America's Cup - Practice session video - May 9 - ETNZ's new trick
by Sail-World.com/nz | MyislandhomeBDA on 10 May 2017
Iain Percy, Skipper Artemis Racing - during Practice Session, May 2017 Sander van der Borch / Artemis Racing
The America's Cup teams were out in force on the Great Sound in Bermuda, testing in lighter weather.
One of the interesting aspects of this video is Emirates Team New Zealand's ability to do 'fishtail' tacks and gybes. The move was seen in Auckland, and involves performing multiple, back to back gybes/tacks, while remaining foil borne throughout. The move should be useful in match racing with the team being able to rapidly change direction and swap from port to starboard and back again in a very short space of time, and quickly get themselves into a right of way position without dropping off the foils or losing speed.
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Practice Day - May 9, 2017 - Part 1 Emirates Team NZ:
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