IALA: Emirates Team New Zealand Beating Oracle Team USA For The Emirates Cup.
Team New Zealand have claimed the 35th America's Cup regatta with a ruthless 7-1 victory over team USA. New Zealand were too strong for USA as they got in front but a good 27 seconds to bring home the Auld Mug. The result means that Burling aged 26, becomes the youngest person to win the race for the America's Cup. This is an amazing Kiwi's win as their boat flipped on it's side causing some damage, it seemed all had been lost for the New Zealand team, but the restoration of the boat was ensured safe to sail again when it was needed by the shore crew.
How did we do it?
Let's take a look at the boat, which is basically a catamaran with an aircraft wing for a sail balancing on top of two big canoes on top of two or four surfboards.The crew need to balance the boat as it flies through the air, while the wind provides lift, in turn controlled by the rudder and foils skimming through the water.Bowers' job title was 'performance analyst' but it was his cutting edge work with drones that provided Team New Zealand with a significant design advantage over its Cup rivals.
He designed the drones not to give NZ an advantage, but capable of flying right alongside the boat and gaining priceless footage on how the catamaran's hydrofoils could be improved. Bowers' recruitment came thanks to the eagle eye of Ashby. "I had never seen anyone be able to shoot the angles he was shooting," Bailey White, president of the US Sailing Association told the New York Times.
"While the boat was up in the air foiling, he was getting so low flying this drone that he was actually below the boat, so you got a sense for exactly how the boat was performing and how the sailors were doing."
Team New Zealand will say 'amen' to that.
Wow! For New Zealand to win after an incident that looked like it would cost them their win, this is an amazing comeback! This is like the NBA Finals for 2017 when the Golden State Warriors beat the Cleveland Cavaliers in a 5 game series, I thought Oracle team USA would've beat NZ but they proved me wrong. Something I learnt was that the AULD Mug is the oldest trophy! New Zealand can be the proud rightful owners of this olden day souvenir.
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