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America's Cup - Grant Dalton and Chris Dickson on the story so far

by Radio New Zealand on 19 May 2017
Emirates Team New Zealand sailing on Bermuda's Great Sound testing in the lead up to the 35th America's Cup Hamish Hooper/Emirates Team NZ http://www.etnzblog.com
Emirates Team New Zealand CEO, Grant Dalton talks with Radio NZ's John Champbell on being rammed by Land Rover BAR, and how he feels the team is positioned a week out from the start of the 35th America's Cup.

Four times America's Cup skipper Chris Dickson, also on Radio New Zealand with John Campbell give his view of that incident and his assessment of where the teams are at this stage of the buildup to the start of the Qualifiers.

Grant Dalton with Radio NZ's John Campbell



Chris Dickson with Radio NZ's John Campbell :

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