Nokia and David Witt takes on the big Breeze in Auckland

and the ronon smart ratchet block certainly proved handy the day David Whit and his crew gave one of the alltime great exhibitions of heavy weather sailing Auckland Harbor 9596 wind Against Time here's a man who loves rough weather Rob Brown Steven Haye Dave sler the defending Champions on credential will they set spiners on this downwind leg win or Swim who's going to go for itential having trouble getting on the course look at this how rough is this James Hardy submarining look at this absolute submarine down they go all over for them upside down a cartwheel so it's all over for Darren Nicholson in the bush and look at Hogs breath how rough this they've gone this is unbelievable stuff just no yes no have they gone will they save it hanging on trying to ease the sails they've saved it Dam it Les but they'll go the other way no they won't boy oh boy how tough on them but they've just stopped now and here it is the cartwheel James Hardy good night bow down Sound the claxon Horn we're submerging and there they go they've gone the crew round the bow all over and look at that white water it is absolutely howling Club Marine tic tac's gone the sweds swimming lessons in in New Zealand for the Swedish team and credential another submarine job look at this will I go oh they've bombed out they're okay two guys overboard back on board just incredible stuff amazing scenes here on Oakland Harbor and noia brave noia has set his finica here and is leading the fleet downwind noia the only ski to set a spica and they are absolutely flying they've taken a commanding leading the race courageous effort here by David Whitney's gr skilled the series leader has capsized Before the Race a sensational performance and I've got to tell you this is some of the best heavy weather downwind sailing you'll see this is going for it David Wht camera McDonald Charlie Dean you deserve to win it by just going for it the way you are I recall the kiwis they're back upright and going again but look at noia out of the water flying up around 30 knots just leaping and these guys hanging on for dear life they are keeping this boat upright through their Shear skill brilliant stuff time to get the Spiner down and they're out in front brilliant effort on their part and here they are coming into the top Mark now look at that wind David witch still out and they're going for the sper again win or Swim attitude Sensational effort this will be a downwind ride in a half these guys despite the lead have said we're going to go for this we're going to show you how you race 18 put GI down wind in a Blow and look at this here they go and what does country Comfort do here they've had cap sizes in the three races here in ockland will they go conservatively or will they set a shoot I think they'll go conservatively they want to get a good finish we'll wait to see but look at this absolutely flying Top Gun jet fighter stuff ready for takeoff noia screaming down win now the Big Bear here is the boat nose dive look at the crew right at the back keeping their weight right out the back of the boat the boat's pounding down wind just jumping it'll probably get airborne off a few waves here they're hoping that these go how close was that to a nose dive and look at them go Charlie diman hanging onto the yellow sper sheet there dragging it on he's controlling the big blue sail Cameron McDonald controlling the main in he comes Charlie's got to get that Spiner down back on board a and they've got the sper on El in about eighth place they go they G ni look at the man go around the B AB gone elash and nose dive that's how you stop these things and look how far in front of the boat Skipper Michael W finished up that was a view from his head cam noia safely around the bottom Mark yes Craig Ramson copying the blame there from his Skipper but noia is laughing they may not be uh they may not be yes he is laughing and he's poking out his tongue too as cheeky as ever David Whit gra the and here it is the Ripper replay of a sensational cap size watch Daniel Phillips a bow man on elash AO round the bow as the boat nose Dives there he goes literally hurled around the bow another crew Man Overboard sticks the bow down up goes Stern Michael Walsh the Skippers gone bubbles everywhere the fish say what's going on and there it is there it is the fisheye view of elash a on its ear in Auckland Harbor and Craig Ramon's not smiling but the crew on board noia are David Whit Charlie deckman Cameron McDonald have done a sterling job here they've been very brave because the conditions are probably the toughest we've seen in the Grand Prix series ever amazing performance here by noia as they go round the top Mark round the top Mark for this Sensational run to the Finish will they go for spin for the run home they don't need to but yes they will they are going to go for it these guys if ever anyone deserves a win on the diet Co Grand Prix circuit it's these guys and they are going for it in the most spectacular fashion you could ever want to see look at the boat accelerate it's like a giant water ski just racing off down wind they've got to come off they can't nose dive they're dead meat if they are hang in there guys look at this here they go on noia taking off what a ride down win and one thing's for certain if they never ever win another race they will never ever forget this one this is a right and a half to the Finish keep the bow out of the water through one wave and out the other side away they go they've got a drive nothing matters here they go win or Swim oh they're down a away it's going to Bob out okay spck is in the water but it's come out now and they've torn the sper they got a tear in the back bottom corner of the sper look at that a in the water but away they go they don't care if it blows out now they are going for it noia screaming home to a well-deserved win and Country Comfort at the moment in second place they they haven't elected to go for their spica in the two downwind leg so far and they're being pressed by presedential as well so pressure on the Americans as noia screams down to the Finishing Line leaping out of the water Charlie deckman Cameron McDonald Skipper David Wht you really deserve this one what a great effort look at the boat getting thrown around shaking shattering banging just romping down to the finishing line going for it leaping out of the water set a board out of the water just the back of the boat and here they come into the line now that's a finishing boat at the bottom of the screen and if ever they've done it hands up well done guys [Music]