America's Cup: Leaning on the weatherman to get it right

'Emirates Team New Zealand and Luna Rossa start a practice race on the Hauraki Gulf.'    Chris Cameron/ETNZ©    Click Here to view large photo Even more so than previous America's Cups, the AC72 sailing and support crews are very dependent on weather predictions. In this clip from the Emirates Team NZ media unit, tactician Ray Davies talks about how times have changed the weather – and how they make use if the weather data painstakingly gathered by meteorologist Roger Badham so that the boat is configured to suit the conditions expected on race day. <: embed_code :> by ETNZblog.com - 10:51 AM Tue 12 Mar 2013 GMT Click here for printer friendly version Click here to send us feedback or comments about this story. If you want to send this story to a friend, please use link below http://www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?nid=107423 Based on your current download speed Sail-World has delivered large images (660 pixels long side.)  If you would like to see only small images (300 pixels long side) click here .  For medium sized images (500 pixels long side) click here .  If you would prefer to see text only (without pictures) click here Click for further information on 2013 America's Cup 2011 Emirates Team New Zealand news Related News Stories: 18 May 2013  America's Cup: We are here for the sailing not a TV show - Luna Rossa 18 May 2013  America's Cup: Review Committee meets Teams - Italians break to ranks? 17 May 2013  America's Cup: All teams recommended to suspend sailing 17 May 2013  America's Cup: 'We will not participate in the slaughtering game' 15 May 2013  America's Cup: Committee to report on AC72 safety measures 14 May 2013  America's Cup: German team pulls out of Red Bull Youth series 14 May 2013  America´s Cup Artemis Crew in shock - newspaper quotes inaccurate 14 May 2013  America's Cup: Barclay expects Cup to proceed as planned 13 May 2013  Gladwell's Line: Tragedy in San Francisco + RYA Tribute Video 12 May 2013  America's Cup: Artemis Racing's damaged AC72 is pulled from the water

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