Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Prototype Day 71 Summary

The summer is well and truly in down in the Mediterranean climes, and beneath sunny skies with the temperature at 26 degrees, Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli had a testing Cagliari day where the Gulf just wouldn’t yield consistent breeze but delivered a Barcelona-type chop that really tested the Flight Controllers. Speaking afterwards, Andrea Tesei alluded to the fine lines that the team were dancing on this busy and testing day: “We tried to get the conditions we think we're getting in Barcelona, with sea state and very light breeze, so the focus was handling and learning the boat and seeing how she behaved in this hard condition. You obviously need to be very precise in the handling and keep a really nice equilibrium to glide for the waves and not stall the foils and drop into the water… the forecast in the beginning should've been actually not too light a day. We planned for an early dock-out to get the lighter part and set into the sea state that was left over from yesterday but in the end the stronger breeze never filled in…so we just sailed where we saw the best pressure on the Gulf.” 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