America's Cup Updates, Artemis and Emirates Team New Zealand

Updates on the Artemis Team on Day 9 of their training schedule:

Sail-World article

http://www.sail-world.com/Australia/Americas-Cup:-Artemis-Racing-sailing-on-Day-9/104660

The Challenger of Record for the 34th America's Cup, Artemis Racing (SWE), returned to training again on San Francisco Bay after nearly another week between sessions.

They theoretically have 21 days remaining, for 2012 but with weather and holidays in the mix and only 19 more days left on the calendar, it is mathematically impossible to get their full 30 days in before January 31, 2013.

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Updates from the Emirates Team New Zealand Team

Sail-World feature article by Richard Gladwell

http://www.sail-world.com/Australia/Americas-Cup:-Grant-Dalton-on-hitting-the-big-zero---Video-interview/104638

Emirates Team New Zealand have become the first, and probably only team that will use its allocated 30 days for the first phase of sailing AC72's.

According to the virtual Official Noticeboard the team has a zero alongside its name in terms of sailing days left. Luna Rossa has 18, Artemis Racing 23 and Oracle Team USA 22days. Many pundits see that as a measure of the current state of play in the 34th America's Cup. In reality it is hard to argue against, but Emirates Team NZ's MD, Grant Dalton seemed to be more focussed on what lay ahead, rather than the margin the team may have on the rest of the field. In fact it never came up.

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and the video interview of Grant Dalton of ETNZ