NYYC American Magic AC50-5 Day 37 Summary

Whilst the NYYC American Magic AC40 one-design programme is going great guns with the youth sailors getting fantastic experience from the undoubted superstars of the foiling generation in Tom Slingsby and Paul Goodison, there’s a number of teething issues dogging the AC40 LEQ12 programme. Frustrating gremlins for the team but the super-positive air around the American Magic camp was once again personified by the peerless Andrew Campbell who fronted the recon interview and gave a realistic take on the issues that have plagued ‘America’ since being in Barcelona: “Yeah it was a short day for us on the ‘America’ today, it was one of those complicated days in the Americas Cup. You know the boats are sophisticated racing machines, they've got a lot of pieces and parts and when they're not quite running at 100% everything kind of shuts down and so, yeah, we didn't get very far off the end of the pier after we hoisted and started the process of getting taken off and getting running cause we 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