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After losing their first race on day 1 and retiring from the second, INEOS Team UK was keen to come out fighting. The mysterious problems plaguing Ineos and its unresolved issues are fast becoming the most intriguing story in the build-up to the America’s Cup World Series, says The Herald. So back to basics lads. It means the British team have only one more chance to complete a trial race (Tuesday) before Thursday’s World Series start. Let us compare the outride top speeds of the AC75’s. Auckland, New Zealand (December 17, 2020) – The first day of racing in the America’s Cup World Series couldn’t have gone much worse for INEOS TEAM UK. The “Brits fell off the foil and couldn’t get back up again,” says Live Sail Die. INEOS Team UK suffered breakdowns in both of its races Thursday on the first day of the America’s Cup World Series and was forced to withdraw from the second race when a battery failure left the yacht Britannia dead in the water. “We’re on short courses with boundaries so you can see the field of play. However, sources close to the syndicate rubbished claims the boat was a "lame duck", saying reports suggesting it was broken and off the pace were "full of inaccuracies". But, it’s good fun. The spokesperson denied the challenger had any issues with their boat, after TNZ had the edge on Jimmy Spithill and Luna Rossa in the first skirmish on Thursday - holding a lead of more than 30 seconds after two legs when the trial ended. At very high speeds, unimaginable even a couple of years ago, the drag coefficient is exponential, and every tenth is very hard won. America's Cup 2021: 'Difficult boat to beat' - World media reacts to Team New Zealand's impress... 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The move didn’t work, despite a protest by the British team, but it provided a burst of action in the opening stages of this race. Ineos Team UK skipper Sir Ben Ainslie had a moment of concession in their final race in the America's Cup World Series, seemingly ignoring a penalty because it … The boats will contest a best-of-13 race series for the challengers Prada Cup from 13-22 February. “We use the same technology as an aircraft but our wings, or hydrofoils, are under the water,” David ‘Freddie’ Carr, of Ineos told Sky Sports. The paper reports that Ineos Team UK commenced the pre-start manoeuvres against Emirates Team New Zealand, but pulled the pin in less than two minutes. During the pre-start it looked as if the team had got back into shape as they entered the start box at speed and on time. "Well, imagine how you'd feel if you'd just blown £120 million of someone else's money and have an absolutely balls-out racing machine laden with some of the best sailors on the planet, a supercomputer or two to measure a billion points of data a day and you're still way off the pace," Wheatley wrote. INEOS Sport brings together some of the best minds and talent in global sport across Formula One, cycling, sailing, football, and running. "To get anywhere close to their level will be nigh on impossible not just for Team Ineos but for the rest of the challengers.". The killer for Ineos is HOW is ETNZ [Emirates Team New Zealand] carrying bigger sails than Ineos in the same wind? “The management are all at each other’s throats and the billionaire owner is breathing, heavily, down your neck … it’s depressing. Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli, on the other hand, have only six days to fine-tune their AC75 before the next race against American Magic, who themselves are in a race against time to repair their boat and get back to the startline. INEOS TEAM UK has officially christened their America's Cup race boat 'Britannia' from the team's base in Auckland, New Zealand, three months before the start of racing for the 36th America's Cup. E84 - INEOS flight problems A possible lifeline was thrown to Ben Ainslie and the INEOS Team UK from Quantum Sails’ Vittorio d’Albertas and his … "Well that's what's happening in New Zealand right now with Ratty's Rita (Ainslie's boat) looking like the lamest of lame ducks and the rest of the fleet and commentators dumbfounded as to where it has all gone wrong.". Brad joins INEOS TEAM UK as a Boat Builder. The boat being ferried across the world by Antonov is no ordinary boat. The racing is super close. • Make sure your AT HOP card is in your pocket. The team was established in 2014 with the ambition of winning the America's Cup for Great Britain and to 'bring the cup home' to the United Kingdom. “The racing we’ll see next week will be at 90-95 per cent,” he says, but this morning’s effort was singularly at the other end of the scale. The billionaire co-owner of chemical giant INEOS has emerged from Covid-19 quarantine in Auckland, just as the America’s Cup team it backs became the surprise leader of … The team joined forces with INEOS in 2018. INEOS TEAM UK. The British team, who will race for Royal Yacht Squadron Racing, was formed in 2014 before joining forces with INEOS in 2018. “Under 8 knots it seems really sticky and there are a few teams struggling to get their boats out of the water. Speaking once safely ashore Team Principal and Skipper Ben Ainslie said: Low drag, get a bit of speed up, and let the beautiful foils produce the necessary lift. The Herald understands INEOS Team UK's main concerns centres around a "small hydraulics problem". Carr didn’t comment on the current challenges facing the team and its non-attendance at practice, although he did enthuse about what could be possible. Welcome to the INEOS Grenadiers homepage. “It’s about trying to look after your assets. "The management are all at each other's