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North Sails Loft 57 Podcast

PlanetSail 36th America's Cup Analysis: The Boat to Beat

by Matt Sheahan 27 Nov 2020 22:21 NZDT
The Boat to Beat © PlanetSail

If there's one hard fact in a sea of uncertainty, this is identifying the team that needs to be beaten to win the America's Cup, the current Defender representatives, Emirates Team New Zealand. Their new second boat took many by surprise as it was rolled out into the open for the first time.

This is a bold, aggressively styled AC75 that is a long way from their first boat. Such a big departure has raised plenty of questions so, in our Defender analysis Matt Sheahan explains what this means for both the Kiwis and the competition.

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