Fast fix

Based on data analysis following this week's crash Emirates Team New Zealand's engineers have designed an internal structure upgrade package that will be rolled into all current & future AC40 yachts

Emirates Team New Zealand have reacted quickly to come up with a solution for the structural failure to the bow of their AC40 sustained four days ago when the boat nosedived at high speed while testing in waves on Auckland’s Hauraki Gulf.

The crash resulted in severe damage to the forward sections of the hull and deck structure, but, even as the on-wate…