The New Zealand SailGP Team’s Saint-Tropez’ hopes are hanging in the balance after a disastrous incident onboard the team’s F50 Amokura. Shortly after the end of racing, New Zealand’s 29-metre wing collapsed, breaking off into the water and instigating an immediate salvage operation to ensure all debris was removed from the water. No injuries were sustained onboard.
Speaking immediately following the incident, New Zealand driver Peter Burling said: “Thankfully everyone on board...
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Cat-A-Strophic Rigging Failure Takes Wind Out Of Team NZ's Sails In St Tropez
ROCKWOOL Denmark and New Zealand are in pole position after topping the leaderboard on the first day of drama-filled racing in Saint-Tropez. But a dramatic incident at the end of racing leaves doubts over whether the Kiwis will compete on day two.
The Kiwis hit the water with a bang, blasting off the start line and securing a win in the first fleet race before backing it up with consistent 6th and 5th finishes. Nicolai Sehested’s... -
Two Boat Testing Begins In Earnest In Auckland
EMIRATES TEAM NEW ZEALAND BEGIN TWO BOAT TESTING
Auckland - 2nd February 2023
America’s Cup Defender Emirates Team New Zealand began its two boat testing programme on Auckland’s Waitemata Harbour today in ideal 12- 15 knots NE winds. It was the first opportunity the team has had to sail in the past week in the wake of the unprecedented weather event in the city over the Auckland Anniversary weekend.
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New Land Speed Sailing Record Established By ETNZ
222.4KM/H: WIND POWERED WORLD LAND SPEED RECORD BROKEN.
Lake Gairdner - 12th December 2022
Emirates Team New Zealand and Land speed pilot Glenn Ashby have sailed ‘Horonuku’, their wind powered land speed world record craft, faster than any previous records.
‘Horonuku’ named by Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei meaning ‘gliding swiftly across the land’ did exactly that and was clocked at 222.4km/h in 22 knots... -
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PROJECT LANDSPEED: A POSITIVE PROGRESSION TO 200 KM/H
Lake Gairdner - 5th December 2022
After what has seemed like endless weather delays over the past couple of months, finally Horonuku got to stretch its legs on a dry Lake Gairdner with breeze that is edging closer into the required zone for world record attempts.
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A Broken Nose Sidelines Testing Of AC40 For ETNZ
Emirates Team New Zealand have suffered damage to the bow of their AC40 today after an early start testing on Auckland’s Hauraki Gulf in some top end conditions.
In recent weeks the Emirates Team New Zealand AC40 has been taken out of its one design configuration and testing stepped up in its development and data collection towards the design of its AC75.
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Pushing The Limits Of The AC 40'
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Returning to New Zealand from the European summer circuits, Pete Burling and Blair Tuke wasted no time in re-joining the extensive Kiwi testing programme, stepping aboard Emirates Team New Zealand’s AC40 for a blustery first taste of the most sensational boat of 2022. Nathan Outteridge who’s been steering one pod during the initial outings alongside Olympic bronze medallist Sam Meech were again onboard for an intense afternoon session having craned in at 11.30am and docked-out just an... -
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AC40 UP UP AND AWAY
Auckland - 21st September 2022
It was up up and away on a very successful maiden sail for Emirates Team New Zealand’s AC40 on the familiar waters of the ‘back paddock’ between Auckland’s Waiheke Island and Howick Beachlands.
After a long tow out behind the team’s hydrogen powered chase boat ‘Chase Zero’, the sails hoisted and sheeted on, it took just a handful of minutes for helmsman Nathan... -
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Auckland - 13th September 2022
The first AC40 off the production line was unloaded from its ship and transported into the Emirates Team New Zealand base in a typically understated fashion last week.
The boat represents a number of things for the Team and the Event. It will be centre stage for the Women and Youth America’s Cups in 2024, but prior to that it will be the first boat that Emirates Team New Zealand has sailed since race 9 of the 36th... -
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THE APPENDAGE FACTORY
Auckland - 24th August 2022
As excitement builds around the arrival of the AC40 and the focus on the build at McConaghy boats, Emirates Team New Zealand’s build facility on Auckland’s North Shore has been running at capacity for the past 8 months building all of the foil arms and appendages that will allow the AC40 to fly
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ETNZ's Hydrogen Powered Chase Vessel More Efficient Than Expected
Emirates Team New Zealand Reach Range And Speed Milestones In ‘Chase Zero’
Auckland, New Zealand - 11th May 2022
Emirates Team New Zealand have been continuing the successful commissioning and testing of their hydrogen powered foiling chase boat ‘Chase Zero’ on Auckland’s Hauraki Gulf since its launch just five weeks ago
The team have now run Chase Zero for 36 hours of motoring so far and over 1042km (562.6 nautical miles)...