NYYC American Magic AC40-5 Day 36 Summary

With a forecast that kept other teams ashore on Monday, NYYC American Magic ventured out of the Port Vell for some crucial light airs training, desperate to find and work on the transitions from marginal flight to foiling. It was hard, hot work for the sailors who had made significant changes in crew allocation with Tom Slingsby and Paul Goodison taking charge of the AC40 in One Design mode whilst Lucas Calabrese paired with one of the up-and-coming Youth sailors onboard the LEQ12. Up in the sky, just above the immersed foils on the LEQ12, could clearly be seen the obligatory drone catching as much data as possible from the wing wash to correlate with the underwater data being captured by a phalanx of cameras mounted on and around the foil itself and up the foil arm. The recon unit noted a few issues with the LEQ12 in terms of ventilation explained by Lucas Calabrese in the interview as being: “It was just we were sailing on two boards and we got a bit too slow and it was really light so it’s hard to get out of that spot and the other one that was at the end we had a little bit of what we think was a hydraulic issue that we're going to check and make sure we're ready for the next day of sailing.” 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