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Sail-World.com : America's Cup: The Kids are all right - Opti sailors taste the AC45

America's Cup: The Kids are all right - Opti sailors taste the AC45

'New Zealand Optimist team line up for the big day out on an AC45'    Gilles Martin-Raget/Oracle Racing.com    Click Here to view large photo

After the Toyota National Optimist Championships concluded in Auckland, New Zealand on Easter Monday, the five sailors in the New Zealand team were invited out for a sail on Oracle racing's AC45. A good picture speaks a thousand words, but the looks on these young sailor's faces speak volumes.

Does it get any better than this when you are a kid?

We don't think so.

For the sailors' view of the day click here

New Zealand national Optimist Champion, Leonard Takahashi-Fry on the handlebars of the AC45 -  Gilles Martin-Raget-Oracle Racing.com   Click Here to view large photo

New Zealand national Optimist Champion, Leonard Takahashi-Fry on the handlebars of the AC45 -  Gilles Martin-Raget-Oracle Racing.com   Click Here to view large photo

New Zealand national Optimist Champion, Leonard Takahashi-Fry on the handlebars of the AC45 -  Gilles Martin-Raget-Oracle Racing.com   Click Here to view large photo

New Zealand national Optimist Champion, Leonard Takahashi-Fry on the handlebars of the AC45 -  Gilles Martin-Raget-Oracle Racing.com   Click Here to view large photo

New Zealand national Optimist Champion, Leonard Takahashi-Fry on the handlebars of the AC45 -  Gilles Martin-Raget-Oracle Racing.com   Click Here to view large photo


Russell Coutts tries to beat Leonard’s numbers -  Gilles Martin-Raget-Oracle Racing.com   Click Here to view large photo


Russell Coutts finally gets the handles bars back -  Gilles Martin-Raget-Oracle Racing.com   Click Here to view large photo

Taking in the moment - an unforgettable experience -  Gilles Martin-Raget-Oracle Racing.com   Click Here to view large photo




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