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Team New Zealand’s new America’s Cup boat has been widely recognized for its radical design change and early performance.
The defenders had Te Rehutai in the water 18 hours after launch in Auckland and were surprised to see that the fleet of four boats for the 36th edition of the Cup is now complete.
In Italy, where the record challenger Luna Rossa hails from, there was surprise at the kiwis’ great design moves and recognition that the crew had safely returned to action after five weeks out of the water.
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The new AC75 Te Rehutai of the New Zealand team in loading at the port of Waitemata.
Do it described Team New Zealand’s debut wing as “a show of strength and control” with the Kiwis “immediately at ease on the first outing”, highlighting the boat’s “agility in maneuvering” and “acceleration capacity” .
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Italian navigation website Saily felt the New Zealand team had embarked on a “radical evolution”, with Te Rehutai described as a “visionary design” pushing the “mysterious America’s Cup class” to the limit. “
They had expected a more subtle development of the first Te Aihe boat, but Emirates Team New Zealand had delivered “a bomb of extremes”.
In a country where style matters as much as substance, Do it he even made an early prediction for the Copa América match in March.
“It must be said that, at least from an aesthetic point of view, the final of the 36th Copa América seems to have already been written … Luna Rossa against Te Rehutai … the most beautiful AC75 to watch.”
International yacht website Sail-World felt that the New Zealand team’s first candle was “impressive” and that they had “thrown the gauntlet” at the rivals.
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New Zealand’s new AC75 Te Rehutai has entered the America’s Cup scene without a hitch.
“The radical helmet design proved to be quick and easy, alleviating the fear of many Kiwi Cup fans that the defending champions had gone a step too far this time,” and they were particularly impressed with the efforts in the light airs. , with the Racing Cup ready to go with winds of only 6.5 knots.
“It appears that the New Zealand design team may have made a breakthrough in the performance of the double-wall mainsail. The engine above is generating substantial power, ”he guessed. Sail-World.
“Burling and his crew don’t miss a beat all day and it looks like they could compete in the Christmas Cup if it was sailed tomorrow.
“Their performance is a marked difference from the other teams’ first wing, marked by frequent stops while adjustments were being made. The ETNZ breaks appear to be more for giving grinders a break / change than for running repairs. “
British website Sailweb He was also caught off guard by the aggressive design of the defenders and wondered what it really meant.
They felt that the kiwis’ radical design change was a recognition of their rivals.
“Despite trying to convince everyone that they had a fast boat with their first effort, mainly based on the perceived advantage of writing the new AC75 rule, it now seems that they decided, quite early (three months later) that the the opposition didn’t look so bad after all.
“But it was still quite surprising to see how radically ETNZ changed their basic design thoughts … if their first effort was so quick!”
