Saturday 12 January 2013

America's Cup Updates, Luna Rossa and ETNZ

From the following americascup.com article:

http://www.americascup.com/en/news/8/teams/11106/percy-were-going-to-need-every-day-we-can-get-its-going-to-be-a-really-fun-year

Artemis Racing team making the most of remaining training days allowed under the protocol

Artemis Racing tactician Iain Percy and team CEO Paul Cayard look ahead at ‘the year of America’s Cup’, reflecting on the design and technology involved in the AC72s.

“It’s a design and technology contest,” Cayard said. “With the wing and the platform being so light and the construction technology and methods… It’s incredible the technical aspects of the boats…”

From the following americascup.com article:

read more here

and a video from AC Uncut:



http://www.americascup.com/en/news/8/teams/11078/kiwis-and-italians-tune-up-in-ac45s

ETNZ and Luna Rossa train with each other on AC45's

Emirates Team New Zealand and Luna Rossa Challenge have been training together this week on AC45s in Auckland.

For the Kiwis, it was a welcome opportunity to get back on the water. The team ran out the clock on its 30 days of sailing on its first AC72 last month on December 12. Under the Rules, the team can’t start sailing with boat two until February 1.

read more here

and a video



Team Luna Rossa return to Auckland, NZ to resume training.

From the following americascup.com article:

http://luna-rossa-challenge-2013.americascup.com/latest/2427

The Luna Rossa sailing and shore crew have all returned to the team’s Auckland base to resume the training and development program.
 
The plan for January is to make the most of the 13 remaining days allowed by the Protocol to sail the AC72 prior to the January 31st deadline.
 
This coming week the team will be concentrating on match racing practice sessions with its two AC45 catamarans Luna Rossa Swordfish and Luna Rossa Piranha. Both boats were shipped back to Auckland from San Francisco following the end of the last America’s Cup World Series regattas in October 2012.
 
read more here

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