Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Prototype Day 25 Summary

“It’s the first day I have ever been sailing in Sardinia with snow on the mountains, it was very cold,” was how a rather chilly Jimmy Spithill described a stunning session put in by the Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli team out on the Bay of Angels in Cagliari. With snow-capped mountains as the backdrop, it was a day for the full thermals and drysuits as the team docked out at 10.30am before absolutely putting the pedal to the floor on their beautiful LEQ12 prototype. And with the wind approaching the upper ranges of 19 knot gusts but a mean of around 13 knots, the premium was on mainsail control as the Italians went in to some 55 manoeuvres throughout a thoroughly entertaining demonstration of high-speed sailing at near race pace. 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