
Using helicopters and drones, the America's Cup been at the forefront of technological advances in TV.

A container doubling as a technology studio is the hub for the team working the cutting-edge graphics.

The brainchild of Stan Honey, the advancements for 2013 lend themselves to a one-off conversation with Larry Ellison back in 1995.

Data is passed from telemetry on the boats to helicopters, to give the public a better understanding of the race's complexities.

Fresh innovations loom for the final between Emirates Team New Zealand (above) and Oracle Team USA, including thermal imagery on the sailors.