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Black Magic crosses the line

This footage of Black Magic was played obsessively in New Zealand in 1995. It shows the New Zealand boat crossing the finish line to win the fifth and deciding race of the final over Dennis Conner’s Young America, and so gain the America’s Cup.

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TVNZ Television New Zealand

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Harold Kidd. 'Sailing and windsurfing', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 24-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/sailing-and-windsurfing/7/3