Team New Zealand has officially launched into their America’s Cup era. 

They rolled their new AC75 out of the shed last week, officially launching it in a ceremony in Auckland yesterday afternoon. 

The boat was named Taihoro, the name gifted by Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei, inspired by Taihoro-Nukurangi, the name translates to “to move swiftly as the sea between both sky and earth”. 

Team NZ CEO Grant Dalton told Mike Hosking that there is a quantum step up in pace between Te Rehutai, who they defended the America’s Cup with last time, and Taihoro. 

He said the wizardry of these engineers is that they’re able to make incredibly fast boats go faster and faster. 

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