The first day of the second Preliminary Regatta of the 37th America’s Cup opened hot and sunny on the Red Sea. It was INEOS Britannia’s shore team who were first to work up a sweat. The boat was being prepared for launch when hydraulic oil was found leaking from the starboard flap. A systems check discovered that the hydraulic pressure was falling, and after further investigation the team established that the leak came from the seal around the rod that controls the movement of the flap. Read more