NEWSFlying test boat launched31/10/2022Save articleINEOS Britannia, the British America’s Cup team, has launched its first test boat for the next edition of the international sailing competition.SHOW FULLSCREENThe new test boat for the INEOS Britannia America’s Cup teamCode-named T6, the 40ft boat is designed and built-in collaboration with Mercedes-AMG F1 Applied Science, a division of the Mercedes-AMG Petronas PETRONAS F1 Team.T6 was built at Carrington Boats in Hythe. The new ‘flying’ boat was then transported to Brackley, UK, the home of the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team for its fit out.The boat’s work will begin with an extensive testing period, primarily aimed at validating the team’s design tools and testing key componentry ahead of the design deadline to start the build of the team’s AC75 race boat.SHOW FULLSCREENT6 was built at Carrington Boats in Hythe“We understand from our F1 experience the vital importance of creating the best suite of tools for designing and engineering the vehicle,” said James Allison, chief technical officer of the Mercedes-AMG Petronas PETRONAS F1 Team. “We also understand the crucial role that validation plays in improving and coming to trust those tools.”He added: “T6 has been designed for that purpose, and we’re all looking forward to getting to grips with the data she can provide.”T6 will operate throughout the winter from the team’s new base in Palma de Mallorca with live test data and results streamed back to the design, engineering and performance teams at the team’s UK headquarters in Brackley.Work is already underway on the research and design of what will become the team’s AC75 race boat, competing for the 37th America’s Cup.The next America’s Cup will be raced in Barcelona in the 2024.TopicsAmerica’s CupBen AinslieCarrington BoatsIndustry NewsINEOS BritanniaMercedes

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