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    Shades of Bohemian Rhapsody weather on the America's Cup challenger series race course off the coast of Barcelona

    Shades of Bohemian Rhapsody weather on the America's Cup challenger series race course off the coast of Barcelona


    The conditions reached "thunderbolt and lightning, very, very frightening" levels during Team New Zealand's race against Luna Rossa which brought an early end to day five and the start of the second round robin.

    The defenders were disqualified for sailing outside the boundary to avoid the storm - they were already down against the Italian-based syndicate after coming off the foils in the dial-up.

    Elsewhere, Alinghi posted a first win, beating Orient Express Racing.

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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     14 Feb: Black Foils skipper Peter Burling's experiences with a wild Waitemata Harbour has him expecting enthralling racing for this weekend's Auckland stop of SailGP
     13 Feb: All 13 teams are set to start this weekend's SailGP regatta in Auckland, where some tough weather conditions should at least guarantee exciting racing ... assuming it doesn't get too ferocious on the Waitemata
     13 Feb: The fastest SailGP team on water is off the market ahead of this weekend's regatta in Auckland
     13 Feb: The Black Foils may miss taking to the water to test repairs on their boat today ahead of this weekend's SailGP Auckland regatta
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