Days like today (Wednesday) are the kind of days that fully justify the selection by the INEOS Britannia hierarchy of the Bay of Palma as the team’s winter training base. It was picture perfect in the afternoon when the sea breeze filled and topped out at 18 knots giving Ben Ainslie, Giles Scott, Leigh McMillan and Luke Parkinson ample opportunity to put the hammer down and thrash their LEQ12 relentlessly over windward / leeward courses.
Afterwards, the ‘Flight Controller’s Flight Controller’ Luke Parkinson gave a superb interview to Justin Chisholm of the recon team saying: “So today we had a bit of a traditional sea-breeze sort of feeling. We went out there reasonably early, so we saw everything from 5 knots and then building up to even 18 knots and then settling back down as the day concluded. It was pretty nice, so we went out there and started off with just a few little take-offs and practising a few little techniques and just seeing what is the bottom end we can sort of take-off and playing around.”
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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