VIDEO: It’s not just a job

Fonte: ETNZ

Ask anyone at Emirates Team New Zealand, and they will tell you that working for the team is so much more than just a job.
It takes long, hard work, big sacrifice and total commitment, but the end goal and the chance of winning the America’s cup will make it all worthwhile, and of course the chance to do what you love everyday.

AC72 Mk II goes sailing for the first time

Fonte: ETNZ

Emirates Team New Zealand took its second AC72 catamaran sailing for the first time today. It was a much-anticipated day, another big step on the way to the 34th America’s Cup competition at San Francisco.Chris Cameron’s pictures from today are here and here



Racing in the Louis Vuitton Cup, the challenger elimination series, start in less than five months.

Before that, the team has to complete an exhaustive two-month testing and training programme on the AC72 at Auckland, before packing the base and shipping race yachts, chase boats and the team’s entire support infrastructure to San Francisco.

The team expects to be sailing on San Francisco Bay towards the end of May.

Today, after waiting for the breeze to fill in, the cat left the dock at 12.30pm in a north-easterly between 8-11 knots.

Under the watchful eyes of designers, engineers, and system specialists on chase boats, the sailing crew eased into the day’s sailing programme.

The race yacht returned to base late afternoon, having completed the day’s schedule. The team stays on shore tomorrow with the second sailing day on Thursday.

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Emirates Team New Zealand today unveiled its second AC72

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Emirates Team New Zealand today unveiled its second AC72 with a low-key ceremony at the team’s Viaduct Harbour, Auckland, base.

Barely six months after the team’s first AC72 catamaran started testing the second boat was ready for the water, another significant milestone accomplished as the team prepares for its challenge for the 34th America’s Cup.

Auckland’s weather today did not co-operate. After weeks on bright sun and light winds, the city was overcast, wet, cool and windy.

The brisk north-easterly breeze was gusting to 28 knots and the team decided not to risk lifting the boat into the water after it was blessed by Ngati Whatua o Orakei.


Emirattes Team New Zealand unveils second AC72 yacht. Auckland, 4 February 2013. Photo copyright Chris Cameron / Emirattes Team New Zealand

Managing director Grant Dalton said: “We were ready to launch but the weather wasn’t. Even though we didn’t lift the boat we met another of our self-imposed deadlines.

“America’s Cup rules did not allow the launch of a second boat until last Friday, February 1 (San Francisco time), effectively Saturday in New Zealand. We settled for a Monday launch for the second boat three months ago.”

“With the gusts making the wing lift difficult this morning, it was prudent not to risk damage at the start of a busy testing programme.

“Tomorrow the test programme gets underway with load testing and the new boat will be sailing later this week.”

The team finished the first AC72’s 30-day sailing programme on December 12, two days earlier than scheduled, and we immediately switched focus to finishing and commissioning the second boat.

Dalton said the entire team had put a huge amount of work into meeting today’s deadline.” Our people have been working six- and seven-day weeks and they have had little family time for months.

Dalton said the base would be closed for four days from next Friday to give everyone a little down time. “It’s a small reward for such a massive effort and a job well done.


Emirattes Team New Zealand unveils second AC72 yacht. Auckland, 4 February 2013. Photo copyright Chris Cameron / Emirattes Team New Zealand

“Now the reality is we have only five months before we start racing in the Louis Vuitton Cup. Before that we will do two months of intensive testing in Auckland. We suspend the test programme in early April and pack the cats, chase boats, base structures, workshops, offices, gym, kitchens and stores for the move to San Francisco.

“The last of the America’s Cup world series regattas will be held at Naples, Italy, starting on April 16. That will take some of the sailing team, shore crew, logistics and admin people out of play for a couple of weeks.

“We will be sailing the AC72 in San Francisco towards the end of May. Racing starts on July 7.”

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2nd Boat to ETNZ

Fonte: Team New Zealand

The much anticipated Emirates Team New Zealand AC72 Boat 2 has been delivered from Cookson’s Boatyard to the team base in Auckland’s Viaduct.
After months of continuous hard work and over 40,000 man hours the second of the teams AC72′s has been completed.
The job now is to piece it together then fit it out with all of the complex systems and get it out on the water in the next few weeks to be load tested, tuned and resume the sailing program to get it up to speed in final preparations before shipping it to San Francisco for the start of the Louis Vuitton Cup in July.

