NYYC American Magic PATRIOT Day 32 Summary

It was an offshore call today for New York Yacht Club American Magic that had Patriot sailing so far away from land that the joke on the chase-boat was that they’ll be crossing the equator soon and King Neptune will be paying a visit. Speaking afterwards, Sean Clarkson one of the key sail coaches on the team, played down the new system and simply offered that: “It’s a continual evolution of systems and we have to try to develop what we have on the new race boat, looking at different ideas and concepts and chipping away at how we can produce the best narrow shapes using the least energy and keep evolving.” 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