Italian Prada syndicate skipper Francesco de Angelis (L) waves to supporters as they leave Viaduct Basin for race one of the America's Cup on Auckland's Hauraki Gulf February 20. Team New Zealand are attempting to defend the America's Cup against the Italian syndicate Prada who are endeavoring to become the first European's to win the world's oldest sporting trophy in 149 years, in the best of nine series.

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