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Artemis Racing signs designers for the 2017 America’s Cup campaign

 

Artemis Racing announced that Michel Kermerac and Thiha “Winnie” Win will join returning design team members Adam May and Nico Rousselon.

.    Michel Kermarec .    Michel Kermarec

Michel  served as a key member of Oracle Team USA’s design team during their AC33 and AC34 victories. He specializes in performance prediction and appendage design, and holds a PhD in hydrodynamics. Michel represented France in the Soling class at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul.

 

Thiha Thiha “Winnie” Win

Winnie had a very successful career in motor sport in the early 2000s, before turning his attention to America’s Cup yacht design in AC32, with Luna Rossa Challenge. Winnie was a key member of BMW Oracle Racing’s design team during their victorious America’s Cup challenge in 2010, and was part of Emirates Team New Zealand’s destign team for the 34th America’s Cup in 2013.

 

Nico Rousselon Nico Rousselon

Nico Rousselon is a Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) specialist focused on aerodynamics. In 2007, he integrated Cape Horn Engineering (then CFD branch of Juan Yacht Design) to start the aero side of the company. His skills were further developed through two Volvo Ocean Race wins (Ericsson4 and Groupama).

 

Adam competed for Great Britain at the Sydney Olympics in the Tornado class, and is an aeronautical engineer by trade, having worked for Airbus UK in their wind tunnel and design office. He was a technical coach for TeamOrigin and Skandia TeamGBR, working closely with Iain Percy and Andrew Simpson during their successful 2008 and 2012 Olympic campaigns. Adam was part of the AC32 Victory Challenge team, before joining Artemis Racing for AC34.

Adam May Adam May

 

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Outteridge and Jensen continue with Artemis Racing for the 35th America’s Cup

 

Wing trimmer Goobs Jensen and helsman Nathan Outteridge sailing with Artemis in the 35th America's Cup. Wing trimmer Goobs Jensen and helsman Nathan Outteridge sailing with Artemis in the 35th America’s Cup.

Olympic Gold medalists Nathan Outteridge and Iain “Goobs” Jensen sailing with Artemis Racing in the 35th America’s Cup.

Nathan and Goobs will be once again joining forces with triple Olympic medalist Iain Percy and grinder Chris Brittle. These sailors will form the core of Artemis Racing on the water. They will work closely with the designers to develop a winning boat.

“With Iain, Nathan, Goobs and Chris all on board, Artemis Racing has a core of talent and experience that will drive us toward the next Cup,” said Artemis Racing owner Torbjörn Törnqvist. “They have individually and together already achieved very much and I believe in their potential as a team. We look forward to seeing what the 35th America’s Cup will bring.”

Nathan served as helmsman and Goobs as wing trimmer in the 34th America’s Cup, giving them invaluable experience on AC72s. The pair have sailed together from childhood and have achieved numerous victories, including a Gold Medal in the 49er class in the 2012 Summer Olympics – a feat which they look to repeat during the 2016 Olympics in Rio.

“Torbjörn and Perce are great to work with and are truly passionate about wanting to build a strong, youthful team capable of winning the Cup,” said Nathan. “They fully support our Olympic ambitions and have made it very clear that Goobs and I are the right people to be leading this team.”

Added Goobs: “I feel a lot of loyalty towards the people involved with Artemis Racing. Towards the end of the last Cup, we had something very special. We had our backs against the wall, and the shore team, the designers and the sailors were able to work miracles in those last few months. This gives me a lot of confidence going into the next cycle, and I’m very excited to see what will be achieved in the coming years.”

Artemis Racing continues to assess the criteria for the next America’s Cup, and is in the meantime building a winning team based on experience, talent and collaboration.

 

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Artemis AC72 foiling gybe on Day 7

 

Best footage to date of an AC72 gybing on the foils – POV camera under the bowsprit. Watch the starboard board come down, jib come over and the port board go up. At the end Loïck Peyon lets us know what he thinks about it.

 

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Full foiling gybes on AC72

Emirates Team New Zealand sets the standard in the AC72. Watch them complete a gybe while staying up on the foils.

Video:  ACTV

Here is an amateur video of Oracle Team USA foiling through a gybe while training.

Video:  John Navas

In the same video you can see footage of Artemis training yesterday, Tuesday 30 July 2013.

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America’s Cup Update

America’s Cup 34 got off to a rocky start in the July round robin phase:

  • Artemis was still building their boat and did not race
  • Regatta director Iain Murray lost a protest by Emirates Team New Zealand and Luna Rossa
  • Luna Rossa boycotted the first race
  • ETNZ dominated Luna Rossa, winning by as much as 7 minutes

But there is good news, too!

  • Artemis launched their boat and foiled on the first day
  • The AC72’s are amazing to watch
  • Oracle Team USA has been training with two boats. Can you tell them apart?
  • The semi-final between Artemis and Luna Rossa will be full of emotion –
    can underdog Artemis be competitive with the Italians?
  • The America’s Cup Match in September will be spectacular – one of the boats may dominate, or we may have a knock down, drag out battle.

Racing next week: Artemis vs Luna Rossa in semi-final

  • Best of seven – first to four wins.
  • First race Tuesday 6 August.
  • One race per day – seven legs. See the course layout here.
  • Race days:  Aug 6, 7, 9, 10;  If neede: Aug 12, 13, 15

Louis Vuitton Cup Final

  • Starts August 17
  • Emirates Team New Zealand vs semi-final winner

America’s Cup Match

  • Starts September 7
  • Oracle Team USA vs Louis Vuitton Cup winner

Full schedule here.