Relive AC34 in San Francisco! 'm not sure i'd trust someone who wrote "the teams will have fewer areas with which to eek out an advantage. Race 19 full replay. these where  definitely faster at 6-15knots, According to https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/AC72, The fastest race speed recorded was on Emirates Team New Zealandwhich was 47.57 knots (88 km/h, 55 mph) in 21.8 knots of wind (2.2 times the wind speed) on September 24, 2013.[8]. The sloops in the 2007 America's Cup had an average top speed of 12 knots, or about 14 miles per hour. Maybe a bit over 45 but not 50. 919 Posts #4 • Sep 4, 2012. smackdaddy said: That is insane! ac72 America’s Cup, Luna Rossa sbarca a Cagliari by Zerogradinord.net • 28 November 2013 • ac72, America's Cup, cagliari, Luna Rossa, sailing, Vela. I could imagine that as in ship of the line battles or indeed Caribbean pirate chases outrunning your opponent by throwing anything surplus overboard was a desperate but effective means of gaining speed - eg last legs of ac 50 race jettison the hull shells if foiling stably?. The 34th America's Cup saw its first contact between boats as Emirates Team New Zealand got caught high and early on the startline of race 17. Team NZL pushing the envelope. Andrew Simpson's death: The controversial super-fast AC72 boat behind the disaster. Yeah, there was some, plus or minus a bit... 88 mph for the team that can correctly install a flux capacitor. Speed is the game here and anything that improves speed is pursued ... yet allow the top of the board to remain inside the maximum beam rule that exists in most classes. 25 août 2013 - Plans des AC72 actualisés au 31 juillet, plans de profile, wing mats, wing sail, Artemis Racing, Luna Rossa, ETNZ, Oracle AC72, ETNZ AC72, ac72 design, ac72 plan catamaran AC72, ac72, oracle ac 72 Save Share. With the optional wing extension mounted, the AC45 wing gains about 4 meters in overall height (See Note 1). See cross reference chart for AC-Delco AC72 and more than 200.000 other oil filters. I think the upper limit would be maybe 4g's. What are you building in your garage this weekend, the teams will have fewer areas with which to, fast boat design, kite sailing, AC design, as a general rule: i'm there where there is no wind, Upper left, sometimes upper right, of my avatar. If so top speed is not as important as staying up on the foils on tacks and jibes. I wonder what the speed was. Top speed does matter, in a match race the boat that gets to the 1st mark 1st tends to win. i am sure we saw a 49. "[/size], Beg pardon? La classe AC72 est une jauge de catamarans de 22 mètres (72,2 pieds) conçue pour la Coupe Louis-Vuitton et la coupe de l'America depuis 2013.. Ses principales caractériques sont un mât-aile et des foils rétractables, lui permettant de déjauger et d'atteindre ainsi des vitesses supérieures à 45 nœuds. Here we present a summary of the presentation, along with the full video, showing a lot of never before seen material Artemis Racing went close to that hitting 47.24kts in the 2017 regatta in Bermuda. If you're referring to the top speed officially recorded during any AC34 race then yes - that mark was set by ETNZ. I brought this up in another thread and got a similar response, which makes total sense. So, there is plenty of impressive flybys, foiling tacks, gybes etc.etc. Sailing Weight: For the AC72, 5,700 kg is the minimum. More precisely, how many g's they can pull. In higher winds the multiples will be smaller because you'll be depowering. Back in January, INEOS Team UK had a close call at a training camp in Sardinia, when the Brits executed a high-speed bear away, that went awry. Dalton said the boat also had deep cockpits because of the speed it's able to reach. Therefore without breakthrough in the naval engineering (like this) we are not going to see higher speeds. Section TOC Title Speed demon. “Once the AC72 was foiling the top quarter of the wingsail was unnecessary, and they would probably have been faster with it chopped off.” "The catamarans do have a lot of power in displacement mode, the AC75 does not," he adds, underlining the instability issue with the AC75 when at slow wind speeds. So probably the races will be decided in maneuvers, not the straight line speed. I guess you'd need something that you could still match race with. The defender of the 2017 Americas Cup is making big speed gains in their new boat — setting a new team record this week in ... meeting the fastest speeds of the larger AC72 boats from the 2013 cup. