NYYC American Magic PATRIOT Day 27 Summary

Cooper Dressler talks through the team's off shore sailing day on PATRIOT. New York Yacht Club American Magic, were towed outside of the Bay in the afternoon to find bigger swells and were absolutely sending it on long runs that saw the recon RIB struggle to keep up. The on-water recon team kept a visual on Patriot throughout the session and noted that: “The wind was 12k with slightly higher gusts. The offshore swell was 3 feet (with the occasional set of 4-5ft waves). The residual chop on top of the swell was confused and coming from different directions, creating a washing machine effect. It was difficult to discern (at times) whether Patriot had touched down or if the hull and foil were on different parts of the wave. There were several instances where the main hull was on top of the wave and the foil was in the trough. During those instances Patriot would quickly come off foil as there appeared to be no water under the foil.” 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