Team New Zealand boss Grant Dalton has declared the America's Cup regatta - starting overnight in Barcelona - ready to go.

Sailing starts tonight with the final preliminary regatta involving his team, before the Louis Vuitton Cup next week and then the America's Cup proper in October.

Mark Orams is a Professor of Sport and Recreation at Auckland University, he's also a former Team New Zealand member, and he joined Simon Barnett and James Daniels ahead of the start of the 37th America's Cup.

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