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Congratulations to Team New Zealand.
Well done to team GBR - best British challenge…ever!
Pete Burling skipper of Emirates Team New Zealand put it in perspective as he struggled to take in just what he and the team had achieved, saying: "It's a pretty surreal feeling, it's still definitely sinking in. In the America's Cup you're all ready for a long battle but to be able to get it done today in just beautiful sailing conditions with a little bit of shift in it and just so many people cheering us on, was amazing.”
Ben Ainslie, skipper of the English team GBR: "I think they are the best team in the history of the America's Cup." With these words, the defeated Sir Ben Ainslie bowed to the Kiwis on the evening of New Zealand's triumph in Barcelona.
NZL defended the America's Cup with a 7-2 result against INEOS. Now that the race is over, Mozzy Sails reflects on the factors for success,see the discussion here(English)..
Source: Mozzy Sails - Unrivalled Sailing Analysis.
The 5 reasons:
1. Twin Mainsheet - Trimming
2. Automation - Mast rotation
3. Sailing Team - Communication
4. Modular Foils - Speed VMG
5. Campaign Manager - Grant Dalton
The British team GBR wins the Louis Vuitton Cup against the Italian team ITA and, as top challenger, has secured the right to compete in the 37th America’s Cup Match against the defending champion Emirates Team New Zealand NZL
America's Cup: Thanks to groundbreaking technology, the wind is visualized live on the screen. This allows fans, commentators and coaches to better understand the team's routes and tactics and makes coverage of the sport more accessible than ever before.
WindSight IQ: The technology used is a "wind view" using "LiDAR" (Light Detection and Ranging), sensor fusion and scientific calculations to display the wind in augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) graphics.
On the water, in strong winds of 4 Bft and above, "waves" or "white caps" always appear on the water surface.
Wind gusts: In light winds of 1-3 Bft, you can see alternating so-called wind gusts, which are light and dark "spots" distributed on the water surface. Depending on the wind strength, the water surface ripples there or is "smooth". The borders of these spots are quite bizarre - "frayed" - depending on the "light incidence" from sunlight and cloud shadows - no sharp borders or edges, not straight.
Tactical Sailing simulates the wind on the screen in various formats in the Coach's Toolbox, for better understanding in simplified form as an ellipse or circle. Each format has its own wind, which can change in wind strength and direction at the edges in a transition zone.
The wind gusts move across the regatta field in the form of circles and ellipses, they offer ideal opportunities for learning and practicing the optimal routes and tactical maneuvers. Wind direction and strength can be changed by the trainer.
See a report on WindSight IQ here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6FlT62PQks&t=17s
https://www.americascup.com/news/3246_CAPGEMINI-AND-AMERICAS-CUP-MEDIA-TO-BRING-A-NEW-DIMENSION-TO-THE-37TH-AMERICAS-CUP-EXPERIENCE-WITH-WINDSIGHT-IQ
The foils act as wings and provide the lift, allowing the boat to float above the water. The AC75 is large - 75-feet (22,86 m) long and 16-feet (5 m) wide - but, it's also light, which is crucial, because the AC75 is designed to fly.
It's also different - rather than a keel, a brand new concept keeps it standing. "Foil Cant Arms" move under, or outside, the boat to provide the leverage it needs to stay upright.
Some parts of the boat are supplied - the mast, rigging, foil-cant arms and their hydraulics are all stock components. But, there are still plenty of areas that designers can experiment with to find a race-winning edge.
The double-sail skin Mainsail combines with the "D" shaped mast to form a wing, generating the power (upper- and lower preasure) the AC75 needs to foil.
Underwater is where things get really interesting, the foil cant system is a battery-driven, hydraulic power-unit that supplies the energy to lift and lower the immensely strong - and heavy - foil cant arms.
As the boat swaps tacks, the cant system is activated, placing one hydrofoil in the water, and lifting the other one out, where its weight becomes ballast.
At the end of the arms lie the teams' secret weapons - the foil wings.
Source: See a video clip from Prada-Team here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQUl_hf6yo8&t=20s
The clubs: After winning the 36th edition that is
- Emirates Team New Zealand, representing the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron, the America's Cup defender. The British one
- Team INEOS Britannia is the "Challenger of Record", which is the title awarded to the first yacht club to challenge the America's Cup holder after their victory. Together, the defending champion and the record challenger determine the rules for the competition. The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron received and accepted a challenge for the 37th America's Cup from the Royal Yacht Squadron Ltd (RYSR), represented by Sir Ben Ainslie's INEOS Britannia team. The RYSR is affiliated with the Royal Yacht Squadron, the first yacht club to organize this event in 1851, 172 years ago. The 6 teams in 2024 are:
- Emirates Team New Zealand, (New Zealand)
- INEOS Britannia, (England)
- Alinghi Red Bull Racing, Société Nautique de Genève (Switzerland)
- Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli, Il Circolo Vela Sicilia (Italy)
- NYYC American Magic, New York Yacht Club (USA)
- Orient Express Racing Team, Société Nautique de Saint-Tropez (France).
