NYYC American Magic AC40-5 Day 19 Summary

New York Yacht Club American Magic declared their fourth iteration (D) of the starboard foil that they’ve been modifying and upgrading every five to six days since revealing it on the 18th March 2023. Having experienced issues just before the Easter break it was perhaps no surprise to see that the fairing just above the lower foil arm had been replaced with an aero banding wrapped around, presumably housing the technical actuator mechanism used to control the foil flaps but it was a short day of tow-testing and commissioning as the team push on with foil development and rig set-up ahead of confirming their designs for the team’s AC75 that is shortly to go into build. Speaking afterwards, Anderson Reggio one of American Magic’s on-water performance analysts confirmed that today was tough saying: it was a short day…we had a couple of days off making some changes to a number of settings on the boat. We didn't need a long one today to just go out and validate the settings and as you guys saw it was a little unstable at times but we learned what we needed to learn and we can make the adjustments that we need to make for another day of sailing tomorrow.” 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