NYYC American Magic PATRIOT Day 13 Summary

After a scheduled weekend off, the team were back on the water early on Monday with a 0715 crane-in for the shore crew to once again catch the early morning breeze before it faded at lunchtime. The big concentration in the relatively short time that the team had on the water was in the sail plan as Olympic Nacra 17 representative and now jib trimmer on Patriot, Riley Gibbs, confirmed, saying: “We were just looking at some jib geometry with the new self-tacking jib and trying to remedy some issues.” 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