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. Back in January, INEOS Team UK had a close call at a training camp in Sardinia, when the Brits executed a high-speed bear away, that went awry. Race 13 full replay, The must-watch race includes a very close port-starboard incident. In the end, OR won every race when they had the top speed upwind. Also try reading this. At a relatively lightweight 13,000 pounds, with a sail that stretches 131 feet into the air, the AC72 is built for speed. The original foiling Cup boat was the AC72 in the 34th America’s Cup in San Francisco. which was 47.57 knots (88 km/h, 55 mph) in 21.8 knots of wind (2.2 times the wind speed) on September 24, 2013. https://www.facebook.com/218893038457738/videos/356385138041860/, https://www.instagram.com/p/BMB2h9ljhVS/?taken-by=oracleteamusa. Relive AC34 in San Francisco! Digital ... to break the 50-knot barrier, after it hit a top speed of 56.3 knots on December 21, 2008. 15 minutes? Foiler design and development,.........sailing fast, Sailing data analysis. Race 17 & 18 replay, First contact between boats as ETNZ get caught high. A significant difference between the AC45 and AC72, apart from the size, is the speed and the way the boats are sailed downwind with the apparent wind expected to be even further forward with the bigger cat. They are at least as fast top end as the 72's - but more importantly they have better control and stability than before so will stay "up" more often and for longer. * They have seen 47 knots as the top speed so far but expect to see the 50 knot barrier broken in the Cup match. Will we see 25 knots up wind Vmc and 45 knots Vmc down wind ?? I honestly wouldn't be surprised if the sailors start wearing g-suits.... More likely G-strings, just think of the ratings. 7895890, After the year we've all been through we're all hoping this to be true. With Emirates Team New Zealand on match point, a win for ORACLE TEAM USA was essential. In the same way that Moths chased foiling gybes and then tacks (for better all-round overall performance) - then the AC boys will do likewise. I'm thinking of the wedge type that sailrocket used. A journalism intern who cannot spell. And I think this Americas Cup is going to be about acceleration, not the top speed. Emirates Team New Zealand pioneered the foiling AC72 and started strongly... Littleton Late Winter Series for Open to everyone, One Sails GBR South Lonely Tower Race for Small IRC yachts, Littleton Late Winter Series for Monohull dinghies with PY between 1002 and 1330, NJO Sails Sovereign Race for Small IRC yachts, Details on writing and sending reports to us can be found here. That is amazing. In 2013 Emirates Team NZ was credited with the top speed of 47.57kts in Race 18 of the 34th Match. CLOSE-RATIO TRANSMISSION: Six-speed, close-ratio transmission optimizes gear ratios for maximum performance. The Kiwis' top speed on Thursday translates to 81.7 kilometers per hour or 74.5 feet per second. Those expecting figures comparable to AC34 should consider that the match is scheduled for a medium-wind venue at a mostly light-wind time of year. YAMAHA POWER VALVE SYSTEM: Patented YPVS™ combines crisp, hard-hitting bottom-end acceleration with strong midrange and eye-opening top-end. But that's really pushing it. I always said, with Doug, that early foiling would be key. Nah, I'll just have some of whatever it is you're sniffing .. with and without depending on which way the wind blows, Right now, the known record in AC35 is 48 knots, by Oracle's surrogate. Thinking up new ways to compete within Covid-19 regulations. Yet another race full of drama, including the moment Emirates Team New Zealand misjudged a port-starboard cross and Jimmy Spithill has to violently head up the American cat to avoid the Kiwis. So, last update to this thread was late Nov 2016. My guess is that boat speed doesn't increase a lot in higher wind speeds, for a couple of reasons: - righting moment will not increase significantly, so lift and forward force will also be limited, - when going 33 knots in 8 knots of wind, you make most of your wind yourself. Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 7265 specifications, features, Intel® technology compatibility, reviews, pricing, and where to buy. Relive AC34 in San Francisco! What kind of race duration are we looking at? Is the Bda race course is shorter than SF? Not without a strong tide in the right direction. ... on top of costing 1 more energy than Rapier and Storm and being much bigger, ... A small buff in turn speed or shell velocity would help too. Crazy question for the week - do the rules as they stand prevent you from jettisoning any component of the ac50? didn't etnz clock 49.something in the last cup. I assume all the teams are going to have the same level of the drag, since the shape of all the appendages is so restricted. Emirates Team New Zealand have unveiled the new AC75 monohull for the next America's Cup and it could be faster than the AC50 catamarans Having the ship leave the water is beneficial for speed because drag caused by the movement on the water is replaced by drag from the much less hindering air. A-Class AC33 ac34 AC35 ac45 AC72 alinghi Americas Cup Archipelago Raid Beachcat Cruising bmworacle BOR90 C-Class Cruising Cats d35 design Eurocat Extreme Series F16 F18 F18 Argentina F18 worlds 2009 Flying Phantom Foiling GC32 Gunboat Hobie 16 Hobie WildCat Interviews Jules Verne Trophy MOD70 Moth Nacra 17 nacra F20 Olympics Round Texel SailGP St Barth CataCup tornado … Publishing top quality sailing news, features, blogs, comment, photography and video for yacht and dinghy racers worldwide. 2013 America's Cup-Wikipedia Draft: Draft is taken in "Measurement Condition" with appendages at maximum depth. But they'll have a go anyway. MULTI-SPEED WINCHES with a half-dozen or more “gears” allow trimmers to sheet in fast during ... All AC72 wings have two large aerofoil elements separated by a small gap and a smaller third element ... is “curved,” as is evident in the “kinks” in the wing’s leading and trailing edges as it narrows toward the top. After the year we've all been through we're all hoping this to be the case, and in the sailing world there are many current examples where the saying is both physically and metaphorically true. "... getting the other boar off its legs." These boats will probably excel in very light air-because they may have to, to win. This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies. In their final race before being knocked out of the competition, American Magic’s Patriot registered a top speed of 53.3 knots during a bear away.. The AC72 catamaran built by Oracle for 2013 was the fastest boat the America’s Cup had ever seen, reaching top speeds of 55 mph, which is approximately 2.8x faster than the wind. The AC72: The AC72 is a 72-foot catamaran with a wingsail. This year, two new classes of boat were announced in the America's Cup – the AC72 and a scaled-down version, the AC45, which was used for the preliminary training and racing. In Bda i guess the difference will be made on: What we don't know is the habilities for respective teams to master their hydrolic systems and get enough power til the end. I think boat handling could have greater importance because at these speeds a bad tack or gybe are penalized so quickly and significantly. 1 Unimaginable speed. Race 16 full replay. I heard the top speed of the 72s have been in the 40s. ^ The gap between ad-breaks is the only number you need to establish - everything else hangs off that! Will we see 50knt conditions in bermuda. - does anyone think we'll see any other configuration come race time?? The class was subsequently replaced by the smaller AC50 class. ORACLE TEAM USA win the 34th America's Cup in a winner-take-all 19th race, defeating challenger Emirates Team New Zealand by 44 seconds in the clincher. Probably instead they will sail smaller angles increasing only the VMG when it starts to blow! Does 30 knots in 9 knots of breeze. AC72 catamaran key features: Hull Length 22.00 m (72 feet) Length Overall 26.20 m (85 feet) Beam 14.00 m (46 feet) Weight (w/o crew) 5900 kg (13,000 pounds) Crew 11 Maximum Draft 4.40 m (14 feet) Wingsail Height 40.00 m (131 feet) Tall Wingsail Area 260.0 m2 (2,800 square feet) Short Wingsail Area 230.0 m2 (2,475 square feet) Projected Top Speed 32 knots On board cameramen 2 … A significant unknown for design teams at present is the time of day