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Emirates Team New Zealand's AC75 will arrive in Barcelona in June

Emirates Team New Zealand's AC75 will arrive in Barcelona in June

He Emirates team is New Zealand (ETNZL), which will start in early April AC75 with whom he will participate Barcelona America's CupIt announced that its new ship will arrive in the Catalan city next June.

Grant DaltonThe CEO of ETNZL moved up from the team's base in Auckland The team will continue to be based in New Zealand After launching. “We'll check it out and cross here before it's transported Barcelona In June,” he explained.

The The arrival of the third-generation AC75 has caused great anticipationBecause it will be Ending two years of secrecy Regarding their designs and technological developments.

So it will be vital for the five contenders in Barcelona to see the 'Kiwi' AC75 in action. Design and technical changes will be revealed That enabled New Zealand to do theirs Monohull with foils AC75 therefore rMore, faster and more advanced 'Te Rehudai' (Sea Breeze) Winner of the 36th edition held in Auckland.

It is worth remembering that the protocol of the 37th America's Cup contemplates the design rules of the AC75. Emirates team is New Zealand As the custodian of the title and INEOS Britannia The first challenge.

New Zealand team Trained 'Te Rehutai' in Barcelona from July 2023When the second generation monohull reached its base Port Well From the city of Barcelona, ​​ETNZL has been training in the southern summer until last October, when it moved to its base in New Zealand.

Consider that engineers and designers Many new technological developments remain under wraps And it's impossible to figure out how control systems work.

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New Zealand players continue to show intensity Training in the Hauraki Gulf with his AC40-LEQ12 (Test Boat) and the 36th America's Cup regatta in 2021 will also hold sessions on part of the grounds.

Currently, the crew Teaches navigation techniques with revolutionary 'foils' (Hydrofoils) Asymmetric structure.