Taking the big cat apart piece by piece

Fonte: America's Cup

The Emirates Team New Zealand AC72 has been reduced to its component pieces, a delicate operation which took the best part of two weeks to accomplish. Winch drums and some hardware has been removed to be installed on Boat 2 which will be delivered to the team’s Auckland Viaduct Harbour base early in January.
Shore crew members have worked long and hard to complete decommissioning before Christmas. From tomorrow they will have a little time off before setting about the task of commissioning Boat 2 for its launch in early February.
Chris Cameron’s pictures are here.

A sailor’s life is not an easy one

Fonte: America's Cup

As you all relax for the holidays, spare a thought for the Emirates Team New Zealand sailors who will be training hard every day to keep in shape for getting back out on to the water early in the new year. Here’s an update on the gym training programme from David Slyfield.

Luna Rossa skipper Max Sirena – Update from Auckland – “I think there is a chance to see more capsizes”

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Fonte: AC34


Just before his team stopped sailing for a short break over the Christmas holidays in December, Luna Rossa Challenge skipper Max Sirena sat down at the team base on Auckland’s waterfront to answer some questions from americascup.com. Here are the highlights.

Oracle Team USA deducted five AC72 sailing days for spying on Luna Rossa

[Fonte: America's Cup]

The International Jury for the 34th America’s Cup has deducted sailing days from ORACLE TEAM USA as the final decision in the espionage case brought against the defender by Italian syndicate Luna Rossa Challenge 2013.

Last week the International Jury announced that it found in favor of Luna Rossa, which alleged that ORACLE TEAM USA had breached part of the Reconnaissance Article (37.2(g)) of the Protocol for the 34th America’s Cup by being within 200 meters of the Italian AC72 during a training session in New Zealand in early November.

Citing the importance of the Reconnaissance Article in the Protocol and the importance of a meaningful penalty, today the International Jury announced that it has deducted from ORACLE TEAM USA the final five sailing days, April 26-30, 2013, of the Second AC72 Sailing Period (Feb. 1-Apr. 30, 2013).

The International Jury acknowledged that ORACLE TEAM USA has returned 10 photos as instructed and also levied costs of €11,500 (approximately $15,200) against the team.


The International Jury for the 34th America’s Cup (from left): Josje Hofland, John Doerr, David Tillett, Bryan Willis, Graham MacKenzie. Photo copyright America’s Cup / Gilles Martin-Raget

ORACLE TEAM USA "17" Capsize - The Whole Story

Fonte: Oracle Racing Team

Reparação do AC72 quase concluída

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With a little more than a week remaining in the year, the focus for ORACLE TEAM USA hasn’t changed. All eyes have been on 2013 for months, for years, with the same goal in mind: defending the America’s Cup in San Francisco next September.

Ask any member of the team their New Year’s resolution and it likely involves winning the Cup. Or more immediately, it’s sailing ORACLE TEAM USA 17 again.

“The capsize has definitely been a setback,” said ORACLE TEAM USA general manager Grant Simmer. “We have lost a lot of sailing time and a lot of time for the team to figure out the new boat, which will be difficult to recover. We’re a sailing team, and it’s not great to be watching your competitors sailing when we’re unable to – that’s been tough. But, all of the team has really focused on fixing the issues, fixing the boat and getting back on the water as soon as possible.”

When the team’s AC72 pitch-poled in San Francisco Bay on October 16, the schedule changed. The wing was in pieces, the pod beat up, the hulls damaged from both water and as a result of the wing breaking apart.

Instead of waiting until the end of the year to reflect, the team found itself evaluating the program a couple months early.

“We’ve used the time to really reassess the entire program, to be more realistic about our planning, to be careful not to try to do too much, but to do everything that’s important and critical to development,” Simmer said. “We’ve become more mindful of the risks.”

