INEOS Britannia T6 Day 32 Summary

There’s something in the air around INEOS Britannia at the moment as the team push ever harder with ‘T6’ their LEQ12 prototype and just look better and better, oozing confidence in the platform and thoroughly enjoying the process. Today (Wednesday) the sailors had a mammoth, productive session flying around to the east of the Bay of Palma, seeking waves and wind to really get to grips with the new rig set-up, modes and of course, the much talked about W-Foil. Speaking afterwards, Bleddyn Mon who is such a vital link between the sailors and engineers, gave a terrific interview with the recon team and summed the day up brilliantly saying: “It was a perfect day out there, kind of medium-strong sea breeze and great conditions for us testing and actually able to get a variety of sea states across the Bay…we had a few design related tests to do in the first part of the session, kind of testing at various boat speeds and pitch angles and cant angles and then later in the day it was more kind of VMG sailing and exploring sailing the boat in a bit more sea state so we headed out to the east of the Bay.” 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