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America's Cup - CNN Mainsail goes inside the teams in Bermuda and UK

by Sail-World.com on 20 Sep 2016
Oracle Team USA and Artemis Racing - Bart's Bash, September 2016 Sam Greenfield/Oracle Team USA http://www.oracleteamusa.com
Double Olympic Gold medallist and presenter of the outstanding CNN Mainsail series, Shirley Robertson, goes inside four of the America's Cup teams in Bermuda and Portsmouth, UK for an insight into the design processes and angles being pursued by the teams.

Then she goes on the water and sees the design teams and sailing teams working together.

To start the series click here

This should roll through a four part series as indicated in the screen shot below.

CNN Mainsail video index - Will Mind or Machine win the day in Bermuda? September 2016 © CNN
CNN Mainsail video index - Will Mind or Machine win the day in Bermuda? September 2016 © CNN



Tom Slingsby (left) and Grant Simmer - Oracle Team USA - Bermuda, September 2016 © Sam Greenfield/Oracle Team USA http://www.oracleteamusa.com
Tom Slingsby (left) and Grant Simmer - Oracle Team USA - Bermuda, September 2016 © Sam Greenfield/Oracle Team USA http://www.oracleteamusa.com


Oracle Team USA, Softbank Team Japan and Artemis Racing - Bart's Bash, September 2016 © Sam Greenfield/Oracle Team USA http://www.oracleteamusa.com
Oracle Team USA, Softbank Team Japan and Artemis Racing - Bart's Bash, September 2016 © Sam Greenfield/Oracle Team USA http://www.oracleteamusa.com

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