Off Topic - America's Cup Sailing - Foiled Monohulls

[Dave_5280]

[Dave_5280]

Team New Zealand sailing today:

[davesails7]

Is the Hauraki Gulf usually this calm? I read they went with monohulls to better handle the seas of the Hauraki Gulf, but every video I've seen has been fairly flat water.

[edt]

The reason for mono hulls is politics. Some old timers said they won't race the catamarans others said they won't race slow non foiling boats so we get the flying toad

[Hugh2]

I doubt we will see it, but this AC75 monohull would smoke an AC50 catamaran around a course, and perhaps in a straight line. Watch the tacks in this video, almost no lost speed because they are so much heavier and hence carry a lot of momentum through the tack. Still going to be something else watching these monsters match race.

[Dave_5280]

AC75’s foils have controllable flaps like an airplane wing, which when extended would give them more lift at slower speeds.

Seems like that might a useful idea for board foils also.

[edt]

No doubt this is the fastest sailboat around a course ever made. Looks weird but so fast. I want to hear this thing miked up it must groan from all the strain

[SimonP]

Is the Hauraki Gulf usually this calm? I read they went with monohulls to better handle the seas of the Hauraki Gulf, but every video I've seen has been fairly flat water.

Spring-time is mostly westerlies and off-shore winds. Both boats seem to be practicing on the inner harbour courses for some reason, maybe they are nervous about big chop while they are still learning. Easterlies are more likely in February and the chop / swell can be much bigger.

[Bille]

No doubt this is the fastest sailboat around a course ever made. Looks weird but so fast. I want to hear this thing miked up it must groan from all the strain

Me Also !!

Bille

[ieism]

Are they using cyclist on these too, or is that against the rules.

These look better than the catamaran on the water, I think they might be slightly saver too. The smaller training boat that torpedoed the other day just kept going.