The boat was dismantled – beams disconnected, systems removed – and the broken wing stripped down to salvageable pieces.

Work began immediately, and two major boat build projects were soon underway at the team base at Pier 80. Repairs of boat 1 began side-by-side with the build of boat 2.

“We’re very grateful for all of the guys here who have had to dig deep to make this all happen,” said Mark Turner, ORACLE TEAM USA shore team manager. “The repairs of boat 1 certainly haven’t been the easiest of tasks to accomplish, and the list wasn’t small. That’s all been going on in parallel to building boat 2. So, there’s been a lot going on here, just as there’s been a lot going on in New Zealand with getting wing 2 built. Both places – here and in New Zealand at Core Builders Composites – have been going along at a good clip.

“The entire shore crew has pitched in and done things they’re not really accustomed to doing, whether it’s helping with the repairs on boat 1, composite work, putting together flaps for wing 2, or helping out with boat 2’s assembly process,” Turner said.

The second AC72 wing was already under construction, so timeline on completion was adjusted. That wing is scheduled to arrive to San Francisco early in the new year.

“After the capsize, the first step was assessing the extent of damage,” Simmer said. “Clearly we had almost totally lost the wing. Luckily we had another wing in production at that time, and so we accelerated that process. With the platform we found there was quite a lot of water ingress in the hulls and the areas where the boat had suffered damage. So, we’ve repaired all of that, and the platform is currently going back together.”

Composite repair work has been completed and beams reattached. As the team heads into a much-needed holiday break, the work list on boat 1 will be whittled down.

At the start of the year, “it’s all going to happen pretty quickly,” Turner said, with hydraulic systems, wench systems, nets and more going back in place. The new wing will arrive and testing will commence.

At the same time, boat 2 construction remains full steam ahead.

While the schedule may have changed, and plans adjusted, all have remained clearly focused on 2013. All are anxious to get the first AC72 back on the water. And, all have the same goal in the new year – to win.

“The team has really had to stand up to take on the extra work on getting the boat fixed, and they’ve responded fantastically,” Simmer said. “You end up with more resolve at the end of a process like this. That’s true for this team, and I think we will be stronger because of it.

“We’ll be out sailing again at the beginning of February in our repaired and modified boat. We’re looking forward to a long list of testing and development that will ultimately lead us to the Cup. It’s going to be a busy and exciting year for all of us.”

Emirates Team New Zealand conclude permitted testing and training on first AC72

Fonte: Emirates Team New Zealand

Emirates Team New Zealand today completed the permitted 30 days of testing and training in its first AC72 catamaran.

Rules for the 34th America’s Cup allow on 30 sailing days for the first boat between July 2012 and the end of January 2013.

Tomorrow the shore crew starts to decommission the yacht while the team concentrates on finishing Boat 2.

Winch drums and some hardware will be removed from the yacht and fitted to Boat 2.

Boat 1 will be refitted in the near future and held in reserve, to be commissioned quickly in the event it’s needed.

Components for the new boat are being built at Auckland companies Cookson Boats and Southern Spars. The second wing is being assembled now at the team’s Viaduct Harbour base. Hulls, beams and other parts of the platform will be delivered to the base early in January for a launch in early February.


Emirates Team New Zealand’s first AC72 yacht is taken out of the water as she concludes the 30 days of permitted testing prior to February 2013. Auckland, 12 December 2012. Photo copyright Chris Cameron / Emirates Team New Zealand

Managing director Grant Dalton said the team was fortunate to be able to complete the sailing programme in good time, giving plenty of time to commission Boat 2.

“We never considered sailing both boats together because of the logistics and cost involved.

“It takes 35 people 11Ž2 hours to launch the AC72. Three hours out of morning to launch two 72s and three hours at the other end of the day to retrieve them is out of the question.

“The only solution would be to have two separate operations to launch, retrieve, maintain and improve two AC72s and that is not a realistic prospect for Emirates Team New Zealand.”

He said the team would gain many of the benefits by race training with another boat through the arrangement with Luna Rossa.


