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Record Challenger Luna Rossa, entangled with American Magic, has had doubts about the AC75 throughout this America’s Cup cycle.
A pioneer of Italy’s foray into the America’s Cup has endorsed the New York Yacht Club’s vision to move away from frustrating and return competition to traditional boots.
New York, which backs American Magic’s promising challenge for Auckland 2021, has indicated that if they reclaimed the Auld Mug they would host the next Cup to be sailed in “majestic 80-100 foot displacement monohulls, putting the ship back in the water. “. .
The America’s Cup has been a frustrated game for the past three editions, with Emirates Team New Zealand moving into a frustrated 75-foot monohull for Auckland after frustrated catamarans were used in San Francisco and Bermuda.
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Riccardo Bonadeo, former Commodore of the Costa Smeralda Yacht Club and president of the 1983 and 1987 Azzurra campaigns, Italy’s pioneers in the America’s Cup, said The impression: “There has to be technological evolution, but in ships that sail. I share the New York Yacht Club idea of new 80-100 displacement hulls for the next edition ”.
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He said he was in favor of technological advances, but wants that on ships that sail rather than fly.
“With the AC75 we have entered another dimension, where aerodynamics are more important than hydrodynamics,” said Bonadeao. The impression.
“In fact, we are talking about flight, not navigation. And the seamanship skills of the crew are no longer improved, but other characteristics of the latter are required. “
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American Magic and Luna Rossa hurt in practice, and some of their movements resemble ballet on water.
Bonadeo blamed the small fleet of four ships that contested Auckland 2021 for the huge costs involved in the complicated AC75s that now sail past 50 knots.
He said he supported Luna Rossa in Auckland because of its Italian connection and “because there is Patrizio Bertelli (the CEO of Luna Rossa), who has done so much to sail and deserves it.”
On a return to traditional yachts, Bonadeo added: “I hope Bertelli thinks this too and can apply this change.”
Bertelli has regularly raised concerns about the AC75s, believing that the New Zealand team had taken the monohull concept too far.
Bonadeo’s frustrations have been shared by Cino Ricci, who spearheaded the 1983 and 1987 Azzurra challenges.
“I don’t see the sails changing, I don’t see the men moving together on board to carry out the intuitions of the strategist and the helmsman,” Ricci said. The impression in a separate interview.
“In short, I don’t see the art of sailing. Which for me means taking advantage of the wind according to its variations and the sails that I have available ”.
“For a 25 minute regatta there is only one fighting moment and most of the time it is the beginning: if you start early and don’t make any more mistakes, you don’t fall into the wind holes, you win because the speeds are more or less similar, or at least I think they will be in the Prada Cup ”.
Ricci compared the current America’s Cup wing to bobsleigh and although it has been labeled “the Formula One of sailing”, he felt that “speed for speed, I have more fun with MotoGP or Formula 1. There I see more fights between men and between machines ”.
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Azzurra contested the Louis Vuitton Pacific Series in Auckland in 2010
Azzurra’s legacy is evident in the current challenge from Luna Rossa, who has been trying to win the Copa América since 4200.
Azzurra was still involved in the America’s Cup scene when the challenger system went into hibernation in 2010 and 2011 due to the giveaway writing contest between holders Alinghi and Oracle on massive multihulls.
Francesco Bruni was then at the helm of the ship Azzura. Bruni now co-directs Luna Rossa’s 2021 ship with Australian Jimmy Spithill.
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Luna Rossa chases Emirates Team New Zealand.
Ironically, Bruni has been conquered by the AC75s after initially doubting them. Hope they stay.
Bruni said Navigation : “Three years ago I was skeptical about the new class. I told myself, too many computer simulations and little navigation, but now that we have them and we are sailing, well, I must say that it is a very successful boat, a good project.
“They are incredible racing objects, which also surprise us and give us great sensations. Especially upwind, when we hit 35-36 knots with VMG close to 30, we are in awe.
“I have to say that I would like them to remain an America’s Cup class regardless of who wins the Cup. A really nice object.”
