Team New Zealand’s preparation for their America’s Cup defense had a slight backward step on Friday when an object in the Waitematā Harbour caused a capsize during a training run.
However, it was a brief setback before the team’s two boats, AC40-3 and their training boat LEQ12, flew along at near 50 knots flexing their muscles to their America’s Cup rivals.
While the recon boat looking at an issue with LEQ12, the AC40 was sailing downwind about a mile to leeward and struck a UFO (unidentified floating object) and capsized.
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It was righted and sailed the rest of the session, the America’s Cup website reported.