chic014 0 Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Full sequence here: http://www.thenewportbuzz.com/emirates- ... ageid=6461 Haven't found a video yet. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 it looks like the rudder one that battle over the saftey barrier. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 In the photos you can see some spectator boats a little to close to the action and I was wondering if Dean put that cat there to avoid something possibly worse. Heres some info from EMTNZ about todays practice racing It has been a good week of training in Newport since the sailing team arrived last week. The team raced without trimmer James Dagg though today who received a knock to the head and was taken to a doctor to be checked. James had come into contact with tactician Ray Davies’ elbow during a manoeuvre. Doctors cleared him to sail tomorrow. Then at the end of the third race the boat was damaged when it came into collision with a mark boat. Barker says he had to luff to avoid a couple of spectator boats and lifted a hull to avoid the official boat. A collision could not be avoided and the port hull of the AC45 came into contact with the mark boat’s rail. “It probably looked more spectacular than it was. No one was hurt and neither boat suffered serious damage” The Ac45’s under-rigging and the port rudder were damaged and will be repaired overnight. Barker says the AC45 will be back on the water tomorrow. Link to post Share on other sites
chic014 0 Posted June 27, 2012 Author Share Posted June 27, 2012 More photos here including from the cameraman on the committee boat before he got out of the way. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set ... 198&type=1 Link to post Share on other sites
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