America's Cup: Young Harken Matchracers check out the AC45



10:20 AM Mon 14 Feb 2011 GMT
'The youth sailors get their first look up close - AC45 - 14 February 2011' Richard Gladwell Click Here to view large photo
Forty young sailors competing in the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron's Harken Youth International Match Racing Championship in Auckland took a slight detour Monday on their way to the racecourse, to watch the launch of the AC45. Race officials towed the eight young teams in their Elliot 7?s to the ACRM base, where ACRM?s Director of On Water Operations Harold Bennet showed them around the AC45 and answered the many questions that came his way. 'Imagine launching a boat like this every day,' commented one young Aussie sailor, which was quickly followed by, 'Imagine crashing it,' from ...


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