ArtemisRacing
SailingPerformance is very excited to announce its collaboration with Artemis Racing who will be taking part in the Youth America's Cup and #womenamericascup sailing on the AC40 in Barcelona this fall, in between America's Cup race days.
The Swedish team is filled with talent both on the sailor and on the shore team side We have been tasked with deploying an exhaustive solution for data capture and processing. It all started this winter, when the team used the AC40 simulator for crew training and selection.
These boats are tricky to sail, but when you get it right, they are stunningly fast.
The women and youth crew will be announced shortly.
Stay tuned!
Just got back from Cascais, Portugal, spending time with 11th Hour Racing Team. Charlie Enright and his team are in full pre-race mode, on their way to Alicante for the start of The Ocean Race on January 15th.
It was great to be able to spend time face to face with this great bunch, and help them work on the final details. By experience they all know that a lot of learning happens during the actual race. But that's no excuse for slacking off before the start.
Coach James Lyne (TP52 Quantum Racing, Bellamente, ex-American Magic) was there too, helping them out to make sure they focus on what needs focus. The main axis of work were:
- optimizing the magic trio of foil extension/foil rake/keel angle at all points of sailing. Sometimes what feels fast may not always be fast. And don't lose track of leeway.
- which ballast should be filled and when? These boats have ballasts in the back, on the sides but also at the front of the scow shaped boat. Here again it's all a game of balance. Forget anything you know about the old displacement/planing hull. We're talking about flight now!
- vmg moding: when do you go high, when do you go low? It's all strategy dependant of course, whether you are trying to reach a wind change first, or you need to mode for a mark without putting in another manoeuvre. Here, a bit of numbers analysis will always help finding the compromise in terms of risk/reward, and help the sailors quantify their options.
- compromise between peak speed and average speed. Sometimes it may actually be better in terms of performance to take a slightly more stable and comfortable path rather than always going for peak speeds with repeated crashes where the boat does a full reset.
While doing the analysis we always keep in mind that there will only be 4 sailors onboard (+1 onboard reporter) who will need to make important decisions in the middle of a dark and freezing night in the Indian Ocean. More than ever, the human factor is an integral part of performan
Now that's what I call stadium sailing! Any closer and we could jump onboard.
Daily commute from Sydney CBD to the Spain SailGP Team tech base on Cockatoo island. Beats sitting in traffic!
And they are gone! It is with an immense respect for all the competitors that we watched the dock out today. We wish them all fair winds and a safe race. Speaking of which, 2hours after the start, the teams working with knd tools and services are ranked... 1,2,3,4,5,6!
