Yachting World

MATTHEW SHEAHAN

Everyone in the America’s Cup world is in a good mood – which isn’t always the case. Given the years of development and more than 80,000 hours it has taken to build each of these new flying beasts it’s easy to see why there are so many smiles as Cup teams wheel their final pieces out into the open for the world to see. Each boat looks wicked in its own way and there’s plenty to celebrate.

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