Emirates Team New Zealand has first outing of new AC75 -2024

AUCKLAND NEW ZEALAND April 12, 2024. Emirates Team New Zealand show off their new AC75 yacht which they will use to defend the Americas Cup in Barcelona.

[@moonfam4]

I can't wait for Mozzy Sails to get into this😁

[@paulspence8672]

Me too!

[@artistglyn]

Should be interesting. I'm looking forward to see his reaction.

[@jimiroket1]

Fantastic. I admit a 5 minute video between pausing and analysing took more like 15. Very stunning, love the almost planear skeg, and widening bustle. The rudder looks like downforce and the folis, whilst reminiscent of Te Rehutai clearly conform to the new regs of one moving plane. Also, bugger it, we've got a new boat. Lets go sailing. To rig, sail, and fly a boat on the first day out of the box screams confidence. Let all hope and believe that the confidence is not misplaced. Personally, I think bang on.

[@MckayGeoff]

Many thanks for posting this footage! Very much appreciated!

[@airflownztravel]

Geoff, thanks, Mike

[@ObviouslySeriouslyDGAF]

Thanks for posting. Much appreciated.

[@airflownztravel]

Glad you enjoyed it, thanks, Mike

[@dadcooks1347]

It looks like they may have the foils from te Rehutai on for testing/commissioning purposes so they don’t show their hand early. I may be wrong, but if you compare to old pictures they look remarkably similar. The hull is very similar too, just way more slender and refined. Let’s hope the race foils are a step up on everyone else.

[@roderick167]

I’m under the impression once they launch on the water with their foils, they cant change

[@grahamb8191]

Nope. Legacy foils are not counted in the allocation of development foils for the Cup.

[@andrewg4761]

@@roderick167 I think they could have te Rehutai's Foils. In the Rules, AC teams can not put New Foils on a legacy AC75 boat, but they can put legacy foils on the new AC75 boat.

[@bradclifton5248]

Skeg is a little more defined the Te Rehutai. As others had expected cockpits are further back too.

[@Dirtytechnique]

What an absolute beast.

[@airflownztravel]

Beauty and the beast? Mike

[@_FMK]

Absolutely Beautiful

[@airflownztravel]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@fuzzer6907]

WOW! Beautiful color and balena like. Hope it's almost as fast as Luna Rossa. ;) Good luck friends.

[@airflownztravel]

She may have to be raster! Mike

[@MrSingerphotographer]

Those foils are definitely from her older sister, coming Thursday would be the real foils cause it needs to be blessed at the ceremony

[@nine8three310]

A lot of equipment has been recycled from Te Rehutai.

[@airflownztravel]

New foils will be disclosed at measuring in Barcelona, Mike

[@warrendarress6901]

So, it's a Toyota....☝Very nice!

[@airflownztravel]

Yes indeed! Mike

[@rusty7720]

I was expecting something more radical from ETNZ, very similar lines to Alinghi,the 37th AC will be won with the best performing foils.

[@airflownztravel]

Getting the hull to “unstick” from the water at very low wind speed is a trick to master! Mike

[@philliphoward5113]

Mozzy sails is going to have plenty to say about this design from the champions, i think this is a evolution of te ruahati way better than the red bull alinghi 75 definitely looking to see what bag of tricks etnz have up there sleeves with the new foils to yet make a showing

[@honahwikeepa2115]

Berry Bootiful.

[@airflownztravel]

Tanks!

[@CarkeekW]

There is only one perfect boat design for specific criteria , id say they were close in the first place so a radical departure would take them further from it.

[@airflownztravel]

Interesting comment, thanks, Mike

[@CarkeekW]

I think a newly discovered material is what it would take to advance these in a very significant way, we are now in an era where computers do 10s of thousands of virtual iterations before the boat is even constructed, probably saving 100 years of traditional make it and see development.

[@airflownztravel]

Now that would be very interesting, thank you, Mike

[@phillipchan9125]

It seems like ETNZ have played it a little safe with the boat design. Will be interesting to see what the rest of the teams have done. I have a feeling they have pushed forward quite extensively since the last AC.

[@blinkybagger8342]

Evolution via small steps is more reliable than giant leaps which may be more suitable when small steps won't do the job. ETNZ perhaps simply being a bit more dialled-in & dealing with nuances than competitors who are looking to get past a defender with a reputation for being 1 step ahead of the competition.

