![]() ![]() The team requires one AC40-OD to compete in the first Preliminary Event in Vilanova, 45kms away from Barcelona in mid-September, and again at the end of November - December 3 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.Īfter four or five gybes the yachts came to a stop at 13.02 just North of the shipping channel off of Takapuna beach boat ramp. The teams are permitted only to sail in Barcelona from July 1 to October 31, 2023. ![]() On that basis the team will be unable to practice match racing until the return of that AC40 - if in fact it is not left in Barcelona, like the AC75. It is believed that the AC40 One Design will be sent to Barcelona, with the LEQ12 version staying in Auckland, and will presumably be used for testing. The two AC40's are currently being used for training. He also explained that the team was in the midst of a full pack-out for Barcelona, with the AC75 having already left. In the dockside interview, Rae explained that today's on the water training was being broken down into match racing segments, with the latest session focussing on the pre-start tactics. Trae has also performed the role of on-board medic in several round the world races, and seems to have a similar paramedic role in the current campaign. Tony Rae - is one of "The Few" in Emirates Team New Zealand, who were part of the first NZ America's Cup Challenge in Fremantle in 1986/87. The other point with the new Kiwi foil is that it is not flat, anhedral or dihedral - the only other foil that has gone into that twilight zone is the INEOS Britannia "W" foil, which was seen, but not used in the 2021 Prada Cup in Auckland, and was trotted out on T6, or the Brit's development boat, in Barcelona.Įmirates Team New Zealand - LEQ12 and AC40 - Day 31, Jphoto © Adam Mustill / America's Cup If the tubercle concept is an improvement, and can absorb all or some of the weight contained in the foil bulb - reducing drag - then there is a further benefit from the Swiss design thinking. On the Swiss foil we don't know the weights of the two halves - whether they weigh the same, or if more weight can be built into the tubercle - along with a couple of possible performance gains. Emirates Team New Zealand test their second wing foil - Day 31, Jphoto © Adam Mustill / America's CupĪlinghi Red Bull Racing have a similar concept with the "tubercle" foil, which is also a "foil of two halves" with one half being a tubercle design, and the other half being a conventional minimum surface foil. ![]()
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