• Sailing away in Venice for the America's Cup

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    The America's Cup fleet compete during the America's Cup World Series Match-Racing in Venice's lagoon on May 18.

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    An aerial view shows the Grand Canal in Venice lagoon on May 18.

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    France's Team Energy (L) New-Zealand's Team Fly Emirates and Italy's Team Luna-Rossa (C) compete during the America's Cup World Series Match-Racing in Venice's lagoon on May 18.

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    The America's cup fleet sails in front of of St Mark's square during the America's Cup World Series Match-Racing in Venice's lagoon on May 18.

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    Sailors of Team Artemis Racing after they capsized during the first Fleet Race of the America's Cup World Series (ACWS) on April 11, 2012 off Naples, Italy. The ACWS series allows teams and their sailors to prepare for the Louis Vuitton Cup, the America's Cup Challenger Series and the September 2013 America's Cup Finals in San Francisco.

    America's Cup boat capsizes during a race off the coast of Italy

    By Phaedra Singelis, NBC News

    I've capsized small boats plenty of times, but nothing this big. It must be scary when you realize the boat is not going to right itself and you are being lifted straight up 30 feet into the air. Apparently the wing was damaged during the incident so Artemis Racing will have some repairs to do if they are going to race again tomorrow. Today they had 25 knots of wind and high seas which can be challenging for these kinds of boats.