racing will take place on San Francisco Bay for next year’s Louis Vuitton Cup and America’s Cup matches. Glenn Ashby has stated ETNZ were hitting more than 30 knots in the 7-10 knot windspeed range and mid to high 40's absolute top speed, rather cagedly to, from how it's reported. Daggerboards may retract, rudders may not. I think the top of ETNZ's wing was moving at 50+ knots briefly when they maximised their bow down trim. The extreme foiling catamaran design means that AC72 racing takes place on the edge of control. A plaything. I think one thing that may be different is that the boats now are more stable (maybe better acceleration) that there may be more maneuvers than the last AC which increases the odds of boat handling errors. Which I think it did, and think it was very close to that number - in the 47.3 range for sure. Relive AC34 in San Francisco! So an additional 14 to 17 kts of pressure = 9 to 10 kts of boat speed ? https://ac36.herokuapp.com/. Race 14 of the 34th America's Cup was a true battle of the tacticians. From my observations, the cavitation velocity for hydrofoil is in the range of 50-60 knots, depending on the shape and angle of attack. RRSAC strikes out RRS 55 (Trash). So probably the races will be decided in maneuvers, not the straight line speed. And I think this Americas Cup is going to be about acceleration, not the top speed. Link to post No, Barkers 48 from 2013 is the fastest ever, the 50's weren't faster than the 72s after all the talk.. The AC72 has a righting moment of approximately 60-ton-meters. And I think this Americas Cup is going to be about acceleration, not the top speed. 8/9kts of breeze running close to 33kts down wind. Eight wins apiece, but Emirates Team New Zealand 8-6 lead on the scoreboard due to the ORACLE TEAM USA 2 race penalty. Who will be first to do a pin-up calendar. "It was blowing 22 to 25 knots. Somewhere just shy of 50kn is when cavitation becomes a serious problem. https://www.facebook.com/218893038457738/videos/358400444506996/. This year’s AC72 will be an entirely different design, based on a 75-foot, carbon-fiber monohull that lifts out of the water on two foils. While the 12 Meter Class reveled in the strong winds of the 1987 America's Cup in Australia, the light winds in San Diego during the 1988 Deed of Gift Match Racing, R-Boat Racing, Boat Building. Google Vestas sailrocket 2 - they somehow solved this problem. I assume all the teams are going to have the same level of the drag, since the shape of all the appendages is so restricted. They are well into the 50's... What's more pertinent is wind speed and angle. The AC72 Class Rule moves America’s Cup racing to catamarans with a speed potential of three times the wind speed, putting the venerable competition back at the forefront of technology. What is is possible is averaging a higher speed around the track. Not saying anything more than East of Nth Head. Another way at looking at the power is the wind speed required for hull flying: on the AC45 it is around 7.5-8 knots, whereas on the AC72 it will be just over 5 knots, says Holroyd. We did a bear away, we were doing 42 to 43 knots. Oracle Team USA, the defender of the 2017 America's Cup, the most prestigious sailing race in the world, is making big speed gains in their new boat — setting a new team speed record this week while training in Bermuda. only 8/9kts of breeze going up to 25kts upwind. The team broke 46 knots (or 53 MPH) in their new AC50 yacht, meeting the fastest speeds of the larger AC72 boats from the 2013 cup. The RD can modify the course to fit in the time frame, he did not do it in SF with the reason that the currents were too strong. Oracle Team USA, the defender of the 2017 America's Cup, the most prestigious sailing race in the world, is making big speed gains in their new boat setting a new team speed record this week while training in Bermuda. Match racing tactics will be all about getting the other boat off its legs. At that speed it took four seconds to sail their 80-foot length. The ones used in the AC72 design, and with many other racing sailboats, are specially designed to provide balance to the entire sailboat while actually pushing the boat out of the water. new sailing vid... https://www.facebook.com/218893038457738/videos/356385138041860/, or here if you prefer