Artemis Racing had a close shave with an umpires boat during the third leg of the America's Cup World Series in Bermuda yesterday.
Just before the start of the race, helmsman Nathan Outteridge bored away towards the line and found himself heading straight for one of the umpire ribs, leading to a collision.
"We were trying to set up for the leeward end. We went behind Dean [Barker] and were ready to own the leeward end," he told Yachting World.
"But just as we came around his stern there was this umpire boat flying at us at 20knots. We were probably doing 10 knots. They went right under the trampoline and one of the umpires got stuck under the boat."
