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Emirates Team NZ scores first point in Louis Vuitton Cup
- Published_at:2013-07-08
- Category:Sports
- Channel:AmericasCup
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- description: Recording speeds previously unheard of in America's Cup racing, Emirates Team New Zealand today scored the first point in the Louis Vuitton Cup, the America's Cup Challenger Series, when it completed the 16-nautical-mile course in 46 minutes, 27 seconds. With the wind conditions near ideal—14 to 16 knots with a flood tide (relatively flat water)—Emirates Team New Zealand's AC72 Aotearoa looked spectacular streaking around the racecourse. Skipper Dean Barker and the Kiwi team, the reigning Louis Vuitton Cup champions from 2007, took Aotearoa onto the racecourse doing 30 knots and riding on the hydrofoils. They recorded a top speed of 42.8 knots (49 mph)—meaning the AC72 was sailing its 72-foot length in a single second—and the crew averaged 20.7 knots around the 16.05-nautical-mile course. Even the 90-foot waterline multihulls that featured in the 2010 America's Cup didn't record such a top speed in racing. Emirates Team New Zealand sailed the seven-leg course unopposed due to Luna Rossa Challenge's decision to boycott the race because it is awaiting a protest hearing with the International Jury.
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