throats and the billionaire owner is breathing, heavily, down your neck … it's depressing. The design and shape of the hydrofoil is key to the boat’s performance. "The guys are all super tired after we had a really long session yesterday.". Team Ineos All eyes are on Ineos Team UK as it struggles to compete in at least one trial race before the World Cup Series starts on Thursday in New Zealand. So far it has been anything but plain sailing for Ben Ainslie and his crew after his new America’s Cup boat was slammed in a brutal blog post. I don’t think I saw them do a successful tack or gybe today, certainly not in the racing which will be very disappointing for them. ‘Tired’? The boats are doing 50 mph – it’s unbelievable. The team will be competing for the world’s oldest international sporting trophy. Ineos Team UK is sailing its AC75 boat ‘Britannia’, which has a 75-foot foiling mono-hull, built and equipped with some of Britain’s best technology. The FCS battery shut down completely just after the first leg, leaving the crew without control of the foils and the Ineos boat in a dangerous condition. If your team has three leaders, as should have been the case last year, for example, making the race hard to weaken your rivals is a logical tactic. INEOS TEAM UK has specially designed the 75ft hull for America’s Cup, sport’s oldest international trophy. The team had warned that its boat, designed by a high-powered group of international naval architects, and with input from engineers at Mercedes Formula One, would struggle in light winds. Ineos has stepped in to fund it despite fierce criticism from UK parliamentarians and clean sport advocates about the team’s approach to anti-doping procedures. It's the best way to ride to the Cup, • For more ways to enjoy race day, visit at.govt.nz/americascup. The INEOS team boasts a world class sailing crew including Team Principal Skipper Sir Ben Ainslie and fellow Olympic Gold medallist Giles Scott, who is the team's Tactician. The style of boat was selected for this America’s Cup campaign by the defender Emirates Team New Zealand alongside the Challenger of Record, Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team. “Ineos were really struggling. “The challengers are all hidden up in their sheds, working desperately to try to get better performance so the humiliation won’t be so bad next week. The revelations come after British blogger Magnus Wheatley expressed his disappointment that the boat appeared "at least two clicks slower around a racecourse", before launching an attack on the syndicate. Leisure Marine. “Foiling is what has allowed us to make this quantum leap in speed; by reducing the contact surface with the water the drag is hugely reduced. Wheatley anticipated the upcoming regattas could be "horrible" days for the team. - In answer to INEOS TEAM UK’s suggestion that they only received a software update at 12pm yesterday. Website by MAA. INEOS TEAM UK is a British sailing team based in Portsmouth, England.. Even though Ineos Team UK has hit back after its new America’s Cup boat was slammed in a brutal blog post telling The Herald that its main concerns centres around a ‘small hydraulics problem’, the British team pulled out again today, this time from a scheduled trial race this morning. Funding secured for 69 roles on Canal & River Trust waterways, Vendée Globe leader reports damage to foil, Peters & May strengthens its senior management team, UK P&I Club releases video on cyber security. As INEOS TEAM UK approached gate 1 there was concern aboard the British boat that it would be difficult to avoid the light patches further up the course. - Emirates Team New Zealand has no access system to ensure these procedures are followed by any of the teams. Those speeds are fast for power boats, and until now, unheard of for sailing boats and there are no engines in sight. Skippered by, patron of the 1851 Trust, Sir Ben Ainslie, a previous America’s Cup winner and the most successful Olympic sailor of all time. INEOS Team UK has hit back after their new America's Cup boat was slammed in a brutal blog post by a British pundit. “We have placed an e-grinder on the boat,” explained skipper Ben Ainslie. He brings a wealth of experience to his role, having held similar roles working on yachts ranging from the Volvo Ocean Race to the Extreme Sailing Series to the 35 th America’s Cup with Oracle Team USA. They were forced to retire from racing and call for their chase boats to assist recovery. Sir Ben Ainslie's team suffer problems on day one of America's Cup World Series event Ineos Team UK boat, Britannia, struggling with mechanical issues, … With technical problems in their first race, Ineos Team UK had minutes to ensure that their boat was ready to face Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli (ITA). Ineos' central problem was their boat's lack of speed in light winds, a fatal design fault in the technological arms race that is the central, Formula One-like component of the America's Cup. Instead of large quite lets say ‘masculine’ foils to help lift her out of the water, which incidentally is draggy and triangular, how about blatantly copying the route taken by the fastest team……the defenders. He claimed he had been hearing a "discord in the team with morale at rock bottom". It’s very obvious what’s going on. Marine Industry News delivers breaking news and information from across the marine leisure market right into the inboxes of 11,500 UK and European marine industry professionals every day. No, it is all about speed and changing bits,” says another. • Avoid traffic congestion and parking niggles and download the AT Mobile app to plot your bus, train or ferry