Emirates Team New Zealand are ready to embark on the next part of their mission to reclaim the America’s Cup.

The syndicate’s summer training programme in Auckland has ended and the team are now packing up and heading to Europe for this year’s six pre-cup regattas or “acts”.

NZL82 will be shipped to Valencia next week for the first regatta in June. Most of the sailing crew will compete in various regattas until they are required in Spain.

While main rivals Alinghi, Oracle and Luna Rossa are set up and sailing in Valencia - the host city of the 2007 event - Team New Zealand managing director Grant Dalton is confident it was in his team’s best interests to conduct a training programme in Auckland during the European winter.

Team NZ ship out for Valencia

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