Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Prototype Day 31 Summary

Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli put on a demonstration of foiling monohull excellence today out on a gusty, shifty Bay of Angels in front of Poetto Beach proving beyond any question from the very first flight the need for dynamic, rapid mainsail sheeting and traveller control. Indeed, today on a relatively short training session that lasted just under two hours, the Italians debuted a new, smaller-aloft mainsail which the recon unit recorded as having: “reduced square head girth and missing clew patch being sewed on the main itself.” Clearly the thinking being that in the higher bracket wind-ranges, inverting the top – impressive as that is - is actually detrimental to speed so the sail area has been shifted to the lower third. Fine margins being played with here and a very clever solution at the clew.

Speaking afterwards, Marco Donati, from the Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Electronics Department goes into the key differences between an AC75 and their LEQ12 Prototype.

Section 41. Reconnaissance

a) As a campaign cost reduction measure, COR/D has mutually agreed to cooperatively implement a centralised reconnaissance programme for all teams for the reconnaissance of all Competitors’ AC75 Yachts, AC40 Yachts and LEQ12 yachts including both on-land and on-water imagery (the “Joint Recon Programme”).

b) Each team is assigned a two-person Recon Unit to follow their every on-water move, but it's not that simple. The cameras are supplied and identical for all Recon Units. Drones are not allowed, and they can't get that close, plus following a boat and keeping a camera steady at 45 knots isn't that easy to begin with.

c) A three minute interview follows each on water day, and teams must answer the Recon Unit's questions while trying not to give too much away. It's a raw, unedited view of the never before seen behind-the-scenes development of a team and their boat to win the oldest trophy in international sports.

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