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America's CupA game that causes fear

Tatjana Pokorny

 · 14.09.2013

America's Cup: A game that causes fearPhoto: ACEA / Abner Kingman
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International reactions to the Kiwis' near-capsize. The 60 million euro project was on the brink for five seconds
The Kiwi cat tilts, but doesn't capsize: for five seconds, the New Zealanders' €60 million campaign was on the brink of collapsePhoto: ACEA / Balasz Gardi The Kiwi cat tilts, but doesn't capsize: for five seconds, the New Zealanders' €60 million campaign was on the brink of collapse

"It could have been the end"

"Team New Zealand recovers from near disaster"

"New Zealand Herald"

"Team New Zealand prevents capsize in America's Cup defeat against Oracle"

"New York Times"

"We were as close as we could get to putting the thing on its side. We were in a bit of a hurry and too late with the hydraulics"

"It was a routine turn, but if the wing doesn't turn but the boat does, then you have a problem"

(Team New Zealand's helmsman Dean Barker)

Redefined the saying "luck in misfortune" in the eighth race: Emirates Team New Zealand skipper Dean Barker remained calm after the near capsizePhoto: ACEA / Abner Kingman Redefined the saying "luck in misfortune" in the eighth race: Emirates Team New Zealand skipper Dean Barker remained calm after the near capsize

"Team NZ almost sunk in Kenter scare"

"stuff.co.nz"

"It was a key moment in this regatta. This victory is what our team needed"

Oracle -Team USA helmsman James Spithill

Something is still possible: Oracle helmsman James Spithill is optimistic about the rest of the seriesPhoto: ACEA / Abner Kingman Something is still possible: Oracle helmsman James Spithill is optimistic about the rest of the series

"Americans with a strong comeback in the America's Cup"

"Neue Züricher Zeitung"

"USA gains momentum on the fifth day of the regatta"

"BBC"

Defending the silver jug alongside James Spithill: Laser world champion and Olympic gold medallist Tom SlingsbyPhoto: ACEA / Abner Kingman Defending the silver jug alongside James Spithill: Laser world champion and Olympic gold medallist Tom Slingsby

"The great New Zealand shudder"

"Le Figaro"

"My heart didn't just stop for five seconds, but for what felt like five minutes"

(Co-commentator and 49er Olympic champion Nathan Outerridge)

"America's Cup: The catamarans play so well that it scares you"

"Le Monde"

"Oracle wins race after near-ruin by Kiwis"

"San Francisco Chronicle"

"A boat worth billions almost capsizes here"

"Aftonbladet"

Dean Barker's tactician: Ray Davies was able to laugh again in the press conferencePhoto: ACEA / Abner Kingman Dean Barker's tactician: Ray Davies was able to laugh again in the press conference
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Tatjana Pokorny

Tatjana Pokorny

Sports reporter

Tatjana “tati” Pokorny is the author of nine books. As a reporter for Europe's leading sailing magazine YACHT, she also works as a correspondent for the German Press Agency (DPA), the Hamburger Abendblatt and other national and international media. In summer 2024, Tatjana will be reporting from Marseille on her ninth consecutive Olympic Games. Other core topics have been the America's Cup since 1992, the Ocean Race since 1993, the Vendée Globe and other national and international regattas and their protagonists. Favorite discipline: Portraits of and interviews with sailing personalities. When she started out in sports journalism, she was still intensively involved with basketball and other sports, but sailing quickly became her main focus. The reason? The declared optimist says: “There is no other sport like it, no other sport with such interesting and intelligent personalities, no other sport so diverse, no other sport so full of energy, strength and ideas. Sailing is like a constantly refreshing declaration of love for life."

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