AC72 first sail for Artemis Racing
by Artemis Racing 15 Nov 2012 07:48 GMT
14 November 2012
Artemis Racing's first AC72 sail © Sander van der Borch / Artemis Racing
A great day for Artemis Racing as we went out on our first AC72 sail. Conditions couldn't have been better, sunny and warm with a light breeze between 8-12 knots.
"The goal was to get in four hours of sailing. We left the dock at 10:30 and got in at about 3:15 so we over achieved a little bit. As with any new boat there are creaks and groans and it gives you shivers up your spine as you hear it, but all in all a really good day. It's been a long time coming for us," said skipper Terry Hutchinson.
The team was very excited and proud to see the boat sailing after all their hard work and determination. The next couple of days for us will be a lot of data analysis, in order to make the next day sailing as successful as today.
Paul Cayard, CEO, summarized the day, "it has been a long time coming but we were happy to get a good day of sailing in. Most of the day was spent gathering load data, which we correlate to our predicted loads for higher wind speeds. Bringing one of these boats on line is a process, that takes time and patience."
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