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Am Cup: Answering the hard AC75 questions - Video

by Sail-World.com/nz 16 Apr 2018 23:39 PDT 17 April 2018
Ray Davies (left) Emirates Team NZ coach and Dan Bernasconi (right) Design and Performance and one of the AC75 Rule Architects © Emirates Team NZ

Emirates Team New Zealand have posted a second set of questions and answers on the AC75 rule and the radical Jesus Boats to be used for the 36th America's Cup.

In this must see video for Cup Fans, the team respond to the many questions which came up from the first from AC75 Class Rule Q&A last week. Ray Davies and Dan Bernasconi try and answer additional questions on the specifics of the rule.

In this video the two cover questions on how the foiling arms and systems will work - how trim tabs will be used - what has been done to improve safety - what will be the use of the AC75 beyond the 36th America's Cup and much more. Simple answers to difficult questions.

If you missed the earlier full Q&A - it is below - the sound is not great - make sure the sound is turned on - on the video - and then jump forward slightly to get to the start of the video.

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