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America's Cup: Emirates Team NZ fitting up for the wingsail tests
Fri, 11 Nov 2011
Often we hear of the superb job and incredible hours put in by the support and shore teams for the America's Cup and other professional racing teams, but rarely do we get a look behind the shed door to see the teams work their magic.
In this series of videos, one of Emirates Team NZ's boat builders Sean Regan explains some of the repairs and modifications being undertaken on the Emirates Team New Zealand SL33s in preparation for their wing sail trials on the Hauraki Gulf, Auckland, New Zealand.
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