Emirates Team New Zealand has revealed their new custom-designed test boat Te Kāhu 'The Hawk' today in Auckland.
Te Kāhu was rolled out of the shed on Wednesday afternoon for the first time before being christened by Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei.
Te Kāhu, which fits within the 36th America's Cup Protocol, will be used by the team to continue design development for a large proportion of 2020 while their AC75 'Te Aihe' is being shipped and raced in Europe.
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Team New Zealand appear late to the party, however, considering other Challengers' test boats started hitting the water as early as September 2018.