monotone... https://www.instagram.com/p/BMB2h9ljhVS/?taken-by=oracleteamusa. presumably they have hit 50knots ok, and plenty of 3+ x windspeed. Are there any rumours of teams exploring ventilating foils to go beyond typical cavitation point? If you've specified the best for your kitchen then your kitchen deserves an Oliveri. Technology, motorsport, fishing, photography, boats and all things that float. Relive AC34 in San Francisco! Team New Zealand say it will be faster than its predecessor - the AC50 catamaran called Aotearoa. Emirates Team New Zealand is ratcheting up its AC72 sailing programme, moving on from primarily conducting reliability and system testing to a focus on racing and speed development. 300+ sensors collected performance data and transmitted it … Even Glenn Ashby said if not for the technology developed through the Americas Cup, the A-Class wouldn't be what it is today. Serious balancing act. La classe AC72 est une jauge de catamarans de 22 mètres (72,2 pieds) conçue pour la Coupe Louis-Vuitton et la coupe de l'America depuis 2013.. Ses principales caractériques sont un mât-aile et des foils rétractables, lui permettant de déjauger et d'atteindre ainsi des vitesses supérieures à 45 nœuds. at, 47.7 knots. 3x windspeed at 20knots is 60knots? Determining the sail plan dimensions was difficult because the boat has to be powerful in light winds and not overpowered in stronger winds. The relative difference to 20 knots of wind decreases significantly, - top speed is probably still maxed somewhere around 50 knots due to cavitation issues, manageability or some other technical boundary not yet overcome. “Once the AC72 was foiling the top quarter of the wingsail was unnecessary, and they would probably have been faster with it chopped off.” "The catamarans do have a lot of power in displacement mode, the AC75 does not," he adds, underlining the instability issue with the AC75 when at slow wind speeds. Andrew Simpson's death: The controversial super-fast AC72 boat behind the disaster. However there were a lot of passing in last AC, I could see them in front of me at SF. I'm pretty sure 50knots has been or will be cracked before the end of AC35. Could be real fun to watch - particularly if say jettisoning a winch handle through your opponents' wingsail - I think this whole Caribbean setting is getting to me - pirate gladiator games? Could that involve maneuvers intended to force the other boat into a luff? The Kiwis' top speed on Thursday translates to 81.7 kilometers per hour or 74.5 feet per second. Oliveri AC72 "D" Shaped Colander "D" Shaped Colander for Oliveri 700 Series sinksOliveri is the premium brand of Tasman Sinkware, based in Adelaide, South Australia. The information is relatively meaningless without the speed and direction of the tidal flow. Eek! Now watch full replays of every race in the 34th America's Cup, held on San Francisco Bay in September 2013. Oracle reported touching 46 knots recently aboard one of their T's. “On the AC45s the apparent wind angle is still relatively wide. Plus of course the picture is of OR's 45F, which is not in BDA, http://www.businessinsider.com/oracle-makes-big-speed-gains, "William Fierman is the transportation intern for Business Insider". www.emiratesteamnz.com. movable ballast systems and..... justice. Anyone recall what the wind speeds were in Valencia for the two races in 2010? You won't see them going any faster they'll be doing the same speed but tacking and or gybing through smaller angles. In the past few months, we've all got used to new terms in our lives, such as bubbles, social distancing, flattening the curve and 'stay safe' - the ubiquitous sign-off to all emails and conversations. I'm guessing it's reasonable to assume to that an AC50 would destroy either of those two boats on the same Valencia courses IF there was enough wind for them to foil. When the AC72 reaches 43 knots, or about 49 miles an hour, it sails its 72-foot length in one second. June 25, 2016 in America's Cup Anarchy. apart for the ominous day there was nothing near 20 knots. “It’s been challenging to have the cat fully powered-up and flying a hull in light winds, yet also able to sail in 30 knots,” Melvin said. What is everyone's current thinking on the top speed we'll see in AC35? Much shorter, so mistakes will have more impact on the