Friday night’s big reveal of the Red Bull Racing team’s “Boat One” was a real delirium. At the team’s headquarters in Barcelona, a giant virtual stopwatch counted down. The hangar opened and the BoatOne emerged, shrouded in fog. Louis Vuitton America’s Cup Sailing Regatta, October 12-21, 2024.
When the fog cleared, a group of no less than 70 performers from the Catalan public theatre of La Fura Dels Baus, dressed in black bat-winged suits, performed their performances in vertical lines. As they rose, the lines formed a human sail that rose. over the helmet, creating a dramatic symbol that ignited the crowd in anticipation of a victory in Barcelona in October.
The AC75 yacht was the first of the six America’s Cup groups to demonstrate their boat. Built in-house and delivered in the hangar at the team’s base in Barcelona, the AC75 boat made its debut to great acclaim by special guests, friends, team members and locals. Then comes the final preparation for the christening, followed by the release of the BoatOne at Port Vell.
The strict elements of a single design, such as the mast, rigging, and superelevation hydraulics, are uniform, but the scope of the design is almost open. Version 2 of the AC75 screed calls for larger blades designed to inspire faster lift and flight.
In general, the ships will be lighter, which will lighten the load on themselves by reducing the number of members from 11 to 8. The e-bike, brought in through Emirates Team New Zealand in 2017, will be allowed again.
The ‘riders’ from Red Bull Racing’s BoatOne Power Group, who will generate energy to trim the sails, have been selected from a combination of backgrounds: sailing, cycling, rowing or running. Your “Bike, Recover, Eat, Sleep, Repeat” program builds strength and staying ability through long, strenuous hikes in the mountains such as those of Girona, Palma, Alicante, and Austria.
In addition, teams are only allowed to build one AC75 for this race, which helps reduce the load as a way to attract new entrants. The design regatta was completed as soon as the rules were written. Each team modified their boat until it was as good as it could be. The groups are hunting in medium summer winds of 12 knots in Barcelona, with the boat’s expected reaction speed close to 50 knots for the AC75s.
Carefully beaten and ready, the AC75 Boat One arrives at the base of Alinghi Red Bull Racing inArray. [ ] Barcelona, Spain, March 4, 2024 // Olaf Pignataro / Red Bull Content Pool // SI202403050157
BoatOne rolled out of the hangar on Lake Geneva in Switzerland in February 2024, and the developers put their signature on the deck of the carefully packaged ship, thus officially signing. Traveling by truck across France to Barcelona, the technical team was able to put their signature on the canopy and settle for delivery.
Head of Shipbuilding Simon Bovay commented: “This ship is incredible. The evolution between the 2003 winning boat SUI64 and now this flying device means you need to build it!Speaking about the ship’s interior and its complexity, Bovay noted, “It’s one of the maximum complex ships that may have been built recently. “
The length of the hull is 20. 7 meters with a beam of five meters and a draft of five meters. The mast measures 26. 5 meters in point with a headsail of less than 90 square meters, and a double-deck mainsail of less than 14five square meters. metre. Sailing with a team of 8 people weighing no more than 700 kg in total, the speed record lately stands at five 3. 3 knots.
(From left to right) Paul Jacquot, Nico Stahlberg, Nils Theuninck, Théry Schir, Arthur Cevey, Franco Noti, Array. . [ ] Florian Trüb, Augustin Maillefer and Barnabé Delarze of Switzerland and Alinghi Red Bull Racing pose for a photo in Barcelona, Spain, January 10, 2024 // Samo Vidic / Alinghi Red Bull Racing / Red Bull Content Pool
Alinghi’s team asked why Switzerland is the most productive country known. Chocolate was by far the most popular answer, but cheese, mountains, and clocks were not far behind. Of course, winning the Copa America also tops the list, and team members top the list. Swiss precision, technology, passion, ethics and professionalism. Expressed in the simplest terms, one team member said, “We love to win!Ring the bell, Alinghi team. Ring the bell. “