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Tech Tuesday
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Things are hotting up for the teams competing in the 36th America’s Cup in New Zealand in 2021. With boats and teams arriving weekly, the Challenger on Record, Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli, is the latest team to deliver their 2nd boat to the competition venue. The Prada Cup – the Challenger selection series – takes place in Jan and Feb 2021 to determine who will challenge the Defender, ‘Emirates New Zealand’ in the America’s Cup Match in March 2021.
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How you start a race in the SailGP fleet is often indicative of how you will finish, which is why starts are a crucial chapter of the United States SailGP Team’s playbook. Data analyst for the US SailGP Team, Phil Crain crunches the Oracle data to make the optimal recommendations to his team.
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Tech Tuesday: Technology Meets Sustainability With Ineos Team UK
by Ingrid HaleThe technical partnership with INEOS Team UK continues to flourish and bring an even deeper level of sustainability to the campaign. To date, the recycled carbon fibre convertor, ELG Carbon Fibre has processed over 1.2 tonnes of the teams waste materials and used these fibres to produce two cradles for the race boat ‘Britannia’. Moulds for the hull and deck regions of the team’s test boat ‘T5’ were also manufactured using the same technology.
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SailGP shows us how the teams bring the power to the ever-impressive F50 boats, and what it takes to be the best wing trimmer. This series has brought highspeed sailing to a whole new level. The world’s speediest wing trimmers walk us through what it takes to be the best.
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In the 36th edition of the America’s Cup, the role of the grinder is more important than ever before. AC75 class boats are powered by both human energy and battery power. Whilst the batteries control the main foils and rudders, everything above the waterline, including every sail control, is powered by the grinders.
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INEOS TEAM UK and team software design partner Coderus have developed a game-changing new software that sets their tech apart- Meet Chimera.
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Tech Tuesday: What’s It Like To Be A Grinder Onboard American Magic
by Ingrid HaleThe nickname “Paddles” was all but inevitable for U.S. Olympic kayaker-turned-grinder Tim Hornsby (Atlanta, Ga.), one of the elite athletes recruited from a broad range of sporting backgrounds onboard NYYC American Magic around the America’s Cup racecourses.
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The tech-driven SailGP fleet has been sharing the massive amounts of data captured each time the boats are on the water, and we are all for it.
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Team Great Britain’s Data Analyst Emily Nagel shares a behind the scenes look at how the Great Britain SailGP Team is using live data and tracking to find ‘The Edge’ during races.