[@phillipchan9125]

@@blinkybagger8342 I don't doubt what you are saying. But ETNZ have always been the leaders when it comes to innovation and trying different ideas. So much so that the other teams feel like they are playing catchup. Will be interesting to see how this boat goes in the choppier Barcelona waters. However it does look very stable on the foils and low to the water surface which is generally a good thing. And looks to have great aerodynamics.

[@artistglyn]

Just wait. There will be something in there that nobody else will have thought of. Happens every time. I have every confidence they will smoke the opposition.

[@MrSingerphotographer]

They were testing right outside Music point for half an hour before the storm came

[@airflownztravel]

Trust you got some good pics, Mike

[@simonolsen1158]

I’m in love with this boat already! Deck looks more aerodynamic than Alingj’s with its ‘bumpy’ foredeck sides. I wonder why they have those, as well as their cut away transom? I also back us to have the best foils but time will tell!

[@airflownztravel]

Bump is to house crew, cut away saves weight! Mike

[@braydeny]

Wow that shape is incredible.

[@airflownztravel]

Yes, we all agree! Mike

[@mikemontagne2703]

Gorgeous!

[@airflownztravel]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@andrewrentoul6247]

Great to start seeing the yachts out of the sheds. Reckon most of us watching had the same kind of reaction as the two at 4:33, Those hand gestures sum it up. Thanks for the post.

[@airflownztravel]

Andrew, Glad you enjoyed it. Mike

[@Silvius.2]

Would be interesting how mutch development on hull able.... then last cup luna rossa was also able bringing on some difference. First looking not mutsch difference but underneath and boxes differently mutch like stern. What inside sails and boat for sails are blady important. Looking sleek and fast.

[@airflownztravel]

She looks a winner! Mike

[@11calman]

Im shared it to Facebook , (wrote you a song) Gib

[@airflownztravel]

Hi Gib, thanks, I do remember your song! Cheers, Mike

[@jackaroo5]

Ours looks like a long narrow canoe compared to red bull racing Alinghi's Battlestar Galactica. Always pretty hard to defend 3rd time around.

[@roderick167]

Remember Luna Rossa had the best looking boat last cup, but was not the fastest

[@fabmanly1070]

Thanks for this, a little disappointed actually. Evolution over revolution no doubt. Mind you, I think the hull is a little more sculptured than it appears in this.

[@airflownztravel]

Tha proof of the pudding is in the eating! cheers, Mike

[@daintss]

Whats with the stanchions ? all the previous race boats didn't have them. are they expecting the crew to fall off ?

[@danieljackson6787]

New Zealand has very staunch health and safety regulations these days LOL! Bring on the Mozzy Sail's analysis...

[@johne6479]

is that her Mike? . .no fanfare like the Swiss lol . . cheers mate, great pics

[@airflownztravel]

Yes! Thanks for your comment, Mike

[@weatheranddarkness]

It's got more buoyancy towards the stern than the lines suggested at first. I guess that's to accommodate the crew and sails.

[@airflownztravel]

WD, I did hear that because the hull forward is narrow the more space near aft was needed to house all the tech gear hence more volume. Cheers, Mike

[@blinkybagger8342]

Not quite the same prominence of skeg/bustle as Alinghi, but seemingly a bit more than their previous boats.

[@johnharimate8220]

Korea again i am wondering did eny 1 red my comment on teem News Zealand deck on there assume youte a upgrade with my sweet idea

[@steveray4708]

Some comment wud b nice

[@w1nston269]

Well, it floats at least

[@rogerprout5574]

Nice!! A pleasant change to leave out the gratuitous Maori/environment platitudes

[@Dirtytechnique]

That's comes next week at the official launch.

[@ohnean1]

@@Dirtytechnique Yeah ... hope it doesn't hurt @rogers feelings.

[@rogerprout5574]

NOOOOO!!!!!!

[@barryscott6222]

Nothing terribly interesting about the hull shape on first glance

[@airflownztravel]

But she does look great! Mike

[@johnmartlew5897]

That is the ugliest sail boat I’ve ever seen. Of course beauty was never the point here. Purpose, speed, winning. This is what that looks like.

[@airflownztravel]

John, interesting comment, thank you.

[@KenDavies-qv3fs]

Looking GOOD.

[@airflownztravel]

Thanks for sharing! Mike