KEY POINTS:
Team NZ's benefactor, Swiss-Italian businessman Matteo de Nora, spent two years secretly developing lightweight batteries - small and light enough to hold in the palm of a hand - that give the black boats a speed advantage.
Yachting: Team NZ power on
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