America's Cup: First impressions of Regatta and Media Trials

9:47 AM Wed 27 Apr 2011 GMT

'Day 2 - America's Cup Trials' Gilles Martin-Raget/www.americascup.com Click Here to view large photo

Two days of testing in the America's Cup Regatta and Media Trials have concluded. Conditions for both days have been quite different - with breezes at the top end of the scale on Tuesday and more moderate winds today, Wednesday. Today winds lightened from 16-17 kts at the start of the test round to 4-5kts at the end. From our vantage point on the top of North Head, overlooking the race course, it was hard to get enthused about the racing, albeit in light winds. Surprisingly there was some hull flying in the light airs for the ...

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