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America's cup- TVNZ's ONE Sport visits Ras al-Khaimah

by Martin Tasker on 6 Oct 2009
Work progresses on the island at Ras al-Khaimah Alinghi Team www.alinghi.com

New Zealand's Television Channel ONE Sport's Yachting reporter, Martin Tasker, visited the proposed America's Cup venue of Ras al-Khaimah in United Arab Emirates and filed this report, showing the state of preparation, three and a half months from the 33rd Match

To view Martin tasker's report http://tvnz.co.nz/othersports-news/new-legal-war-facing-americas-cup-3050347/video!click_here
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