Terry Hutchinson summed the day up perfectly saying: “Today was a great day and a culmination of three really good days here on Pensacola Bay and I think the afternoon sea breezes as we know at this time of year have delivered. It’s great to be standing here on the dock at 6:00pm and the breeze is still up, and the guys had a great day sailing, another day where the batteries got used so it’s an absolute win.”
Reflecting on the team’s time in Pensacola, Terry simply could not have been more grateful for the way the local community and government bodies took NYYC American Magic firmly to their hearts saying: “Pensacola has been a phenomenal partner, they’ve embraced NYYC American Magic and they brought us into their community here and we’re so fortunate to have the very genuine support not only of the local government but the local community, the folks at the grocery store, everybody out of the Portofino, everybody at the Andrews Institute, Doctor Hackle and everything that he does for us, so it’s definitely bittersweet to be packing up and heading to Barcelona and to get into really the final phase of the development of our programme as we move into AC37, but you really truly cannot thank the community enough for everything they’ve done for us. It’s a very humbling experience to be embraced in the minute they’ve embraced us.”
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.
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