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Watch: Team NZ capsize new America’s Cup boat in Waitematā Harbour

December 19, 2019

Team New Zealand have capsized their new America's Cup boat.

The incident occurred in Auckland this morning, when the AC75 went over on the Waitematā Harbour.

No crew were hurt, as the defenders described the mishap as nothing more than just "a little whoopsie" and "all part of learning", before a check for damaging revealed no immediate issues.

The team used their chase boats to get the boat back up right, before they resumed their testing ahead of the Christmas break.

It is the first time one of the new 75-foot monohulls had gone over since the launch of the first editions in September.

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