Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Prototype Day 75 Summary

Ruggero Tita, the Italian Olympic Nacra 17 Gold medallist was back in Cagliari from his recent training camp in the Olympic venue of Marseille and was impressed with the crew co-ordination onboard the LEQ12 on what he described as a “spectacular” day. Flat water yielded to a slight chop in the afternoon and after some fast tow-testing in the early part of the session, the sailors settled into some highly impressive pre-start practice at pace. The double board down, tack and bear-away move is something to look out for in the America’s Cup and certainly the Preliminary Regattas and Jimmy Spithill and Ruggero were on it all afternoon. Vittorio Bissaro came into the Flight Control position today alongside Andrea Tesei and the Italians are truly blessed with world class athletes in this crucial position. Marco Gradoni and Margherita Porro had the honour of the observation seats and will, for sure, have picked up a heap of tips from a sailing team operating at the very highest level. Ruggero came to the recon interview with his usual enthusiasm and gave an in-depth interview covering everything from the days’ sailing to changes on the boat (minor), to crew co-ordination improvements (major) to work being conducted in the team’s simulator. Always worth listening to, in Ruggero, the future of Italian sailing at the apex of the sport is assured. 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. #AC37Recon #AmericasCup #Barcelona2024