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Extreme Sailing Series- Emirates Team NZ video from Practice day

by Emirates Team on 20 Mar 2014
Emirates Team New Zealand sailing on the practice day at the Extreme Sailing Series Act 2 in Muscat, Oman. Chris Cameron/ETNZ http://www.chriscameron.co.nz
Video from Emirates Team NZ as the Extreme Sailing Series gets underway in Muscat, Oman

First day on the water was practice race day in Oman. It was light and there were big holes dotted across the course. All a good time to iron things out and get the boat up to speed for racing to start tomorrow.

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