It is the Formula 1 of the sea. America’s Cup sailing is the oldest trophy in international sport around the world with its 165 years flying by far the modern Olympics (120 years) and the football World Cup (86 years). Indeed, it was 1851 when “The Auld Mug” – the first name of the competition – was won by the schooner “America” during a single race around the British Isle of Wight, victory following which the trophy was renamed the America’s Cup. In addition a century and a half after the UK wants redemption and shouting #BringTheCupHome the sailing team led by four-time Olympic champion Sir Ben Ainslie relies on Land Rover technology to build the fastest boat from the America’s Cup competition. Team Land Rover BAR (Ben Ainslie Racing) is composed of the best of British and international sailors, designers, builders and supporting organizations to the races, with Land Rover committed to pay all its engineering expertise in advanced design and innovative technological solutions as a Title Partner and Exclusive Innovation Partner of the team. Thus, after producing Defender, Discovery, Discovery Sport,
Range Rover, Range Rover Sport and Range Rover Evoque, which define the world of the 4×4 world, Jaguar Land Rover and Land Rover BAR engineers have combined their skills to achieve performances winning the race boat during the 35th edition of the America’s Cup World Series that started in Oman in February and will end in June 2017 to Bermuda, seeing currently at the top right Land Rover BAR. During the Toulon’s regatta (September, 10th to 11th) the All Blacks legend Dan Carter was in the British team as new Global Ambassador Land Rover. Design, technology and innovation for a catamaran of over 2 tons that can exceed 50 knots thanks to foil that lift the water reducing drag and increasing speed and efficiency. While the wing, a rigid wing in carbon fiber of almost 24 meters – like the wing of a Boeing 737 – is the only thrust source of the boat, since the America’s Cup
Regulation provides that the power should go only from the wing and by the crew, without any kind of energy stored on board. “This race eventually won in the water and on land. The America’s Cup is the pinnacle of sailing. They serve the best sailors in the world and the best team, but to create the fastest boat, each team tries to make even the smallest advantage guaranteed by the design and technology, “explains Sir Ben Ainslie. “For us the greatest challenges are the aerodynamics, as most of the boat is out of the water, the optimization of the available power and finally the understanding systems control through data analysis. The competition is intense and the races have been won as a rule for a handful of seconds, which is why having with us Land Rover gives us a definite advantage”. www.landroverbar.com
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