Behind the scenes on ARC Team USA's AC75 launch day in Pensacola

The Foil's latest video takes you inside ARC Team USA's base in Pensacola on the morning their AC75 was launched. Freddie Carr rings the boat shed and gets three of the team's key people on the line, with no spin and no scripted media session.

It's worth watching for a candid look at where an America's Cup team really is on launch day, from the late push in the shed to the testing programme that follows. The livery also gets its own backstory.

This is The Foil's behind the scenes call with ARC USA on AC75 launch day, as Freddie Carr asks Giles Scott what's going on in Pensacola.

Freddie dials into the boat shed on launch morning, where ARC Team USA sailing director Giles Scott, CEO Ken Read and helmsman Harry Melges IV are deep in the final push to get their AC75 on the water.

Giles explains why the last few weeks have been tough for some departments, and what's changed inside a boat that has already done plenty of sailing. He also sets out the team's priorities between now and Christmas, from commissioning and signing off new systems to the testing phase that follows.

Harry looks back on ARC Team USA's debut at the Naples Preliminary Regatta. He tells us how many times he's actually steered an AC75, and what he expects to feel behind the wheel that an AC40 can't give him.

Then Ken takes the phone. He talks gremlins, schedules and culture, and why you can't skip a step in an America's Cup campaign. He explains the story behind the boat's striking new livery, and reflects on where this challenge sits in a career that spans the Cup and North Sails.

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