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Americas CupThe spectacular capsize. Minutes in pictures

Lars Bolle

 · 06.06.2017

Americas Cup: The spectacular capsize. Minutes in picturesPhoto: BMW/Studio Borlenghi
The spectacular capsize. Minute log in pictures
Yesterday's race day showed how difficult it is to control the AC-50s in strong winds. Here is the capsize of the New Zealanders and more pictures

Click through the photo gallery. You can view yesterday's events read again here.

The capsize of the New Zealander: the cat lifts, the pressure from the wing is too great, the boat is not yet fast enough. The wing lifts the rudders out of the water and the important downward pulling force of the windward rudder is lost
Photo: BMW/Studio Borlenghi
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Lars Bolle

Lars Bolle

Chief Editor Digital

Lars Bolle is Editor-in-Chief Digital and one of the co-founders of YACHT's online presence. He worked for many years as an editor in the Sports and Seamanship section and has covered many sailing events. His personal sailing vita ranges from competitive dinghy sailing (German champion 1992 in the Finn Dinghy) to historic and modern dinghy cruisers and charter trips.

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