"Safety-changes" are why the Italians are boycotting:
Quote:
"...While the Kiwis put on a show for spectators lining the shore, it was hardly what organizers had in mind after software tycoon Larry Ellison reclaimed the America's Cup for the United States more than three years ago.
The accident that killed Simpson led regatta director Iain Murray to make 37 safety recommendations, including changes to the winglets on the rudders that he says will make the catamarans more stable, particularly as they speed downwind riding only on hydrofoils..."
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaki...d_str=20130708
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While trimaran
L'Hydroptere languishes on the West Coast --
no longer seeking the record books -- one can still go sailing at
64-MPH for just $1500...:
http://www.industrytap.com/worlds-fa...nd-marine/3269
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Originally Posted by NoBozo
I just looked at some video on Dons link of the AC72s. DAM: THEY ARE on FOILS..DAM..I had NO Idea....NB
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There's a Moth-class foiler off the
Camp Keewaydin colony, visible from the Libby Museum and points south. The owner also has a Hobie, so he's no stranger to sailing "on the edge". However, he's
yet to make it out to The Broads.
I've written here of his many attempts to stay upright atop his
Bladerider on several occasions, including 2010:
http://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums/...6&postcount=57
Don's video shows the
Bladerider, which conforms with the International Moth class rules, typically sailing at two- to two and a half times the windspeed.
Moth-class rules originally only required that your "boat" be 11-feet long.
The above operator needs steady winds, but they're
not to be had around his home base.
"Moth" sailing is not for the timid!
