Emirates Team New Zealand
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AUCKLAND — Emirates Team New Zealand is ratcheting up its AC72 sailing programme, moving on from primarily conducting reliability and system testing to a focus on racing and speed development.
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Emirates Team New Zealand says the America’s Cup event organizer’s decision to abandon development of a team hub on the San Francisco waterfront is irresponsible and another let-down for San Francisco.
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Emirates Team New Zealand has ended speculation on whether the team’s AC72 catamaran could lift itself clear of the water and sail on its dagger board foils.
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Renowned yachting commentators Martin Tasker and Peter Lester are given a prime view of the Emirates Team New Zealand AC72 in full action.
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Emirates Team New Zealand returns to New Zealand overnight to jump headlong into the AC72 testing programme and turn around its poor form in racing the AC45.
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Emirates Team New Zealand is taking time to get into its groove racing the AC45 at the America's Cup World Series Regatta at San Francisco.
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Emirates Team New Zealand's AC72 catamaran was wheeled out of the shed the first time this morning as team members got down to final preparations for Saturday's public show at the Viaduct Harbour.
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Emirates Team New Zealand has ended the inaugural season of the America’s Cup World Series in second place overall.
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Emirates Team New Zealand got back into stride at Newport today and took a third in the first fleet race of the day then stormed home to win the second.
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Competitors in the America' s Cup World Series Newport Regatta went practice racing today, revelling in the 12-18 knot breeze.
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CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand has taken second in Leg 8 of the Volvo Ocean Race after a gritty fight that saw the team battle boat breaking conditions to set a new 24 distance record for this edition of the race, and move back onto the podium with third overall position.
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CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand is sailing on the edge as the team battles extreme conditions in the North Atlantic caused by an intense low pressure system.
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CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand is preparing for a final heavy weather battle into Lorient as an intense low pressure system moves down on the fleet.
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CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand has hit the light airs of the Azores High with the next 12 hours shaping up to be crucial to the team's efforts to make up ground in the light conditions.
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CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand is in for long last night at sea as Leg 7 comes to a nail-biting finale.
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Emirates Team New Zealand will take delivery of its first AC72 catamaran by the middle of next month.
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CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand is heading for Lisbon at speed as the team make the most of the long awaiting fast running conditions.
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The tense times are set to continue for CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand as the team begin to run east towards Lisbon and face the prospect of more unpredictable weather.
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CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand has fought back over the last 24 hours with the team working their way through the fleet to be within striking distance of the lead.
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CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand has split from the fleet and headed north in search of better breeze and in an effort to claw back the miles on the leading boats.
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It has been a painful 24 hours for CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand as the team fell prey to the unpredictable conditions of tropical storm Alberto and trapped under a large cloud system fell from second place to second to last.
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24 hours into Leg 7 CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand is duelling with tropical storm 'Alberto' as the team work to make the most of the intense low in order to get east and pick up a developing frontal system that will slingshot them across the Atlantic.
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CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand has set off on Leg 7 of the Volvo Ocean Race, a 3500 nautical mile transatlantic sprint from Miami, USA to Lisbon, Portugal.
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Light winds ruled on the final day of the America's Cup World Series regatta at Venice. The final fleet race – scheduled to take 35 minutes – took winner Energy 57m25s to complete.
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It's tight at the top of the fleet race leader board at the America's Cup World Series after three days of racing at Venice.
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The first day of the America's Cup World Series Venice regatta did not go well for Emirates Team New Zealand.
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CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand has taken a hard fought second in Leg 6 of the Volvo Ocean Race.
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The AC45 sailing team leaves for Venice today to compete in the fifth of the America's Cup World series regattas.
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The battle for Leg 6 honours looks set to go down to the wire with just 14 nautical miles between CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand and first placed Puma as the fleet enters the final 24 hours of racing.
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CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand's tactical battle continues with the team closing to within eight nautical miles (nm) of Puma overnight only to sail into a large light patch in the last few hours causing them to lose ground on the leg leaders.
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The light airs lottery is set to continue for CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand as the Volvo fleet heads towards another large windless zone.
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CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand is in the trades and sailing at speed as its neck and neck battle with Puma continues.
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CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand is continuing to pile the pressure onto leg leader Puma with just over two nautical miles (nm) now separating the two boats after ten days of racing.
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CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand is engaged in a tight three-way battle for the lead as the fleet heads downwind towards the Doldrums.
