America's Cup update, news from Team Artemis

From the following Sail-World article submitted by America's Cup Media:

America's Cup: Artemis Racing suspends sailing program to modify AC72

http://www.sail-world.com/Australia/Americas-Cup:-Artemis-Racing-suspends-sailing-program-to-modify-AC72/106957

Following a couple of training sessions on San Francisco Bay earlier this month, when Oracle Team USA and Artemis Racing lined up with their two AC72s for the first time, as of February 22, 2013 the Swedish team has decided to suspend their sailing program in favor of boat modifications.

'In some ways it was tough,' admitted sailing director Iain Percy, when asked about the results of the two-boat training. 'We’ve learned we needed to make some changes to the boat and hence she’s come into the shed.'

Lining up against the opposition is an important reality check on progress, especially when testing a new class like the AC72. 'It’s amazing to be out there with another boat,' Percy said. 'You can learn heaps. Now, we have to look at a few things. We enjoyed being out there with them. We all know what one boat sailing is like, you go out and think you’re making improvements and then suddenly there’s another boat there and it’s huge (what you learn).'

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Artemis and Oracle AC72's lining up on San Francisco Bay

From the following Sail-World article:

America's Cup: Paul Cayard confirms second AC72 build in Sweden

http://www.sail-world.com/Australia/Americas-Cup:-Paul-Cayard-confirms-second-AC72-build-in-Sweden/106972

Artemis Racing's CEO, Paul Cayard has confirmed that the team has a second AC72 under construction, in Sweden, and that they expect to be sailing the new boat in early May, two months ahead of the start of the Louis Vuitton Cup.

Writing in his blog, Cayard doesn't reveal whether the team will opt for a fully foiling AC72, or if the Swedish America's Cup Challenger will stay in partial foiling mode, where the leeward foil produces some lift, sufficient to reduce the displacement and drag of the leeward hull, but not sufficient for full flight as the other three teams have been able to demonstrate.

He writes: I am currently fully immersed in my role as CEO of Artemis Racing. This is the team’s first America’s Cup Challenge and it happens to be the most complex of the seven Cups I have experienced.

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And a video of the Artemis crew practicing their skills on some off the beach catamarans