FILE PHOTO: America's Cup folders Team New Zealand, shown in a file photo when they won the trophy in 2017, have begun trialling the new AC75 yacht that will be used for the 2021 regatta. REUTERS/Mike Segar
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - America's Cup holders Team New Zealand finally began proper trials of their new class of foiling monohull on Wednesday after rough weather in Auckland scuppered any real chance of testing the 75-foot yacht when it was launched last week.
TNZ are the first syndicate to officially launch an early version of the AC75-class yacht, though challengers from Britain and the United States have been trialing smaller prototypes.
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