Drink in the thrill of the America’s Cup: A strenuous day learning the ropes on an 80ft racing yacht in New Zealand

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To an watcher, NZL 68 must be flitting over Waitemata Harbour with easy as pie ease. But on board, the crew are abrasion hard.

Four teams of octet are assembled round what are basically hand-powered bikes, furiously moving them to generate enough effectiveness to shift the sail and catch the breath.

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And they’re kidding themselves that they’re doing it expeditious enough to compete with the first-rate.

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