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New Zealand launches new America’s Cup boat

September 12, 2019 By sportadmin Leave a Comment

Team New Zealand launches new boat in Auckland ahead of America’s Cup 2021. The countdown to Amercia’s Cup 2021 is on as Team New Zealand unveils the new boat design.

New Zealand launches new America’s Cup boat

The countdown to Amercia’s Cup 2021 is on, as Emirates Team New Zealand christened the first AC75 boat at their team base in the heart of the America’s Cup village in Auckland today.

The boat was named Te Aihe (Dolphin) by Marcus Gerbich – member of the MND Foundation – and blessed by Ngāti Whātua, the iwi (tribe) of Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland).

The name Te Aihe is inspired by the whakatauki (Māori proverb): “Mā te Aihe e tuitui ai i te ngaru moana, mā te Rangatira e tuitui ai i te tangata” which means ‘as the dolphin sows through the seas, so a leader sews people together’.

Emirates Team New Zealand will now focus on a busy period of testing on Auckland’s Hauraki Gulf. The New Zealand spring and summer months will help give the home team the advantage of developing and training on the race area of the America’s Cup which is scheduled to race in March 2021.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern attended the event and spoke saying the America’s Cup would provide a huge legacy for Auckland and the country.

Emirates Team New Zealand COO Kevin Shoebridge was especially proud to be witnessing the Kiwi AC75 emerge for the first time.

“This is a significant occasion for the team, not just because it is another new boat, but really because when we won the America’s Cup in 2017 we very quickly had to come up with a new concept of boat that would really continue to push the boundaries of innovation and technology in the America’s Cup,” Shoebridge said.

It has taken over 100,000 man-hours to design and build the boat with a team of about 65 designers and boat builders who have been working throughout the past year.

Unlike the other main challengers, the entire development of the Emirates Team New Zealand boat – from concept to completion – has relied on in-house simulation as opposed to building a smaller scale test boat to validate concepts on the water. So once the AC75 goes for its maiden sail, it will be the first time the team has collectively sailed since winning the America’s Cup on 26 June, 2017.

“It won’t be without nerves the first time we go sailing, but I am sure that is no different for all of the teams,” said Team New Zealand team member Glenn Ashby.

“The AC75’s are big powerful and fast boats so they will be a handful, but from our understanding through our simulations they are inherently a safer boat to sail than what we have sailed in the past two America’s Cups.”

Auckland’s Viaduct Harbour will be the hub for visitors to New Zealand for the America’s Cup in 2021. Lined with restaurants, bars and cafes the race atmosphere will bring the city alive and locals are looking forward to welcoming the world to Aotearoa New Zealand.

All in the numbers

23: length in metres of the new boat
26.5: height in metres of the mast from the deck
11: crew onboard
6.5: weight in tonnes of the boat
65: team working on the design and build, includes 30 designers and 35 boatbuilders
100,000+: man-hours to design and build the boat
2021: the 36th America’s Cup will take place from 6 – 21 March, 2021
1851: the year the first America’s Cup
3: New Zealand has won the America’s Cup three times

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