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America's Cup- Iain Murray speaks at AC45 launch - Video

by Richard Gladwell on 8 Feb 2011
34th America’s Cup - AC45 celebration - Ian Murray (ACRM) ACEA - Photo Gilles Martin-Raget http://photo.americascup.com/

America's Cup Regatta Director, Iain Murray, was in Auckland for the blessing and launch of the AC45 prototype, which was handed over to his group America's Cup Regatta Management, late last week. In this video of his address, he recalls the first time he sailed in Auckland and pays tribute to the people behind the AC45.

Apologies for some of the 'bumps' in this video - shot with an iPhone4 - it is new science for us - issues will be fixed in the next release!

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