results. The Italian’s scaled back in 2013 building an early-generation AC72 catamaran in a technology deal with Team New Zealand, and sat out 2017 … That said, with speed you are always smarter and you do less mistakes. any numbers folks, someone must be making calculations based on time over distance. Droit d'auteur: les textes sont disponibles sous licence Creative Commons attribution, partage dans les mêmes conditions; d’autres conditions peuvent s’appliquer.Voyez les conditions d’utilisation … so, we have some idea that the new ben boats will be fast, possibly faster, Given that it was pretty clear that a 72 could do 50knots, what is the top speed we will see out of a AC50. The finalised class rule represents a tireless effort by Pete Melvin and his team at Morrelli & Melvin Design & Engineering Inc to create a new boat on behalf of the America’s Cup community. Its amazing that what was speed record territory just a few years ago is now achievable on a race course. So, seeing as a foil shape that achieves a flying tack is probably going to give a lower ultimate top end speed, yet its overall performance in a race will be far superior than boats that cannot do all manoeuvres whilst still "up". Chris Draper, le barreur avait réussi à prendre un beau départ, les deux AC72 s’élançant sur la même ligne, Luna Rossa au vent, ce qui leur permettaient de talonner le cata néo-zélandais à la première marque avec un delta de 2 secondes, sur le 1er portant, l’équipage italien ne concédait que 20 secondes sur leur adversaire. No one can say what top speed is. For the AC72, this is the measurement of the top of the wing itself from the waterline. Basically if you have a target where you want it its very powerful, but that doesn't happen a lot. The wind speed on the leg peaked at 15.8 knots. I bet for the $10M price tag of an AC72 you could get a pretty fast power boat... and you wouldn't need a crew of world class sailors to get it up to speed either. The most contributing drag is the water flow resistance in cavitation mode. Predictions were upwind at 1.2 times the speed of the true wind and downwind at 1.6 times the speed of the true wind. Copyright 2021 YY Online Services Ltd. registered in England no. Qman, A single handed platform designed for sailors to experience speed and have some fun. English | français. The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Tuesday, as Prudential PLC ADR PUK, +2.08% rose 0.35% to … A near-level start led to a luff by ORACLE TEAM USA, taking mark 1 out of the equation and giving the Americans the option as to when to make the bear away. Section TOC Title Speed demon. I heard the top speed of the 72s have been in the 40s. You'll hear them coming. Sailing Kayak Ocean Sailing Uss Constitution Hms Victory New … 3,000 variables ran at 10 times a second while sailing. Relive AC34 in San Francisco! probably that and forcing the other boat to an unplanned tack, gybe or just to an area with less wind. Wow. ^ This is what some said about the last AC which was finally won, as usual in the AC, by the fastest boat (upwind). At a relatively lightweight 13,000 pounds, with a sail that stretches 131 feet into the air, the AC72 is built for speed. Imagine a Formula 1 car versus an Outright Land speed record challenger - both very cool in their own right, but very different animals doing different things. Build and sail fast stuff- Dirtboats iceboats catamarans windsurfers. “The AC72 will place exacting demands on the helmsman, crew and support team that the vast majority of us who call ourselves ‘weekend racers’ could never hope to develop.” Maximum usable power is achieved in 18kn TW IIRC, * but the thread title allows for top speed anywhere any time - so ask AR and also Auckland Port Control if they tracked any UFOs in the harbour approaches - it's probably already been achieved, I know how fast ETNZ go from my highly accurate office window measurements. World–Renowned Sailing Celebrity. Procede a pieno ritmo lo sbarco di Luna Rossa a Cagliari, località scelta dal team di Patrizio Bertelli per preparare la 35ma America's Cup. This year’s AC72 will be an entirely different design, based on a 75-foot, carbon-fiber monohull that lifts out of the water on two foils. I will have the precise number for AC50's at home in a database, Date, Race, Boat, Speed, TWS