Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Prototype Day 61 Summary

A very short day for Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli as the team opted for safety first after hearing noises coming off the jib track soon after a tow out offshore having been released and then hitting a wave-crest at pace. It certainly wasn’t the most challenging conditions that the team have faced in recent weeks but safety first, and the call was made to tow back to shore to fully examine the issue after the on-water technicians called it early having been down below for inspection. The Italians were back on the dock just an hour and twenty minutes after leaving and speaking afterwards Horacio Carabelli, the Design Chief at Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli was unfazed by the incident saying: “It was pretty windy and it was going to keep coming up, the wind and the waves, so it was pretty on the limit for us and we sailed a little bit on it and then we had a little bit of a noise with one of our systems and just decided to call the day to understand a little bit better where the noise came from. It's a pretty routine thing when you hear something on these kinds of boats and tomorrow and the rest of the week seem to be very good so why not come back and then keep going for the rest of the week for improvement and go ahead in our development and what we're trying to achieve with this boat for the week?” 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