Making the most of a Monday morning weather window, Emirates Team New Zealand launched their LEQ12 AC40, with its new starboard foil, early and docked-out just before 7.30am with a schedule that was very much dictated by the design office. Pushing hard, Nathan Outteridge and Pete Burling, entered into some desperately tight pre-start circling and at times, particularly at the beginning opf the session got ragged with sky-rockets and broaches.
Speaking afterwards Blair Tuke, who was on trim and manual flight control today admitted: “I think we still just trying to get to grips with it. Josh (Junior) and his team are going pretty good, they’ve been getting some good training in, so we’re trying to get ourselves ready to have some pre-start action with them in the coming days so yeah and also it’s just good to see that foil and the different foils side to side and study different characteristics so yeah it was a bit of fun but yeah we certainly weren’t always in control today but i think we got better and better as the day went on and you know got (a new) top speed so it was good speed.”
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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