America's Cup Ep8: The Human Power Plant

There are some who say that the America’s Cup is not sailing. They say that in the modern Cup world it’s all push button controls. They argue that since the Cup boats rose up onto their foils that there’s no physical challenge anymore. Try telling that to the four crew that provide the hydraulic power to trim the sails and that in turn keep the AC75s balanced on their two foils as they travel at up to four times the wind speed.
Generating and sustaining 500watts per crew member is a gruelling task that the cyclors have been training for since the 37th Cup cycle was announced.
We went inside the INEOS Britannia base in Barcelona to find out how the America’s Cup cyclors train and deliver for the most physical job onboard.
We talk to six-time America’s Cup crew member David ‘Freddie’ Carr about what it takes to be part of the on-board powerhouse as well as talking to Head of Human Performance Pete Cunningham about how the team trains.

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Very interesting piece, well done!

[@Silvius.2]

Also effectively using energy its winning again!
Ned an efficiency sail transition system its winning, 🙏 kiwis having it with Toyota and Yanmar tech

[@Silvius.2]

If u having ciclors dying power but systems are innefitient u dying!
Its about effective using of energy on AC.
If system its not effectively then not cyclors failt.
Sail system must be effectively good!

[@Silvius.2]

Why Yanmar with Toyota and kiwis not making rules thats hydrogen support boats must have AC in 2024 at all?
Sadly japan and kiwis not doing what advertising saying?
Hope Yanmar with Toyota bringing this hydrogen boats on!