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Emirates Team New Zealand

Dee Smith

Doesn’t Have to be High Tech to be Good Tech

If you’re taking a stroll through Crissy Field, you might just run into Emirates Team New Zealand’s Dee Smith on the radio, sending in his observations from the top of the America’s Cup racecourse.

Emirates Team NZ Nosedives

Emirates Team NZ popped up onto its hydrofoils rounding the mark and then a gust of wind hit. The port bow of Aotearoa buried up to the main crossbeam, reducing the boatspeed from 40 knots to 13 and flicking two crewmembers, Rob Waddell and Chris Ward, overboard. The two grinders were recovered unharmed by the team’s chase boat, but the rush of tons of water tore the port side fairing off the main crossbeam and left the crew shaken.

Emirates Team NZ Nosedives

Emirates Team New Zealand went bow down around the windward mark in the first race of the Louis Vuitton Cup final, throwing two crew overboard and causing damage to the AC72.

Sailing World

America’s Cup: The Early Review Is In

From the perspective of a self-proclaimed average Joe match racer, the America’s Cup 34 desperately needs an infusion of close racing to add substance to its shiny surface.

Sailing World

A First Glitch for ETNZ

What do you do when you lose your jib? Emirates Team New Zealand’s tactician Ray Davies explains how the Kiwis managed to cope with potential disaster and why they’re so goshdarn fast.

Emirates Team NZ v. Luna Rossa

Photos from the first race of the second round robin of the Louis Vuitton Cup on July 13: Emirates Team NZ versus Luna Rossa. Emirates Team NZ executed a successful hook in the prestart and led the entire way around the racecourse. Photos: LUNA ROSSA/Studio Borlenghi/Butto

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Designing a Lean, Mean Machine

Giovanni Belgrano, principal structural engineer for Emirates Team New Zealand, talks about monitoring the performance of his team’s AC72 in the lead up to the first match on San Francisco Bay.

Dee Smith

Doesn’t Have to be High Tech to be Good Tech

If you’re taking a stroll through Crissy Field, you might just run into Emirates Team New Zealand’s Dee Smith on the radio, sending in his observations from the top of the America’s Cup racecourse.

Emirates Team NZ Nosedives

Emirates Team NZ popped up onto its hydrofoils rounding the mark and then a gust of wind hit. The port bow of Aotearoa buried up to the main crossbeam, reducing the boatspeed from 40 knots to 13 and flicking two crewmembers, Rob Waddell and Chris Ward, overboard. The two grinders were recovered unharmed by the team’s chase boat, but the rush of tons of water tore the port side fairing off the main crossbeam and left the crew shaken.

Emirates Team NZ Nosedives

Emirates Team New Zealand went bow down around the windward mark in the first race of the Louis Vuitton Cup final, throwing two crew overboard and causing damage to the AC72.

Sailing World

America’s Cup: The Early Review Is In

From the perspective of a self-proclaimed average Joe match racer, the America’s Cup 34 desperately needs an infusion of close racing to add substance to its shiny surface.

Sailing World

A First Glitch for ETNZ

What do you do when you lose your jib? Emirates Team New Zealand’s tactician Ray Davies explains how the Kiwis managed to cope with potential disaster and why they’re so goshdarn fast.

Emirates Team NZ v. Luna Rossa

Photos from the first race of the second round robin of the Louis Vuitton Cup on July 13: Emirates Team NZ versus Luna Rossa. Emirates Team NZ executed a successful hook in the prestart and led the entire way around the racecourse. Photos: LUNA ROSSA/Studio Borlenghi/Butto

Sailing World

Designing a Lean, Mean Machine

Giovanni Belgrano, principal structural engineer for Emirates Team New Zealand, talks about monitoring the performance of his team’s AC72 in the lead up to the first match on San Francisco Bay.

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