INEOS Britannia T6 Day 2 Summary

You have to go back to the 1930’s to find the genesis of the ‘Silver Arrows’, a nickname given by the German media to the all-conquering Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix racing cars of the era between 1934-1939. In the newspaper headlines they were called the ‘Silberpfeil’ and the distinctive livery has stayed with the team to this day. Out in Palma, Mallorca, at their winter testing base, the INEOS Britannia Team certainly looked every inch like they were honouring the Mercedes slogan of: ‘the best or nothing’ with their stunning, silver arrow liveried LEQ12 on this, day two of their tow-testing winter programme. Speaking about the day, Bleddyn Mon, the mainsheet trimmer from AC36 seemed pleased with the days’ work saying: “Obviously it’s our second day here out on the water so we’ve got a long list of commissioning items to get through to make sure that we are happy with how this boat is behaving. 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