Gladwell's Line: Aboard the AC45

9:54 AM Wed 9 Mar 2011 GMT

'Auckland (NZL) - 34th America&rsquo;s Cup - AC45 - Media day' Gilles Martin-Raget/www.americascup.com Click Here to view large photo

As the sailing world waits for the first of the Class of 2013 to commission their AC45's, today was the turn for some media to step abroad and experience at first hand what wingsailed catamarans will be like in the America's Cup. It's an understatement to say the AC45, the prototype for the wingsailed AC72, has become a familiar sight on Auckland's Waitemata harbour. However familiar or not, the AC72's little sister never fails to turn heads. And with good reason, any boat that sails at twice the wind speed or more definitely warrants a second look. Last May when ...

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Gladwell's Line: Aboard the AC45

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