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America's Cup - Artemis pickle-forks Umpire boat - Images + Video

by Sail-World.com on 20 Oct 2015
"Houston, we have a problem!" - Umpire boat in head-on collision with Artemis Racing - Race 2 ACWS Bermuda Americas Cup Media www.americascup.com
Artemis Racing came across an Umpire boat going the wrong way, against the flow of traffic at the start of Race 2 of the America's Cup World Series, Bermuda.

The umpire boat became lodged between the hulls of the AC45 and was extracted by an Artemis racing crew member.

Ricardo Pinto captured the action in stills and we also have the on-board video

18/10/15 - Hamilton (BDA) - 35th America's Cup Bermuda 2017 - Louis Vuitton America's Cup World Series Bermuda - Racing Day 2 © ACEA / Ricardo Pinto http://photo.americascup.com/
18/10/15 - Hamilton (BDA) - 35th America's Cup Bermuda 2017 - Louis Vuitton America's Cup World Series Bermuda - Racing Day 2 © ACEA / Ricardo Pinto http://photo.americascup.com/


18/10/15 - Hamilton (BDA) - 35th America's Cup Bermuda 2017 - Louis Vuitton America's Cup World Series Bermuda - Racing Day 2 © ACEA / Ricardo Pinto http://photo.americascup.com/
18/10/15 - Hamilton (BDA) - 35th America's Cup Bermuda 2017 - Louis Vuitton America's Cup World Series Bermuda - Racing Day 2 © ACEA / Ricardo Pinto http://photo.americascup.com/


Louis Vuitton America's Cup World Series Bermuda - Racing Day 2 © ACEA / Ricardo Pinto http://photo.americascup.com/
Louis Vuitton America's Cup World Series Bermuda - Racing Day 2 © ACEA / Ricardo Pinto http://photo.americascup.com/


Louis Vuitton America's Cup World Series Bermuda - Racing Day 2 © ACEA / Ricardo Pinto http://photo.americascup.com/
Louis Vuitton America's Cup World Series Bermuda - Racing Day 2 © ACEA / Ricardo Pinto http://photo.americascup.com/




Here's the video:

Artemis Crash

Artemis Racing collide with Umpire boat ahead of race 2 (has swearing, as you might expect).

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