Sailing World on Water Jan 27.23 ETNZ LEQ Nose Dives, RORC Transat, Finn, Sail Melbourne more

Highlights of what happened globally in the sport of sailing in the last 7 days.
This is the Emirates Team New Zealand LEQ 12, which had a “full” day testing it on the Gulf and they are returning back to base. Naturally it’s a relaxing time, and as they approach the area near the Royal Akarana Yacht Club and they are about to pass between a marker boy, and the distance poles.
It seems like they see it at the last moment, and so as not to have contact with either, they turn quickly to starboard and the rudder lifts out of the water, and, hit by a gust, the boat does another nose-dive down the mine. It then gently rolls in, and Blake and the boys, swim in their pod.
Crew all OK, boat the same, the chase boat crew are not impressed.
Pilot Error?
We thank Justin Mitchell for their video.

This is your weekly Sailing Highlights show, the World on Water, January 27, 2023.

Leg 2 of the Ocean Race started from Cabo Verde to Cape Town yesterday and the five IMOCAs had a quick exit heading for the Doldrums.

The RORC Caribbean 600 is on next month and the feeder race, The Transat, finished last week in Grenada. Here are the winners of the race when they arrived at the finish.

It was raining more than just medals on the final day of Sail Melbourne, multiple classes were tasked with navigating heavy rain and a two-meter sea state to decide podium positions.
Fledgling Australian Sailing Squad team Tom Burton and Max Paul finished the regatta at the top of the 49er standings after six bullets in ten races!

Marie Tabarly of the famous French sailing family brought the equally famous yacht, Pen Duic 6, to the RORC Transat race. This is their crossing story.

The Finn gold Cup is being held at the Coconut Grove Sailing Club in Miami. These are the preparations at the club in Florida.

So the Emirates Team New Zealand boat Nose Dived again in Auckland, and we’ve shown you the sequence at the start of this show. Now, here is the teams coverage and explanation, on what happened on the boat. You make up your own mind on it..