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Team New Zealand have lost a race to their British rivals in dramatic circumstances after capsizing in the start box amid wild conditions for the America's Cup challenger series semifinals.
Trailing their British opponents to the line in their second race of the day, the Kiwi catamaran flipped spectacularly forwards after its hulls lifted up and then plunged sharply into the water on Tuesday (Wednesday NZ time).
In sailing terms, the incident is called a pitch-pole. Some of the Team New Zealand crew were flung into Bermuda's Great Sound, while others were left clinging on in their race positions, almost hanging upside down.
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