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America's Cup Rialto: December 15 - Images from Practice Day 5

by Richard Gladwell, Sail-World NZ 16 Dec 2020 04:18 PST 15 December 2020
Emirates Team New Zealand - America's Cup World Series Practice - Waitemata Harbour - December 15, 2020 - 36th Americas Cup © Richard Gladwell / Sail-World.com

Image gallery from the final day of Practice ahead of the America's Cup World Series start on December 17. The breeze started as a light, but sailable southerly breeze, before switching to a 15kt westerly late in the afternoon.

Luna Rossa and Emirates Team New Zealand - America's Cup World Series Practice - Waitemata Harbour - December 15, 2020 - 36th Americas Cup - photo © Richard Gladwell / Sail-World.com
The wind dies as Luna Rossa and Emirates Team New Zealand try to start their race- America's Cup World Series Practice - Waitemata Harbour - December 15, 2020 - 36th Americas Cup - photo © Richard Gladwell / Sail-World.com
Emirates Team New Zealand - America's Cup World Series Practice - Waitemata Harbour - December 15, 2020 - 36th Americas Cup - photo © Richard Gladwell / Sail-World.com
Emirates Team New Zealand gets their time on distance right for this start - America's Cup World Series Practice - Waitemata Harbour - December 15, 2020 - 36th Americas Cup - photo © Richard Gladwell / Sail-World.com

INEOS - Team UK - America's Cup World Series Practice - Waitemata Harbour - December 15, 2020 - 36th Americas Cup - photo © Richard Gladwell / Sail-World.com
INEOS Team UK dropped off her foils while undertaking a penalty delay - America's Cup World Series Practice - Waitemata Harbour - December 15, 2020 - 36th Americas Cup - photo © Richard Gladwell / Sail-World.com

American Magic - America's Cup World Series Practice - Waitemata Harbour - December 15, 2020 - 36th Americas Cup - photo © Richard Gladwell / Sail-World.com
American Magic's sailing team converse with their support team between races - America's Cup World Series Practice - Waitemata Harbour - December 15, 2020 - 36th Americas Cup - photo © Richard Gladwell / Sail-World.com

INEOS Team UK - America's Cup World Series Practice - Waitemata Harbour - December 15, 2020 - 36th Americas Cup - photo © Richard Gladwell / Sail-World.com
INEOS Team UK was able to foil successfully in light winds before her race start - America's Cup World Series Practice - Waitemata Harbour - December 15, 2020 - 36th Americas Cup - photo © Richard Gladwell / Sail-World.com

INEOS Team UK and American Magic - America's Cup World Series Practice - Waitemata Harbour - December 15, 2020 - 36th Americas Cup - photo © Richard Gladwell / Sail-World.com
Despite clearing her start penalty INEOS Team UK could not get foiling for at least half a minute and could only watch American Magic sail away - America's Cup World Series Practice - Waitemata Harbour - December 15, 2020 - 36th Americas Cup - photo © Richard Gladwell / Sail-World.com

Emirates Team New Zealand - America's Cup World Series Practice - Waitemata Harbour - December 15, 2020 - 36th Americas Cup - photo © Richard Gladwell / Sail-World.com
Emirates Team New Zealand relished the fresh westerly breeze - America's Cup World Series Practice - Waitemata Harbour - December 15, 2020 - 36th Americas Cup - photo © Richard Gladwell / Sail-World.com

Luna Rossa - America's Cup World Series Practice - Waitemata Harbour - December 15, 2020 - 36th Americas Cup - photo © Richard Gladwell / Sail-World.com
Luna Rossa heads into the late afternoon sun - America's Cup World Series Practice - Waitemata Harbour - December 15, 2020 - 36th Americas Cup - photo © Richard Gladwell / Sail-World.com

American Magic - America's Cup World Series Practice - Waitemata Harbour - December 15, 2020 - 36th Americas Cup - photo © Richard Gladwell / Sail-World.com
Afterguard all wired up aboard American Magic - America's Cup World Series Practice - Waitemata Harbour - December 15, 2020 - 36th Americas Cup - photo © Richard Gladwell / Sail-World.com

America's Cup World Series Practice - Waitemata Harbour - December 15, 2020 - 36th Americas Cup - photo © Richard Gladwell / Sail-World.com
INEOS Team UK was able to pace Emirates Team New Zealand and Luna Rossa during their race - America's Cup World Series Practice - Waitemata Harbour - December 15, 2020 - 36th Americas Cup - photo © Richard Gladwell / Sail-World.com

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