Sister Ship
Her sister yacht, NZL-38 Black Magic II, was used in the initial stages of the Louis Vuitton Cup in San Diego winning all but one race. However, Team New Zealand believed NZL-32 to be faster than NZL-38 and so retired her early, before the Louis Vuitton Cup semi-finals. NZL-38 became a trial horse for Team New Zealand's 2000 defence of the America's Cup in Auckland, and was purchased for the 2003 Cup by the Swedish Victory Challenge. She was eventually renamed Cristina.
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