NYYC American Magic AC40-5 Day 12 Summary

New York Yacht Club American Magic made the absolute best of a light-weather training day in Pensacola on Friday with the sailors working hard on technique whilst also gathering crucial foil data as the testing programme continues with their new starboard anhedral on the AC40 that is now in full-on LEQ12 development mode. The team also declared a new mainsail and number 2 jib as they seek to scale-test ahead of their new AC75 that will go into build in the next few months. Andrew Campbell, one of the team’s key Flight Controllers gave a superb interview after sailing on Friday and is more than keen to get racing the AC40, saying: “I've never sailed in Vilanova before but I'm definitely excited to be there. There are a lot of great spots on that South Coast of Spain facing the Mediterranean that we've all sailed before, but this will be a new one for many of us and you know we're excited about a new venue. Expectations are that it will be similar to Barcelona in a lot of ways, it's not that far away and now we're looking forward to making the most of it…any time we can get the team into a racing format it puts us under pressure and that gives us a better chance to be ready on race day when we get the AC75 on the water so looking to get this team racing in any way we can but you know in a format that looks like the AC75 in the AC40, that's the greatest opportunity we could possibly ask for.” 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