Emirates Team New Zealand Te Rehutai Day 9 Summary

Emirates Team New Zealand completed a vital day of light airs training out in Auckland with ‘Te Rehutai’, the team’s much modified AC75, seeking down-range maximum power in a breeze that struggled to get above 8 knots all throughout the afternoon. After sailing, a stoked Scott Barnes talked to the recon team specifically about his area of hydraulics and speaking about the pump system he said: “It's a one design component for all the teams, the pump for the cyclors, so all the teams will have the same kit…we have got a different setup of cylinders on the boat because now the boats don’t have runners, you’re moving different displacements around, but you know it's all the same sort of principle…There are different displacements you can choose…there’s a huge range that you can cater for your own design. (Higher volume lower pressure and vice versa – as noted by the recon team). The rule is 600 BAR in the sailing circuit, which is quite high as a maximum so all the teams will be pushing that I guess???there’s a class accumulator which is titanium and yeah that’s pushing the boundaries too.” 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