Artemis Racing is preparing its two AC45s
for an upcoming training
session in Valencia. In November, we bought a second AC45 in order to
create a competitive environment in-house. The two AC45s will enable us
to train in the same manner as Oracle Racing currently trains, and as
will Emirates Team New Zealand (ETNZ) and Luna Rossa later this month.
We will have our complete sailing team and coaching staff on site by
the end of January. The America's Cup World Series resumes in April in
Italy.
At the same time, our first AC72 is well underway in Sweden, the
culmination of many months of research by Juan K and his talented team.
Over the holidays, there was a lot of activity with the Jury. Most
importantly, the Jury ruled on the collaboration agreement between ETNZ
and Luna Rossa. The ruling, which was in response to questions raised
by Oracle Racing, indextains some significant limits on the Kiwi
agreement.
Terry Hutchinson and some of the Artemis Racing crew have just returned
from Key West Race Week. They were racing with Doug DeVos on his TP52
Quantum Racing and won the their Class. I am sure it was fun for the
boys to get out on a track that they know so well and mix it up with
the great fleet down there.
2012 will be a defining year for the AC teams. Most of the important
activities of the campaigns will take place this year. The first AC72s
will launch on July 1st and each team has a limit of 30 days to spend
training. It will be interesting to see the different strategies on how
to use the 30 days.
Paul
