Images from Louis Vuitton Pacific Series - In-House Racing - Day 2

7:44 AM Thu 22 Jan 2009 GMT

'Second beat, Emirates Team NZ trails, Match 1 Louis Vuitton Pacific Series - Practice - 22 January 2009' Richard Gladwell Click Here to view large photo

Emirates Team New Zealand BMW Oracle Racing were out on the Waitemata Harbour and inner Hauraki Gulf again today for a second day of practice and racing, this time in the BMW Oracle Racing yachts

After stooging around the Waitemata waiting for the easterly sea breeze to kick in, a course was set up in the Rangitoto Channel on one of the permitted course areas.

We caught the warm-up and opening stanzas of the first practice race.

Emirates Team NZ in her other colours, Louis Vuitton Pacific Series - Practice - 22 January 2009 - Richard Gladwell Click Here to view large photo

The LVPS sail plan - Louis Vuitton Pacific Series - Practice - 22 January 2009 - Richard Gladwell Click Here to view large photo

Lining up for the first mark, Louis Vuitton Pacific Series - Practice - 22 January 2009 - Richard Gladwell

Coming into the first croos, Louis Vuitton Pacific Series - Practice - 22 January 2009 - Richard Gladwell Click Here to view large photo

BMW Oracle Racing - Louis Vuitton Pacific Series - Practice - 22 January 2009 - Richard Gladwell Click Here to view large photo

Forward hand makes his way aft on BMW Oracle Racing - Louis Vuitton Pacific Series - Practice - 22 January 2009 - Richard Gladwell Click Here to view large photo

BMW Oracle Racing - Louis Vuitton Pacific Series - Practice - 22 January 2009 - Richard Gladwell Click Here to view large photo

The inner sanctum - BMW Oracle Racing - Louis Vuitton Pacific Series - Practice - 22 January 2009 - Richard Gladwell Click Here to view large photo

Splitting tacks just before the start - Louis Vuitton Pacific Series - Practice - 22 January 2009 - Richard Gladwell Click Here to view large photo

Emirates Team NZ smothers BMW Oracle Racing in the pre-start - Louis Vuitton Pacific Series - Practice - 22 January 2009 - Richard Gladwell Click Here to view large photo

Pre-Start - Louis Vuitton Pacific Series - Practice - 22 January 2009 - Richard Gladwell Click Here to view large photo

Pre-Start - Louis Vuitton Pacific Series - Practice - 22 January 2009 - Richard Gladwell Click Here to view large photo

BMW Oracle Racing enters the start gate Louis Vuitton Pacific Series - Practice - 22 January 2009 - Richard Gladwell Click Here to view large photo

Pre-Start - Louis Vuitton Pacific Series - Practice - 22 January 2009 - Richard Gladwell

Russell Coutts steers while all the crew eat their lunch. What a nice man! Louis Vuitton Pacific Series - Practice - 22 January 2009 - Richard Gladwell Click Here to view large photo

by Richard Gladwell, Sail-World.com

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