NYYC American Magic PATRIOT Day 21 Summary

It was a rather welcome late morning crane-in and a relaxed 1pm dock-out for an afternoon in Pensacola that promised little for the crew of Patriot with a forecast of a dying breeze but delivered rather a lot. Speaking afterwards Head of the Sail Design Department Juan Meseguer - a past winner of the America’s Cup with the BMW Oracle Racing Team back in 2010, confirmed the focus of today’s session, saying: “It is all about systems to be honest and we just put out a list of priorities for the day and we go from system to system, ticking them off and making sure they all work and just how to improve them daily.” 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