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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 New Zealanders took a fresh approach to their campaign.