Team NZ "strongest we've ever been" as America's Cup defence starts
Photo: ETNZ | Carlo Borlenghi For nearly four years both teams have been building towards this showdown in a new class of boat. The Italians have raced their boat 16 times in Auckland, but it's been nearly three months since Te Rehutai was last racing and after significant time in the boat shed Team New Zealand are ready to show off their AC75 - even if the fans will have to keep their distance. Team New Zealand chief operating officer Kevin Shoebridge has been around the America's Cup since the 1980s. He's won, he's lost, and the veteran sailor who is leading the operation said this time the...