America's Cup update, ETNZ push their AC72 hard in tough conditions

From the following Sail-World article by Richard Gladwell

http://www.sail-world.com/Australia/Americas-Cup:-AC72s-caught-on-the-edge-of-tornado-+-Video/104480

Auckland was hit by a tornado yesterday (Thursday) with devastating damage and the loss of three lives.

Both America's Cup Challengers were out training in the Hauraki Gulf at the time and were on the fringes of the violent weather system.

Winds just west of the team's bases were recorded at 50kts gusting 60kts for a brief period, further down the harbour it was 30kts gusting 40kts.

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'Emirates Team New Zealand training with the team’s first AC72 on the Hauraki Gulf on Day 28' Chris Cameron/ETNZ©