Alinghi Red Bull Racing AC40 4 Day 4 Summary

Rodney Ardern is a sailor who has been a part of two America’s Cup winning campaigns with the team and is now heavily involved in the recon side for Alinghi Red Bull Racing and he gave a good insight into the culture that has been forged for AC37 saying: “Well obviously it's a new team, there’s not too many of the old guys left, there's a few of us kicking around but I think we managed to form a team with a similar culture, everyone gets on well together, everyone's pretty easy going, everyone’s pretty focused on what they need to do and now I think we’re on a good track.” Section 41. Reconnaissance a) As a campaign cost reduction measure, COR/D has mutually agreed to cooperatively implement a centralised reconnaissance programme for all teams for the reconnaissance of all Competitors’ AC75 Yachts, AC40 Yachts and LEQ12 yachts including both on-land and on-water imagery (the “Joint Recon Programme”). b) Each team is assigned a two-person Recon Unit to follow their every on-water move, but it's not that simple. The cameras are supplied and identical for all Recon Units. Drones are not allowed, and they can't get that close, plus following a boat and keeping a camera steady at 45 knots isn't that easy to begin with. c) A three minute interview follows each on water day, and teams must answer the Recon Unit's questions while trying not to give too much away. It's a raw, unedited view of the never before seen behind-the-scenes development of a team and their boat to win the oldest trophy in international sports. #AC37Recon #AmericasCup #Barcelona2024