Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Prototype Day 50 Summary

To put it bluntly, Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli looked spectacular out on a very flat Gulf of Cagliari hosting two of the design team again onboard today to really dig into the sailor’s feel of what this scaled A/B foil testing is actually like on the water. It’s hugely valuable getting the people responsible for delivering what’s hoped to be the winning foils for the Italians at AC37 in Barcelona and it’s a mark of how far along in their programme they are and just how hard they are pushing in this final design stretch. After sailing, the recon team managed a wide-ranging interview with Andrea Vergombello and he began by summing the day saying: “It was a good day at the end because there was true wind speed from 8 to 15 knots maximum, so perfect conditions to test and we had two designers onboard to look especially at the foil. That is our focus, and was good to switch from one side to the other check the two foils, the new one, the old one and see the difference… I think being behind the computer basically it’s always difficult to understand all the dynamics that you can feel on the water so it's good to be there to feel the sensation…you can really feel all the motion and what's happening on the water and also on the foil.” 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