Alinghi Red Bull Racing BoatZero Day 42 Summary

All around the Alinghi Red Bull Racing camp there’s an air of intensity with the team noticeably turning up the dial on every aspect of their campaign. With the new AC40 in the shed being assembled and the obvious anticipation around that, plus some Persico 69Fs that will be used presumably for Youth & Women’s selection as other teams are doing in this cycle, the Swiss are, pardon the pun, on a roll. Arnaud Psarofaghis, one of the new breed of next-gen ambassadors for the high octane 37th America’s Cup in Barcelona gave a fascinating interview post the session and asked about the stability at rocket speeds he said: “I think the faster you go, the boat gets more and more stable so when you are at the mid 44-45 knots the boat seems to be really locked in and it's quite ‘enjoyable’ to sail the boat at this speed. It's more in the transition zone between the upwind and downwind (where we) just get used to the boa,t and it's the first few times that we have sailed in this breeze, so the first bear away we always take a bit of care there, but it's been really good, so we just need to push more and more.” 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