ride to race venues before you leave home. A Luna Rossa spokesperson confirmed to the Herald that they didn't race following the "long session" on Thursday. “You’ve got to go out and push the limits and see where that boat can get to, but if you do that before the Prada Cup, and the new year, you could sustain damage that will affect your whole four years of work. “Everybody is showing about – probably – 90 per cent of their boat speed at the moment. RACE 3 – Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli beat Ineos Team UK. "The first time you take it to a racecourse, it breaks. “It uses forces in the same way as an aeroplane would, but it’s stood upright. Blogger Magnus Wheatley expressed his disappointment that the Ineos boat appeared “at least two clicks slower around a racecourse”, before launching an attack on the syndicate late last week. The competition will start on March 6th, 2021, and see the boats race in the New Zealand Hauraki Gulf. The fact that the winner of the last cup, leads the creation of the rules and parameters for the next, is a unique part of the America’s Cup competition. Stay up to date throughout the cycling season and find out more about our riders, staff and sponsors. The boat is currently being worked on after damaging its mast and missing the first two days of practice racing ahead of next week's World Series and Christmas Cup regattas. The problem is we don't know what gains ETNZ have made or what they kept secret. Inside INEOS Team UK's radically redesigned America's Cup race boat Britannia II 13 January 2021 By Ben Ainslie Armed with knowledge from sailing their previous design, Sir Ben Ainslie and his team will take a radically re-tooled boat to the America’s Cup . Meanwhile, Team UK remained off the water yesterday along with the other Challengers as Team NZ practiced on their own. A possible lifeline was thrown to Ben Ainslie and the INEOS Team UK from Quantum Sails President Vittorio d’Albertas and his colleague Pietro Pinucci. More to the point they just look right, almost ‘feminine.’ At low speeds it is impossible to escape the ‘NZ’ thinking. “Our 87ft main sail provides the thrust to get us going,” says Carr. The Italian pair have become YouTube stars with their insightful comments on the new America’s Cup AC75 class, and their latest video looks at the foiling problems of Britannia, the British second-generation boat. 1 comment. INEOS TEAM UK has officially christened their America’s Cup race boat ‘Britannia’ from the team’s base in Auckland, New Zealand, three months before the start of racing for the 36 th America’s Cup. Winner Emirates Team New Zealand 1:32 There were early signs of some boat on boat action in the pre-start as INEOS TEAM UK (GBR) attempted to pin a penalty on Emirates Team New Zealand (NZL) seconds before the start. ‘mast problems’? “The wind passing over it provides the forward motion and when the boat reaches speeds for around 14 knots, the hydrofoils kick into action and foiling occurs.”. Ben joined the team for the 35th America's Cup campaign and will continue for the 36th Cup although he will be confined to a computer at INEOS TEAM UK, working on 3D modelling and drafting. There’s no doubt that all four teams will slowly implement ‘up’ towards the middle of January where they’ll be operating at 100 per cent. “It’s about the top end speed and how early you can pop out of the water,” says Carr. The engineering team had been working through the night to fix issues with the foil cant system and the team had been on the water for two and a half hours before day 2’s racing began, the boat appearing to work well. He has also placed on or very close to the podium at European and World Championships in the same boat. The closest proof we have so far comes from Ben Ainslie’s British America’s Cup team (now known as INEOS TEAM UK) who have been spotted screaming around … STEM Crew takes a look at the STEM behind the scenes. “Well, that’s what’s happening in New Zealand right now with Ratty’s Rita (Ainslie’s boat) looking like the lamest of lame ducks and the rest of the fleet and commentators dumbfounded as to where it has all gone wrong.”, The internet is full of suggestions, one of which being that Ineos is in “desperation” because of “design short falls. INEOS TEAM UK now have three full weeks to develop their boat and get ready for the next race. “You are doing 50 knots across the water, supported by something the size of an ironing board which is keeping you foiling. Time to think outside the box so to speak. Seconds later it was 700m and growing. INEOS Team UK has hit back after their new America's Cup boat was slammed in a brutal blog post by a British pundit. The first day of racing at the PRADA America's Cup World Series Auckland was a challenging one for Britain’s INEOS TEAM UK, as they battled mechanical issues and … The warm-up races begin on December 17, when Ineos Team UK, Emirates Team New Zealand, Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team and American Magic will all be racing AC75s. “As an aeroplane would use the wind moving over the wings to generate lift, we use water over the hydrofoil to release the hull and get the boat out of the water. “Well, imagine how you’d feel if you’d just blown £120m of someone else’s money and have an absolutely balls-out racing machine laden with some of the best sailors on the planet, a supercomputer or two to measure a billion points of data a day and you’re still way off the pace,” Wheatley wrote. Three teams around 48 knots and ‘The Brits’ at say 42…..the big, triangular shape and therefore largest surface area of the foils hold her back.

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