The Boat to Beat - Kiwis Reveal Their AC75

This is the boat you need to beat if you want to win the America's Cup.
It's hard to over emphasise the importance of Emirates Team New Zealand's AC75. This is the one boat that is guaranteed to be at the America's Cup Match in October this year. This is the target for all five of the Challengers. And this is a boat that doesn't push at the extremes, at least not when it comes to her appearance on the outside.
Emirates Team New Zealand's decision to wheel their new AC75 out of the shed at their home base in Auckland caught even the locals off guard.
Following just days after Alinghi Red Bull Racing wheeled their new machine out into the open, the Kiwis went one better and went sailing shortly afterwards. They might have been second to open their doors but they were first on the water and while they might not say it publicly, it's highly likely that this meant a lot to a team that tries hard to think of themselves as Challengers.
Matt Sheahan takes a look at the Kiwi launch and considers how it might fit into the new fleet of AC75s.

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[nooneanybodyknows]

Here, because of Parlay Revival. Seeing Toyota as a sponsor only sweetened my support. Good luck, Kiwis.

[michaelhoran]

Wow! Magnificent America’s Cup entry by Team NZ!😮😊

[ohnean]

Thank you for an early rundown n your thoughts on the newest team NZ AC75, between you and Mozzy sail, I feel I'm getting the most accurate, knowledgeable and up to date info on all the new waka and their perceived plusses n minuses ... indoctrinated in '83, been a junkie ever since !!

[patrickflanagan]

With the Americas cup and the Olympics on, what a feast us arm chair athletes will have!! Go you good thing ETNZ !!

[MitchCampbell-bybc]

Keep up the good work Matt, good still see you still love us kiwis.

[jakethemus]

I love this, Alingi with their wonderful exciting (doof doof) unveiling party, now Luna Rosa beautifully extravagant unveiling, but the kiwis - few blokes standing around with their arms folded (bloody beautiful boat mate...) basically saying next to nothing. So bloody typical really, they'll probably come close to/ or take it out again. More reason for the world to be frustrated with the Kiwis when is comes to AC

[billhayward]

Thanks for your reply Kiwijono. I totally agree with you. The new boats are very exciting and it sure opens up the sport to people who would not be watching 12m boats. Its kind of like Nascar on the water. As I get older I don't like change. Keep the America's cup for the 12's and have a Kiwi trophy for the Foil boats. When I was a kid back in the 60's we had a friend who was Commador of the NY Yacht Club. He let me lift the Cup. Didn't really understand its importance at the time. All the Best Bill

[scottdawson]

Can't wait for the AC to start go kiwis

[SwissJacques]

Best Boat - top shape under water, more efficency in weak winds, high waves and stormy winds.
Alinghi under water line will produce much bumping in strong wind and high resistance in weak wind. NZ has already win.

[ScottSummerill]

It has been reported that the foils are from the old boat. The Alinghi event was ridiculous. NZ did it right. Concerned that so much time on the water will be lost in shipping the boat to Barcelona.

[BARCELONAYACHTING]

Beautiful boat! I want to see it sail in Barcelona! 💫

[fvingerhoed]

That's the first AC boat after the 12M that looks stunning

[bradclifton]

Even the last AC did not see Te Rehutai at full noise due to weather conditions through the cup series.

[johnharimate]

Korea Johnny Blaze here I reckon teem now Zealand should build the deck out of Ae sail like materials or ae

[J.Smith-rcwh]

They have already lost the cup by defending overseas, hope they win it back and defend here in NZ again, so we the home fleet can be part of the action again

[ninethree]

The foils look like the foils off Te Rehutai.

[RobertWarman-il]

Watchout slow small dolphins in the waitimata looks deadly fast

[rustyone]

Looks like a refinement of the previous boat

[Chrisdakiwi]

So sad ETNZ let greed take over as well as grant daltons ego and us kiwis will miss seeing our home team defend the cup.

[dulls]

I dont know why the other teams turn up...