle Team USA
Guilain GRENIER
The America’s Cup 72: Emirates Team NZ
Emirates Team NZ
Chris Cameron
The Americas Cup 72: Oracle Team USA
Testing on Oracle USA’s AC72 gets underway.
Guilain GRENIER
The America’s Cup 72: Emirates Team NZ
Emirates Team NZ
Chris Cameron
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