Auckland has a long history of hosting the Whitbread/Volvo and now Ocean Race. And after a break the famous stopover is back on the calendar. Race chairman Richard Brisius explains to Matt Sheahan why its a big deal

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The initial goal was clear, to be the fastest Maxi in the Mediterranean but with her fully electric systems that power everything from winches, hydraulics and propulsion, Magic Carpet-e is the most advanced 100ft Maxi to be launched. PlanetSail's Matt Sheahan got aboard to see the detail and get his hands on this extraordinary machine under sail

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In the second part of our exclusive three part series, Matt Sheahan gets aboard, goes sailing and takes the wheel to experience at first hand what this new rocket ship is like and talks to owner Sir Lindsay Owen-Jones, skipper Danny Gallichan and project manager Ed Bell about how this sophisticated and slippery Maxi works in practice.

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