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Team NZ capsizes during America's Cup practice race against INEOS Team UK

January 11, 2021

Spectacular footage caught the crash from multiple angles.

Team New Zealand has capsized today while practising on Auckland's Waitematā Harbour.

In a practice race against challenger INEOS Team UK on Course E, Team NZ’s AC75 Te Rehutai overturned.

No one was injured in the capsizing, with the crew getting the boat back upright quickly.

It's the second time Team NZ has experienced a capsize, the first came just over a year ago in December 2019 during early training.

1 NEWS has been told the yacht was travelling at 35 knots before capsizing as they attempted to tack.

The mishap comes after the Team NZ capsized in December 2019 during an early training session.

Today’s capsize is believed to have occurred at a faster speed than the one late in 2019.

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