Saturday 19 January 2013

America's Cup Update, Inside the ETNZ hangar the new AC72 being assembled

From the following Sail-World article by Richard Gladwell

http://www.sail-world.com/Australia/Americas-Cup:-Inside-the-AC72-hangar-with-Grant-Dalton-+-Video/105697

'Two years ago, we were pretty well gone for all money. We were basically broke and trying to stay alive', says Emirates Team NZ's Managing Director Grant Dalton, reflecting on the team's then dire situation, back in early 2011.

Behind him the shore crew and some of the sailing team are fitting out the team's second AC72, which is due to be launched in early February.

'We managed to get some good people on board, but they all knew that if we didn't have the money by April 2011, then we were gone. But it's moved a huge distance since then', he adds.

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