AmericaOne Report
AUCKLAND, NZ - February 3, 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, February 3, 1999
A great day of sailing for AmericaOne. With Paul back at the office John
Kostecki led the team through a long day of boat handling. We put up almost
every sail that we have. We have a great range of old training sails as well as
some good ones we are fine tuning for our races against the Italian Prada
team. Ben Fletcher, one of our top sail makers, has done a great job
repairing and re-cutting all of the sails that we use and today we made a lot of work
for him!
Prada was out racing America True and the two black Team New Zealand boats
were out testing as well. Our friends on the black boats have been testing
spinnaker designs and styles for the last few days and today we saw something
new. Maybe it is that in the southern hemisphere things are done backwards or
as we see it upside down. Well, we watched Team New Zealand testing a
spinnaker that was hoisted upside down! Or maybe it was just an accident? Who
will ever know. Well, that about has it for another fine day in Auckland.
Morgan Larson, AmericaOne.
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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AmericaOne, contact:
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