Onboard of America's Cup Yacht NZL40
by Selim E. on Thu, 24th, Jan 2008
At the end of our voyage to New Zealand I make myself a present and joined a sail cruise on NZL40, an off-duty America's Cup racer. We leave harbor and immediately set sails. Light winds at around 8kn are perfect conditions for an AC yacht.
Being part of the crew on NZL40 We spend three hours rushing from Viaduct Basin to Rangitoto Island and Brown Island. The 78 foot AC class ship is kind of worn down behaves extremely sensible to any sail trim and rudder movement - pretty much like a dinghy. For me it is like a dream has come true and an incredible experience as we hoist the main sail with the typical large grinders.
NZL40 safely cruising in busy waters NZL40 cruising in front of Auckland Harbor ..