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Onboard cameras have captured American Magic’s spectacular plummet on their new America’s Cup yacht.
The union released video footage of the near miss on its debut sail in the AC75 and hope to retrieve the Auld Mug for the New York Yacht Club.
The boat rises out of the water and dives nose first with the water rising above the deck, covering the grinding wheels.
Will Ricketson AMERICAN MAGIC
Patriot shoots out of the water during American Magic’s first boating session with his second-generation AC75.
The incident came during his bold decision to sail with the Patriot just hours after launch in Auckland.
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They escaped unharmed when Patriot bounced, thanks to the buoyancy in his bow, and continued sailing.
But the aggressive stance taken by American Magic is paying off. Subsequently, they have had several trouble-free training sessions at Waitemata Harbor while getting ahead of their rivals.
They have already had considerably more time on the second-generation boat than their fellow rivals INEOS Team UK and Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli of Italy, who launched their boats after the Americans.
Defender Emirates Team New Zealand is expected to launch their ship in the coming week as the race intensifies to prepare for the Christmas Cup on December 17-20.
All three challengers have tested and trained their boats, getting a glimpse of the action ahead.
The British are catching up the most after their original boat appeared to be off pace compared to their opponents in what has become a designer race with the revolutionary 75-foot foiling monohulls.
They carried out the most radical design review for the reinvention of Britannia and are pleased with the initial results on the water.
INEOS UNITED KINGDOM TEAM
Britannia’s early performances have raised hopes for INEOS Team UK.
“The first indications of performance were good, but we need to maximize our time in the water. The hard work continues, ”said INEOS UK team leader Sir Ben Ainslie.
Britannia features noticeable changes to the hull shape (extreme skeg runs the entire length) and deck design.
Each of the mills now has its own individual forward-facing fixed position, a move that the British believe “significantly increases” overall power output.
Meanwhile, Luna Rossa has stepped up her psychological focus as preparation heats up, releasing a short video highlighting the “spy game” that always engulfs the America’s Cup.
Already in a cold relationship with the defenders of the New Zealand team, the Italians say: “The America’s Cup is not just a race, it is a spy game, a mental game.”
They claim that the team’s spies are everywhere, “acting like tourists with cameras, video cameras and binoculars in search of information” which is then converted into data, a key ingredient for the simulator work that is used to test theories. of rivals.
“Smarter means faster,” say the Italians.
