Extreme 40's: Emirates Team NZ tests the waters at Almeria

6:22 PM Fri 8 Oct 2010 GMT

'Emirates Team NZ try the Extreme 40 on for size off Almeria, ESP' .

The jib is borrowed but everything else about this Extreme 40 is 100% Emirates Team New Zealand.... Emirates Team New Zealand is competing in the Extreme 40 regatta being sailed this weekend at Almeria, Spain. The aim for skipper Dean Barker, grinder Winston Macfarlane and bowman Jeremy Lomas, is to get a taste of multihull racing against top-level competition. They will be joined by multihull specialist Australia Darren Bundock, a double Olympic silver medallist. The Extreme 40 is a 40ft catamaran. The regattas feature short, sharp races close inshore. The rarely last more than 15 minutes. If the breeze co-operates, ...

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