NYYC American Magic PATRIOT Day 10 Summary

The American Magic programme continued at pace today out in a blustery Pensacola Bay that served up consistent breeze peaking at 16 knots and 2-3 feet swells that Patriot made light work of. With the helming combination of Tom Slingsby and Paul Goodison, the American team representing the New York Yacht Club had Patriot on rails from the beginning of the session executing perfect self-take-offs and hitting speeds approaching 40 knots. Speaking afterwards, Head of the Sail Design Department, Juan Meseguer, was buzzing with the day’s session, saying: “It was an incredible day for us, we spent a lot of time on the water, tested a lot of things we wanted to test and the new systems that we have implemented were tested hard. 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