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After several days of light and variable conditions CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand is finally into some more consistent breeze and is duelling with Puma for the lead.
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CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand has taken second place in a drama filled Itajai In-Port race.
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CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand’s pit stop in Puerto Montt is progressing well with a round-the-clock effort by the shore team ensuring that the repair job is running ahead of schedule.
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CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand is due to arrive into its pit stop destination of Puerto Montt tomorrow (April 3) and the crew's focus is turning to making the pit stop in the Chilean port is as brief as possible.
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CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand has gone from one extreme to another over the last 24 hours as the team went from 40 knots of wind to four knots as the fleet entered an area dominated by a ridge of high pressure.
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AUCKLAND CITY — CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand has departed Auckland on Leg Five of the Volvo Ocean Race bound for Brazil via the treacherous Southern Ocean and infamous Cape Horn.
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An intense battle down the northern coastline of New Zealand is on the cards for CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand as Leg Four of the Volvo Ocean Race enters its dying stages With under 250 miles to go to Auckland CAMPER is locked in a tight duel with Puma and Telefonica for second place with less than ten miles separating the three boats.
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As CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand closes in on New Zealand they are battling big seas and strong winds as they push Puma and Telefonica for a podium place.
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CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand is fast approaching the wind shadow of New Caledonia on Day 16 of Leg Four as the fleet begins to converge on each other after the split of the past week.
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CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand has safely completed their tricky passage through the Solomon Islands and after making small but steady gains over the last 12 hours has begun looking for further opportunities in the complex weather situation developing ahead.
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As the leading boats cross the Equator CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand is looking to make the most of the large thunder clouds and sudden severe squalls on the approaches to the Doldrums.
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CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand has had a tough 24 hours after blowing out the tack rope in their reaching headsail in boisterous trade wind conditions.
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On day seven of Leg Four CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand has continued to hold first place in a dying breeze but is facing challenges from both north and south.
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On day six of Leg Four CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand is in first place but making slow progress towards Auckland as the fleet spends another day heading east before making the call to head south and towards the finish.
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On day five of Leg Four CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand has continued to lead the charge north east in order to stay in consistent breeze and be well placed for the looming trade winds and the eventual run down to the Equator.
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On day four of Leg Four CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand has taken the high road and headed north in search of better breeze and in order to avoid a looming windless zone.
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CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand has set sail for Auckland and Emirates Team New Zealand's home base as Leg Four of the Volvo Ocean race gets underway in Sanya.
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After thirteen days at sea CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand has taken third place in Leg Three and retained their second overall position in the Volvo Ocean Race.
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On day thirteen of Leg Three CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand is on the home stretch of Leg Three with less than 100 miles to go until the finish off Sanya and a final tussle looming for third place.
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On day two of Leg Three, Part B CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand is closing the gap on first placed Puma in the long drag race across the Indian Ocean to the turning point off the north west tip of Sumatra.
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Part B of Leg 3 of the Volvo Ocean Race has got underway with CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand out to deliver a vastly improved performance in the 3300 mile slog to Sanya, China than their result in the first stage of Leg 3.
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The first part of Leg 3 of the Volvo Ocean Race has delivered a disappointing result for CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand, but they have managed to hold onto second overall on the Volvo Ocean Race leaderboard.
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Leg 3 of the Volvo Ocean Race from Abu Dhabi to Sanya in China has got underway with valuable points on the line for CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand.
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After sixteen days at sea and over 5000 miles nautical miles CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand has been squeezed out of first place by just one minute and 57 seconds in a thrilling finish to stage one of leg two.
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On day twelve of leg two CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand has capitalised on the fickle conditions of the doldrums and moved sharply up the leader board.
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On day nine of leg two CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand is eying up the fast approaching doldrums as a key opportunity to pull in race leader Groupama.
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On day eight of leg two CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand is enjoying trade wind sailing and pushing hard for top place as the fleet heads north.
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On day seven of leg two CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand has finally broken free of the grip of a weather trough that has been frustrating progress for several days and is now on the hunt for northerlies and aiming to make some solid ground north.
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On day six of leg two the tactical minefield continued for CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand as they worked their way out of the weather trough that has ensnared the Volvo fleet for over 72 hours and attempted to cross the South Indian High as quickly as possible and get into the more consistent trade winds further north.
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Latest position report: CAMPER and Puma are first equal, Sanya 2.2nm adrift, Abu Dhabi 5.0, Telefonica 9.5, Groupama 83.7.
