America's Cup AC45 arrives in Auckland for launch - First Pictures

9:15 AM Thu 13 Jan 2011 GMT

'The first AC45 hulls arrive at the Oracle base in Auckland?s Viaduct basin.' Chris Cameron

Top international photographer, Chris Cameron, was on hand to capture the arrival of the prototype AC45 in Auckland's Viaduct Harbour. The AC45 is the forerunner to the AC72 which will be used in the 34th America's Cup. The 45ft long yacht will feature a wingsail, the same as the larger 72ft yacht to be used in the September 2013 Match in San Francisco. The AC45 has been under construction at the Core Composites facility in Warkworth, 40 minutes north of Auckland. The prototype will be assembled in the old Team New Zealand building at the Viaduct harbour, ahead of the ...

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by Chris Cameron