erice 732 Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 "It was a bit of a shame in the last pre start we had the leeward end of the line pretty locked down, https://youtu.be/3m3tHaySD1A Ben (Ainslie) was quite late and just ran straight into the back of us," New Zealand helmsman Peter Burling said as he had got the better of Ainslie, the most decorated Olympic sailor and a former America's Cup winner. Team New Zealand had earlier scored wins against the British and Team France. The Kiwis said Oracle and Team Japan had refused to race them. Just unnecessary a week out from the America's Cup we are all here to learn and it's a shame we have a pretty big metre dent now in the back of our nice boat. "It went straight in under the media pod with his windward bow and right down the inside of the leeward hull, so there is a pretty good dent there. You can definitely see if has punctured right into the cockpit right around where my steering wheel is." The untimely incident didn't sit well withg Team New Zealand boss Grant Dalton as his team struggles for time on the water less than 10 days out from the start of official racing. Defenders Oracle Team USA and impressive Swedish challenger Artemis Racing were also reported to have suffered damage on the second day of practice racing and withdrew. Conditions were described as "ideal" with 10-15 knots of wind. http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/other-sports/92666896/team-new-zealand-shrug-off-rudder-issues-to-rejoin-americas-cup-practice-racing Quote Link to post Share on other sites
waikiore 397 Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 The Herald having trouble telling Port from Starboard today unless the photo is reversed........ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fish 0 Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 Thread going in the 'Cup' section http://crew.org.nz/forum/index.php/topic/14445-is-ainslee-leveling-the-odds-for-the-others/?do=findComment&comment=185234 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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