It took a while to find the wind out on the Bay of Palma with the Chase Boat team and meteorologists earning their keep but once the INEOS Britannia team clicked into a patchy 10-12 knots far out of the Bay, the sailors had ‘T6’ looking rock solid and more than achieving the low ‘bustle-skimming’ flight that they desired.
The choppy offshore conditions caused little concern for the sailors and as Iain Jensen, who was in the observers role on the Chase Boat today, commented afterwards: “It’s not a bad thing looking at looking at the new foil in a bit of chop, just because it’s probably what will expect to see (in Barcelona) but more than anything we needed more breeze than what we could find in the Bay.”
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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