America's Cup: Over and Out from Auckland

9:37 AM Sun 8 May 2011 GMT

'34th America's Cup - AC45 Test Event - Day 9' Gilles Martin-Raget/www.americascup.com Click Here to view large photo

With the conclusion of the America's Cup test sessions in Auckland, most teams are in pack-up mode, heading for Europe. The weekend in Auckland has been devoted to dis-assembling the AC45s and their wings, and fitting them into shipping containers for the move from Auckland. Part of the design brief for the AC45 was that it be easy to ship. With removable sterns on both hulls, the canoe bodies of the catamarans just squeeze into a standard 40 foot shipping container. The wings too get pulled apart and before long, the high-tech racing catamarans are ready for transport. Artemis Racing ...

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by America's Cup Media and Gilles Martin-Raget

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