Emirates Team New Zealand’s first AC72 yacht is taken out of the water as she concludes the 30 days of permitted testing prior to February 2013. Auckland, 12 December 2012. Photo copyright Chris Cameron / Emirates Team New Zealand


Emirates Team New Zealand’s first AC72 yacht is taken out of the water as she concludes the 30 days of permitted testing prior to February 2013. Auckland, 12 December 2012. Photo copyright Chris Cameron / Emirates Team New Zealand

AC72 - Team Oracle Capsize - All Story

Já está o AC72 Oracle 17, mandou um capsize. Algo que já se esperava com a intensidade dos treinos e aumento do risco das manobras.

A asa ficou destruída, e desmanchada, o salvamento do AC72 alongou-se até à noite.

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Update 3: 

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SAN FRANCISCO – ORACLE TEAM USA 17 – the team’s AC72 racing yacht – capsized during training on Tuesday, Oct. 16, at approximately 3 pm PT on San Francisco Bay. All crew are safe. It was the boat’s eighth day on the water since the launch in August.

“We did something we had hoped we would never do, and that’s capsize an AC72,” said skipper Jimmy Spithill. “The most important part is that all the crew are safe, and no injuries.

“A big thank you goes to our shore team, our support crew and the U.S. Coast Guard as they were standing by,” Spithill said.

The team was training throughout the afternoon in San Francisco, with winds slowly building as the day progressed.

“We called for a bear-away as we were out training,” explained tactician Tom Slingsby. “The winds were blowing about 25 knots, and there was strong ebb current at the time. We started the bear-away, and as the boat accelerated it pitch-poled.

“We didn’t know what was going to happen with the new boat,” Slingsby continued. “When the nose went down, the wing hit and a few guys went in the water. We were unsure if the wing would snap, so we all climbed off the boat. Luckily, everyone is accounted for and no one was hurt. The wing is pretty badly damaged.

The boat and crew safely returned to the team base at Pier 80 early Wednesday morning, Oct. 17. ORACLE TEAM USA support boats were on hand throughout the training period, and they towed the AC72 from the capsize area near the Golden Gate Bridge back to the team base. The team is now assessing the damage.

“There’s no question this is a setback,” Spithill said. “It’s going to be a big test for this team. But, I’ve seen this team in a similar situation in the last campaign, before we won the America’s Cup. A strong team will bounce back, and this won’t stop us from winning the America’s Cup. Obviously, we’ve got a lot of work, and we have to look at our plan now. I’m still confident in the team we’ve got and we can go out and win again.

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© Guilain GRENIER / ORACLE TEAM USA

Update 5:

AC72 Sailing

ARTEMIS RACING primeiro a mostrar a asa do AC72

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Fonte: América's Cup

Artemis Racing is first out of the shed with a big AC72 component - the first wing we've seen - and it's BIG.

The wing was first spotted at the team's training base just outside Valencia, Spain on Tuesday, when it was craned on to an ORMA 60-foot trimaran.

On Thursday, the tri sailed with the wing for the first time.

The team calls the wing a work of art and notes it is the result of more than 35 000 man-hours of work... The 40 metre high structure, predominantly built of carbon fibre, measures 260 square meters yet weighs just over one tonne.

“It was a team effort. It was amazing to see the wing out on the water. It looks great, but at the same time threatening. We will be going through a series of structural tests in the next few days,” said Principal Designer Juan Kouyoumdjian.

As you can see in the image above from team photographer Sander van der Borch, the AC72 wing dwarfs the one on the AC45. In fact, as Artemis Racing says its wing is 260-square meters, it is three times as big as the AC45 wing (85 square meters - before the extensions are added). To give some context, a professional tennis court is 195 square meters.

So we know it's big. Remember the wing is just one aspect of the AC72 that's huge. The downwind sails - the gennaker - will also be many multiples as big as they are on the 45... I really can't wait to see one sailing!

There's not too long to wait now. Teams are restricted in the Rules from launching AC72s until after July 1st, but those with 72s under construction are expected to launch soon after the deadline passes.

Artemis Racing was also the subject of an in-depth profile by CNN Mainsail. Three segments have been broadcast and you can see them online here.

- Peter Rusch

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Oracle treina com vista aos 72's