We could not be more excited to get PATRIOT into the water after all of the hard work it has taken to get her designed built transported and fitted-out for sailing said Terry Hutchinson Skipper and Executive Director of American Magic.
Ac75 patriot. The crash and capsize on January 17 rippeda sizable hole in PATRIOTs port side hull just ahead of the foil arm. Challenger for the 36th Americas Cup on Wednesday re-launched its racing yacht PATRIOT for the first time since a damaging. Auckland New Zealand 1272021 New York Yacht Club American Magic the US.
Weve done some great work out on DEFIANT our first AC75 and it has been a real journey through three different sailing venues. The yacht is named PATRIOT and will succeed the teams current AC75 DEFIANT. AC75 PATRIOT BACK IN ACTION AS PRADA CUP SEMIFINALS NEAR.
AUCKLAND NEW ZEALAND October 22 2020. Auckland New Zealand - After racing into a squall crashing capsizing incurring significant damage and coming close to sinking American Magics AC75 racing yacht PATRIOT made it back to shore at 1045 PM NZDT after a herculean effort to save the boat. American Magic is expected to use the new boat to compete in three upcoming regattas.
Patriot looks a significant development as Americans start the flurry. It was nothing that we havent seen or done on our other boats and our familiarity with PATRIOT. Despite myriad Covid-related challenges faced by 2021s Americas Cup teams The New York Yacht Clubs American Magic announced an exciting step forward today.
PATRIOT is the first of the second-generation AC75 racing yachts to be launched by a team competing to win the 36th Americas Cup. The teams AC75 flying yacht was damaged in the incident during the Prada Cup race and began taking on water with American Magic receiving help from three other Americas Cup teams --. To be launching PATRIOT now here in Auckland and knowing we are in the final run to the start of racing is.
Americas Cup World Series Auckland December 17-20 2020 the Prada Cup the Challenger Finals January 15-February 22 2021 and the 36th Americas Cup Presented by Prada March 6-21 if the team wins the Prada Cup. The AC75s first gybe attempted with a windspeed of around 20 knots turned out to be a memorable one. Blue 75-footer sees the syndicate move their hull design from a flat-bottomed scow to a deeper skiff for their second AC75.