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NZ Herald a écrit :America's Cup-winning skipper Brad Butterworth says Team New Zealand is run in an autocratic way and may not be able to make it to the next level.

Asked to compare his team, Alinghi, with Emirates Team NZ, he made a pointed assessment of the Kiwi team and, by implication, boss Grant Dalton, when he said: "I think there is a big difference in culture between the two teams. Team NZ is run in a pretty autocratic way.

"I think you can get to a certain level that way but I find it difficult to think that they will go higher than that, the way the team is managed.

"Just because you run the campaign doesn't mean you should be on the boat," he said. "You put your best team on the boat."

Leebow a écrit :

NZ Herald a écrit :"Just because you run the campaign doesn't mean you should be on the boat," he said. "You put your best team on the boat."

La compagnie aérienne Emirates confirme son partenariat avec Team New Zealand

With a crew of 15 we will be able to work on combinations and communications that we use on the Cup boats

Construction of a new TP52, to be called Emirates Team New Zealand, began in Auckland last month.

It is due to be launched in February and shipped to Europe in mid-March.

The project is being funded by Emirates and Swiss-Italian millionaire businessman Matteo de Nora, who was also a backer of the Team NZ for their 2007 campaign.