etc, if it happened during the 31 CSS races. The guys are learning more and more about sailing here everyday, but perhaps the best lesson of the day was learning a new high speed which the AC72 can fly at. Race 14 full replay. Maybe I'll revise down to 53.25 to allow for the resultant blurred vision? Speed is limited by drag, which is divided into air drag and water drag. from #OracleTeamUSA coach @philippepresti - #magiccarpet only 8/9kts of breeze going up to 25kts upwind. Not tops speeds but certainly nice to get some feedback on efficiency, http://www.catsailingnews.com/2017/04/oracle-softbank-team-japan-ac50s.html, I think 43kts kts max +/-2kts, Bermuda winds aren't as strong as SF, and any higher speeds will be leading to dangerously unstable incipient cavitation given relatively shallow foils compared to AC72s (that only got to about 46kts peak in stronger winds). Just wondering in what the BDA based boats are doing... 8). Let’s look at some of them: l’Hydroptére mentioned above, clocked for over 500 meters: 51.36 knots (59.33 MPH) If you recall in AC32 USA 17 was doing about low mid 20s in 8-10 knots of breeze. Being able make the other fall from their foils should be good enough. Bda. I dont think that the AC72s actually did 50knots in real speed. They get to the 1st mark on the reach, so top speed helps. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. These are the boats which will be used in the 34th Defense of the America's Cup in 2013, and in the challenger selection series of … The yacht will go into the shed for 10 days for, amongst other things, modifications that are designed to extract greater performance from the boat. For God sake, don't give JS any ideas about ramming being a legitimate tactic... Hey at least it would be fun to watch in a drifter.... At those speeds the teams must be approaching similar foil issues/limits to what sailrocket had to deal with before they smashed the record. The AC72 (America's Cup 72 class) is a wingsail catamaran box rule, governing the construction and operation of the yachts to be used in the 2013 Louis Vuitton Cup and the 2013 America's Cup. did anyone actually crack the magic 50knots. AC72 wing-sail catamarans are being used for the America's Cup races and the AC45 class, a scaled-down one-design version of the AC72, was used for the preliminary training and racing until boats built to the AC72 rules became available. With all this talk about top speed, I was wondering about how fast these monsters could turn. So yes I think you could jettison components. is that even possible. Eek! The guys are learning more and more about sailing here everyday, but perhaps the best lesson of the day was learning a new high speed which the AC72 can fly at. Race 12 full replay. AC72 : 25 Damage in close range. As cool as the Moth is, its a toy. 'm not sure i'd trust someone who wrote "the teams will have fewer areas with which to eek out an advantage.". Short of jumping to super-cavitating foils its will likely never really be possible to go much faster. A solid third day on San Francisco Bay for the team today. The team broke 46 knots (or 53 MPH) in their new AC50 yacht, meeting the fastest speeds of the larger AC72 boats from the 2013 cup. In 2013 Emirates Team NZ was credited with the top speed of 47.57kts in Race 18 of the 34th Match. The AC75 (America's Cup 75) is a sailing class, governing the construction and operation of the yachts to be used in the 2021 America's Cup.The 75ft monohulls feature sailing hydrofoils mounted on topside longitudinal drums, a soft wingsail, and no keel. ", http://oracle-team-usa.americascup.com/en/news/234_Near-miss-saving-a-capsize.html. * The boats go directly downwind 1.8 times faster than the wind. By Wow. For the past few weeks two designers from Oracle Team USA and Emirates Team New Zealand have been giving an almost two hour presentation in various venues around New Zealand, on engineering and design aspects of the 34th America's Cup. 19 nov. 2012 - AC72 at full speed in Auckland. typically much much lower wind strength. ? The resulting protest saw them receive two penalties and an instant 400 metre lead for ORACLE TEAM USA. Cavitation is a barrier, but they know how to break through that barrier (according to M&M some time ago).
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