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America's Cup: Six teams shot racing in Barcelona, plus an earlier session in 20kts plus

by Sail-World.com/NZ 3 Aug 2024 04:24 PDT 3 August 2024
Emirates Team New Zealand sail their AC75 in Barcelona, Spain - July 2024 © Job Vermeulen / America's Cup

A set of videos from Gilles Martin-Raget and Justin Busuttil shot in Barcelona earlier this week.

One from Gilles Martin-Raget, shot on July 30, has all six teams in high speed training session in a fresh 20kts plus breeze.

Justin Busuttil, a member of the now disbanded AC37 Joint Recon Team has shot a couple more videos in his "Rooftop Recon" Series. These show six races between the teams off Barcelona.


Justin Busuttil's videos are shot in two parts. The videos feature six races of all teams matching up for race practice with the broadcast crew. Sailing in a 6-12 knots, south thermal breeze off the Barcelona beach.

Shot on August 3 it was another day designated as Official Practice for broadcast purposes. Helicopters seen flying around, some great action on the water.

RACE 1: Alinghi Red Bull Racing vs Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli RACE 2: Emirates Team New Zealand vs NYYC American Magic RACE 3: Emirates Team New Zealand vs NYYC American Magic

The second video features another three races:

RACE 4: INEOS Britannia vs Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli RACE 2: INEOS Britannia vs Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli RACE 3: Emirates Team New Zealand vs Orient Express Racing Team

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