Sir Ben Ainslie was a guest at the "boot" trade fair in Düsseldorf, where Tactical Sailing had the opportunity to talk to Ben about "A Game Against the Wind." With his autograph on the CD he expressed his good wishes for success at the trade fair! INEOS Britannia is a British sailing team that is the record challenger for the 37th America's Cup. The team was formed in 2012 with the aim of winning the America's Cup for Great Britain and "bringing the trophy home to the United Kingdom". The team merged with INEOS in 2018. In 2021, the team competed as representatives of the Royal Yacht Squadron for the 36th America's Cup in Auckland, New Zealand, but without success. The team is owned and supported by INEOS founder and chairman Sir Jim Ratcliffe and is led by the most successful Olympic sailor of all time, Sir Ben Ainslie, who is team principal, CEO and skipper.
On October 4, 2021, the team announced a high-performance partnership with Mercedes-AMG F1 Applied Science, a division of the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team that brings together the best from the world of high-performance marine and automotive engineering. The aim is to win in 2024 the 37th America's Cup for Great Britain.
Team Emirates Fly Better New Zealand NZL, skipper PETER BURLING
emirates-team-new-zealand.americascup.com/en/team.html
Team INEOS Britannia GBR, skipper Ben Ainslie
www.ineosbritannia.com
Team alinghi Red Bull SUI, skipper Arnaud Psarofaghis
alinghiredbullracing.americascup.com/news/257_What-a-feeling
Team American Magic USA, skipper Tom Slingsby
americanmagic.americascup.com
Team Orient Express FRENCH, skipper Quentin Delapierre
Under the High Patronage of Mr. Emmanuel MACRON, President of the French Republic.
orientexpressracingteam.americascup.com
Team Luna Rossa-Prada ITA, skipper Francesco - Checco - Bruni
lunarossachallenge.americascup.com
The boats will be a step on from what we saw in Auckland in 2021. The foils will be larger to promote quicker lift and faster flight. The boats will be lighter and, onboard, the electronics and software systems will be vastly upgraded. To save weight, the number of crew on the AC75 has been reduced from 11 to 8. The move to reduce the crew means cycle power is again legalised, and the cyclors, introduced by Emirates Team New Zealand in 2017, might return to the game. The boats will be expected to fly at speeds touching 50 knots in winds that average 12 knots in late summers in Barcelona.
Based on computer simulations, a potential speed of 50 kn (93 km/h; 58 mph) was given.
Notable high speeds actually recorded in racing:
- 49.1 kn (90.9 km/h; 56.5 mph) from Te Rehutai (in 15 and 19 kn (28 and 35 km/h; 17 and 22 mph)) on 17 December 2020.
- 50.25 kn (93.06 km/h; 57.83 mph) from Britannia on day four of the Prada Cup, January 23, 2021.
- 53.31 kn (98.73 km/h; 61.35 mph) by Patriot (American Magic) on day one of the Prada Cup semi-finals (in a breeze of up to 22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph )) on January 29, 2021.
The AC75's takeoff speed is 13 knots (estimated) and 50 degrees TWA (True Wind Angle).
New to the 37th America's Cup is the AC40, a versatile monohull with one-design foiling. It will be the official boat for the youth and women's America's Cup events. It will also be the platform for the pre-regattas and training sessions for the 37th America’s Cup challengers. Smaller but no less powerful than its big sister, the AC75 with eight man, the AC40 is sailed by a crew of four. See AC40 description here.
Welcome to the 37th Louis Vuitton America’s Cup, taking place between August and October 2024 in the beating heart of beautiful Barcelona, capital of Catalonia and one of the most visited cities on earth. Located around Port Vell and along the beach to Port Olímpic, the sailing world has made Barcelona its home for one of the most demanding America's Cups in the event's 174-year history.
The America's Cup, which was held for the first time in 1851 off the British Isle of Wight, is the most famous and oldest trophy in sailing. In the final, only two boats sail against each other in a match race format. In this duel under sail, only one can win.
WHAT IS THE AMERICA'S CUP: THE RACE WITHOUT SECOND PLACE: The New York Yacht Club, one of the most prestigious clubs in the world, held the trophy for 132 years before losing it to Australia in 1983. Since then, the cup has only been won by teams from the USA, Switzerland and New Zealand. The current defending champions of the America's Cup are Emirates Team New Zealand, representing the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron.
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