• Emirates Team New Zealand (NZL): The lockdown in NZ cost the team about six calendar weeks of sailing time. Their first AC75 was already en route to Italy when the Cagliari AC World Series was cancelled, and the yacht is still in Italy. Construction of their second AC75 was held up for five weeks and restarted on Tuesday 28 April. They resumed on-the-water development with their 12 meter test boat Te Kahu (The Hawk) on 29 April.
• Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli (ITA): Luna Rossa made repairs to their AC75 after losing the bowsprit the last time they trained. They have now installed electric motors in their AC75 to replace six grinders so they could resume on the water testing while respecting distancing requirements.
• New York YC American Magic (USA): American Magic has not sailed either their test “mule” or their AC75 Defiant since mid March. The AC75 was packed for shipping to Cagliari and then re-commissioned for sailing when the ACWS was cancelled. They will begin sailing again when they deem it safe. In the meantime construction of Boat 2 continues in Rhode Island. They plan to air freight Boat 2 to Auckland in late August. Defiant will likely go by ship to Auckland – a 35 day journey.
• INEOS Team UK (GBR): The team has not sailed since moving back to Portsmouth from Sardinia. We can be sure that the sailors are spending a lot of time on their AC75 simulator and in the gym. It’s likely that their Boat 2 is well advanced in construction.
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