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Team NZ dismiss Oracle allegations
Allegations by Oracle Team USA that Emirates Team New Zealand had trespassed to gather information have been dismissed by the team as "laughable".
Allegations by Oracle Team USA that Emirates Team New Zealand had trespassed to gather information have been dismissed by the team as "laughable".
The story of the Louis Vuitton Cup finals is beginning to sound rather repetitive after another disruptive day on the water.
Luna Rossa skipper Max Sirena admits it is hard not to lose confidence in their boat as the list of breakages grows.
You know you're in an international city when you're as happy as a clam, sitting in San Francisco's cold winds with 9000 other freezing people.
It could be a game-breaker. Oracle Team USA showed off their ability to foil upwind yesterday as skipper Jimmy Spithill taunted Team New Zealand for "running away".
Tossed overboard like a ragdoll as the bows of Team NZ's AC72 catamaran plunged into the water, Rob Waddell wondered what shape the boat was in.
Take a look at the Auckland Harbour Bridge. Now imagine a part of it gone after an earthquake. Then think about US$6.4 billion ($7.8 billon) and 24 years spent repairing it.
It was the day Oracle Team USA opened the door to their greatest secret - the performance of their two AC72 catamarans.
Faced with a torrent of water blasting at him as the bows of Team New Zealand's high-powered catamaran crashed into the water.
Oracle Team USA said in a report to the international jury earlier this month they had inserted illegal lead shot into an AC45.
Brad Butterworth and the bulk of the crew from the Alinghi America's Cup syndicate gathered around a television screen yesterday on Hamilton Island.
Team New Zealand's first point of the Louis Vuitton finals came at a hefty price, as the Kiwis suffered serious gear damage, losing two men overboard in the process.
Latest updates of the opening two races of the Louis Vuitton Cup finals series between Emirates Team New Zealand and Luna Rossa of Italy.
Emirates Team New Zealand faced two opponents this morning - the sailors of Luna Rossa in the Louis Vuitton Cup final and the intense watchers of Oracle Team USA.
The America's Cup international jury should, at the very least, deduct a point or two from Oracle Team USA's America's Cup defence - giving expected challenger Emirates Team NZ a head start in the final.
They've reportedly made some big breakthroughs in training over the past two weeks, but don't expect Team New Zealand to reveal their full hand just yet.
The depth of ill-feeling San Francisco locals are starting to harbour against the "home" side is becoming more obvious.
As befitting its tortuous history, the 34th America's Cup regatta has had it all - and a whole lot of nothing.
It might be a run-in with a pelican that Chris Smith has to thank for his booming app company.
The investigation into Oracle boat tampering looks set to be a drawn-out process, casting a shadow over the remainder of the team's preparations for the America's Cup.
Artemis Racing owner Torbjorn Tornqvist has vowed his team's disastrous 34th America's Cup challenge will not be their last.
Artemis Racing's disastrous America's Cup challenge has come to an end after just four races, with Luna Rossa wrapping up the Louis Vuitton Cup semifinals this morning.