ETNZ 24 May24

Sun between showers with cold font like conditions, made for gusty conditions on the water. Most of the training session was on the back paddock out of sight behind Musick Point, but quite a tussle heading home into the showers. A bit close on one encounter saw some evasive action and dropping off the foils. Quite a bit of speed in the turns downwind.

[@phillipmurray1724]

Impressive as fudge! they should hold weekend races on these boats for the public and get some skin in the game

[@Splash0921]

The apparent wind angles are simply mind blowing!

[@finaboykm]

Those 180’s/360’s were so smooth as if it’s no big deal. Hauling nothing but speed…

[@Spindle1983]

Nice, could watch these 2 go at it all day

[@GaryL3803]

I'm continually amazed that these things are so fast. Maybe we will start seeing luffing duels?

[@ianbedwell4871]

I grew up on the North Shore and normally can pick where you are filming but I had to read the description as I couldn’t figure it out, thanks so much as now living in Canada I don’t get to see them live

[@jorgebra34]

Sensational! Congratulations!

[@boatboy222]

Wicked, thanx Roger!

[@sdeverson1]

Wow that 360 on the foils was mean as man!

[@fraserd2771]

Amazing, looked like a skillful dance. Wow!

[@glennmartin2403]

Ripping - awesome ta!

[@real2gone]

Couple of whoopsies there, Roger. Nice work.

[@hummingbirdvideophoto]

Cheers!

[@downunderdan]

Awesome footage, cheers

[@timjroughton9931]

That's the first video I've seen where they actually look like they are having fun, eg. they aren't fighting the boat anymore they are the boat.

[@hummingbirdvideophoto]

Yes they certainly are throwing them around effortlessly - well it looks like that from outside :)

[@caprottigiuseppe]

Mi sa che non ce n'è per nessuno 😢

[@andycarter95]

Fantastic to see and to see their different current practice as the 75 gets shipped to Barcelona

[@user-ce9gm7fq6m]

What speeds are these doing and what are the big boats supposed to do 🤓🤓🤓

[@blinkybagger8342]

So these things struggle to even point into the wind in displacement mode, perhaps can't be unsupervised....though possible that they had an issue that they were working though at the time.

[@2Phast4Rocket]

No ocean waves. This is glass smooth water and the racing environment is different

[@Coconautify]

Which is which? Are they identical boats?

[@hummingbirdvideophoto]

The yellow top main is the AC40. You can see the LEQ12 by the foil- just.

[@m1kalD]

It seemed to me that the LEQ12 was definitely faster on those new foils.....

[@enzeda]

Starting practise duels

[@barrypope4358]

Kids v Clackers