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America's Cup- Kevin Shoebridge looks ahead to the needs of the AC72

by Sail-World on 16 Feb 2012
SL-33’s preparing for the first wingsail test session at ETNZ’s Auckland base in the Viaduct harbour Ben Gladwell http://www.sail-world.com/nz

Emirates Team New Zealand chief operating officer Kevin Shoebridge outlines how the team are going about planning, discussing and organising the logistics of housing the AC72 catamaran, which will launch in July 2012.

The world's most successful sailing team will set up facilities for the AC72 in Auckland and San Francisco



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