RECON | First Look at Emirates Team New Zealand Updated Taihoro for AC38#AmericasCup #AC38

Emirates Team New Zealand's AC75 Taihoro rolled out at Wynyard Point in Auckland for the first time ahead of AC38, and the recon teams were on the ground to capture the detail. Training was cancelled after a tropical front moved in, but not before the boat was observed on its high-cradle. Chief Designer Dan Bernasconi confirmed the team have "taken weight out of the foils" — and the most visible sign is a significant reduction in the forward-protruding fairing previously nicknamed the 'foil spike' in Barcelona. Also spotted: Pitot tubes on the foil bulb for the first time, measuring precise speed through the water rather than over ground — critical for flight control and performance data in tidal conditions. With teams mandated to reuse foil arms from AC37, the differences between campaigns will be in the detail. The recon teams are watching closely. SUBSCRIBE to the official America's Cup channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/americascup Like America’s Cup on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/americascup Follow America’s Cup on X: https://www.twitter.com/americascup Follow America’s Cup on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/americascup Stay up to date with the America’s Cup newsletter: https://www.americascup.com/en/newsletter The Louis Vuitton 38th America's Cup will be defended in Naples, Italy by five-time America's Cup winner, the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron represented by their team, @EmiratesTeamNZ and the British team led by Sir Ben Ainslie as the official Challenger of Record. #AmericasCup #AC38 #Naples2027 #sailingcompetition #sportshistory