AmericaOne Report
AUCKLAND, NZ - January 31, 1999 -
Stay tuned to the
AmericaOne
website as we post reports from the team as they begin an
intensive two-month training program in New Zealand.
Daily Report, January 31, 1999
Today was a great day within AmericaOne. In the morning, we did some
proprietary AmericaOne deck layout work. This was really good to see.
You could see the past experience of our guys coming out, allowing us to
develop a boat that will be more functional and easier to sail. Exercises
like this show how good of group we have at AmericaOne.
The afternoon consisted of some match racing. Paul, John, Carter, Sean,
Morgan Trubovich, and Curtis raced against myself, Morgan Larson, Moose,
Josh, Rolphy, and Billy. The racing was close but Paul's team was a little
crisper and executed the moves just a little better. Reinforcing that you
need to have the complete package to win at match racing. While we did a
good job of pushing them, we could not put together a complete race.
Either way, each race was good and the learning curve continues to go up!
Cheers, Terry Hutchinson
AmericaOne
is dedicated to recapturing the America’s Cup
by applying U.S. technology in computer equipment, aerodynamics, hydrodynamics, sail
design, naval architecture and structural engineering to America's Cup sailboat design.
Technology partners include Hewlett-Packard, Bellcore/SAIC and Ford Motor Company/Visteon. The
AmericaOne
team is comprised of 43 professionals, including 30
members of the design team actively working on the research and design of its sailboats.
Operating since June 1, 1996, AmericaOne
is the challenger on behalf of San Francisco’s St.
Francis Yacht Club.
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