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On day four of leg two the sleepless nights and tactical challenges continued for CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand as they remained in the final grips of a challenging trough and attempted to pick up an elusive approaching front.
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Leg two of the Volvo Ocean Race from Cape Town to Abu Dhabi has got underway with some complex decisions looming in the first 48 hours.
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A key feature of leg two of the Volvo Ocean Race is the piracy risk and the challenges that this poses to the fleet.
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After 22 days at sea CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand has finished second in leg one of the Volvo Ocean Race.
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CAMPER's bowman Mike Pammenter has sustained injuries after being thrown into the boat's shrouds while moving forward to do a sail change.
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On day sixteen of leg one CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand has made further small gains and is preparing for the heavy weather associated with an imminent southerly front.
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Emirates Team New Zealand retains its overall lead in the America's Cup World Series at the end of the San Diego regatta.
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Rotting food, flying fish and cross-dressing sailors have been the order of the day for CAMPER as they crossed the Equator overnight and observed the centuries old tradition of 'crossing the line'.
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A fight to the finish in the third fleet race of Day 1 of the San Diego ACWS regatta gave Emirates Team New Zealand a second overall on points and, with it, a ticket straight through to the match racing semi-finals.
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On day eleven of leg one CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand is making good ground across the doldrums and staying in touch with the race leaders.
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On day ten of leg one CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand is well and truly in typical trade wind conditions and making solid progress towards the Equator.
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On day nine of leg one CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand has moved to third place and is focused on gaining ground in the approach to the doldrums.
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CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand is just 24 hours away from the start of the 2011/12 Volvo Ocean Race.
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Emirates Team New Zealand joins the social media age with the launch today of its new blog ....
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Emirates Team New Zealand leads both the match racing and fleet racing sections of the America’s Cup World Series.
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Day two of Act 6 of the Extreme 40 Sailing Series in Trapani, Sicily, delivered fast and furious racing in a steady breeze ranging between 15 and 20 knots.
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Dean Barker faces off against his former team mate Russell Coutts in the match race semi-final of the ACWS Plymouth regatta.
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Emirates Team New Zealand got a good start to the Plymouth America’s Cup World Series regatta, finishing the day with two wins and a third.
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Three races were held and the team's consistency in difficult sailing conditions produced a third and two second placings, enough to give Dean Barker 26 points, one more than the Swedish entry Artemis.
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AUCKLAND CITY — CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand's Volvo 70 yacht slipped out of Auckland before dawn on Tuesday bound for Europe aboard the container ship Maersk Dabou.
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Dean Barker and his crew are looking for a strong showing on the water today to set them up for the crucial last day of the Boston Extreme Sailing Series regatta.
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Navigator Will Oxley reports from CAMPER as dawn breaks on day 2 of Auckland-Musket Cove race.
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AUCKLAND CITY — The new livery for Emirates Team New Zealand’s AC45 catamaran went on display for the first time today when the yacht was re-launched at Auckland.
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Emirates Team New Zealand leads the fleet after four days of the Istanbul regatta in the 2011 Extreme Sailing Series.
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Three wins a second and a third in nine races for Emirates Team New Zealand on Day 3 of the Istanbul regatta on the 2011 Extreme Sailing Series.
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Dean Barker and the Emirates Team New Zealand crew had a better result on the second day of the Istanbul Extreme Sailing Series regatta, finishing second on the day.
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For skipper Chris Nicholson the Fiji race will be an acid test of more than a year’s work by designers, boat builders, shore crew and the yachtsmen themselves.
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Emirates Team New Zealand announced today that it was challenging for the 34th America’s Cup to be sailed at San Francisco in 2013.
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Four yachts capsized and a major collision occurred as winds gusted to 30 knots on Day 3 of the Extreme 40 Series at Qingdao, China.
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The “video referee” came to the rescue on Day 2 and saved Emirates Team New Zealand’s overall lead in the China round of the Extreme Sailing Series.
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Emirates Team New Zealand leads the China regatta of the Extreme 40 Series after the first day’s racing.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Emirates Team New Zealand’s new round-the-world race yacht CAMPER left the builder’s yard in Auckland at 4.30am today; just a year after project was announced.
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Chris Nicholson, skipper of the CAMPER campaign for the 2011-12 Volvo Ocean Race has today confirmed the line up of the sailing team and key shore team members.
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