American Magic

[180S 16]

Thx MMT

So the class rules on Foil Flap are very rigid, limits it to a plane wing type flap, only there to get the wing up or down. No feathering then. Would make it quick to move thru a tack.

[erice 331]

Expect big changes for American Magic’s second boat they hope will win back the America’s Cup for the New York Yacht Club.

The syndicate are fully operational in Auckland now and expected to ramp up testing and training on their original AC75 Defiant over the coming week.

Their second boat will be air-freighted to New Zealand and they hope to have it in the water by October.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/americas-cup/122236132/americas-cup-dean-barker-signals-big-changes-for-american-magics-new-boat

[ex Elly 51]

Yes and another American team, want to use one TeamNZ's old boat.  But wouldn't that break the rules of country of origin, as per deed of gift?

https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/sport/2020/07/america-s-cup-2021-stars-stripes-seek-team-nz-boat-for-challenger-series.html?fbclid=IwAR33H1SIw_LeJeh8F-bVfOnp5h40qyGrFxGWTYzIoADFImBNs87B1RXfAr8

 

[Dave 6]

That's awesome! And good on them for thinking outside the box, the more the merrier for the LV.  Wouldn't it be a hoot if the Cup was contested between Te Aihe and the next boat. Sadly I reckon the other three teams might not be so receptive...

[Priscilla II 246]

On 26/07/2020 at 8:23 PM, Dave said:

the more the merrier for the LV.

[Dave 6]

Whoops, my bad. Been a handbag fight there somewhere...

[erice 331]

starting to get interesting!

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12351764

video of the big american foiler

beating the smaller kiwi boat

but not by much

[Terry B 29]

Came back from Waiheke to Westhaven yesterday after a 5 day tiki tour on the boat (lovely it was too).

And the Yanks were foiling around out between Rangi and Browns Island.

It's a beast. I (very unscientifically) timed it going from browns to Rangi wharf area in less than 2 minutes.

Chase boats struggling to keep up (it looked like it anyway).

And, at the time, I had rolled the sails away as there was sweet FA wind (although it was from behind me).

[erice 331]

American Magic’s second generation America’s Cup boat is on its way to Auckland.

The 75-foot boat is being flown in a chartered cargo plane for its trip to New Zealand from the boatbuilding yard in Rhode Island on the east coast of the United States.

The boat will be the one American Magic use for the Prada Cup challenger series.

The boat’s swift arrival in Auckland again signals the precision of the syndicate that is backed by the powerful New York Yacht Club.

American Magic’s Kiwi helmsman Dean Barker has hinted at big changes on their new boat, saying: “It definitely looks different, there will be no mistaking which one is which.”

They were the first challengers to set up base in Auckland, having been sailing Defiant on the Waitemata Harbour and Hauraki Gulf regularly since July.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/americas-cup/122623241/americas-cup-american-magics-second-ac75-flies-to-auckland

[AJ Oliver 106]

Looks like I will be rooting for ya Kiwis again. 

I cannot abide the business practices of Richare DeVos. 

Turns out that Amway is also present in Aotearoa.