From the following entry on the excellent Sail Racing Magazine
http://www.sailracingmagazine.com/editors-blog/glenn-ashby-explains-the-emirates-team-new-zealand-nosedive
The most heart stopping moment of the 34th America's Cup action so far was the huge bear way crash which saw the Emirates Team New Zealand AC72 nosedive at the windward mark race two. (In case you have been living up a mountain with no internet or left the planet temporarily in the last few days the video clip is at the end of this article).
So what exactly went wrong on the Kiwi boat to trigger such a spectacular nose dive that it thew the majority of the crew into a tangled heap and flicked two of them unceremoniously into San Francisco Bay.
To find out from one who would know for sure, we got Emirates Team New Zealand wing trimmer Glenn Ashby to talk us through it.
First we asked Glenn to explain what he is doing to the massive wing sail when the boat goes around the windward mark.
read more here
And a video of the nosedive:
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