This afternoon, ITA 85 was tested at sea with the mast that was given to the Italian team by Alinghi.

It's an old generation mast, slightly less stiff than a version 5, where the new rules allow for a higher module carbon fiber and the possibility of mounting a halyard and jumper shrouds in a material other than steel.

The team, led by Olympians Iain Percy, Ian Walker and Rafael Trujillo encountered medium range winds, around 9/10 knots. The results of the test were defined positive, there is still some upgrading to the spreaders to do, to adapt them to the sails that were designed for a generation 5 rig.

Tomorrow, Saturday April 14th, the +39 Management will host the media to trace a first evaluation of the work done this week by the Shore Team, by the technicians from the Soleri and Sicilcraft shipyards, by Marstrom’s experts and by the whole team that took shifts to complete the mast reconstruction and the sails adjustment."