Sailing on Foils? - America's Cup Thread

garysanfran · 07-24-2013, 05:18 PM

It takes three hours to set-up, and three to take-down. The wing is 130' in height off the water. Seeing these boats up close and in person, is a humbling experience. Awesome machines.

I believe Artemis is back in the water, practicing, and Oracle is also practicing outside the racing boundaries and carefully watching and analyzing the competition.

NoBozo · 07-24-2013, 06:58 PM

It was either I, OR the Webmaster that posted ON this forum an excellent video of the 2010 Oracle Trimaran "Flying" the center hull. I Searched here as well as YouTube and didn't find anything worthwhile. I found Some videos but NOT The GOOD one.

NB

Par Four · 07-24-2013, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by garysanfran

It takes three hours to set-up, and three to take-down. The wing is 130' in height off the water. Seeing these boats up close and in person, is a humbling experience. Awesome machines.

I believe Artemis is back in the water, practicing, and Oracle is also practicing outside the racing boundaries and carefully watching and analyzing the competition.

So whats the smart thinking here? Is this gonna be Oracle against Emerites NZ? Are the others really able to compete and win?

garysanfran · 07-24-2013, 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Par Four

So whats the smart thinking here? Is this gonna be Oracle against Emerites NZ? Are the others really able to compete and win?

It really is too early to make a prediction. There is a lot of sailing left, and after every race, the teams meet to fine tune their skills and the boat. Engineers make secret changes to their boats as the evolution of the race continues. Angle of the foils could change. Luna Rosa sailed on Tues with a gennaker they never deployed. Artemis is set to re-enter after their tragedy in May.

Sunday, Emirates found they sailed faster after jettisoning their jib.

Regardless of the nationality of the boat, most of the crews are Kiwis! And regardless of the team loyalty, a lot of them meet at The Ramp for "refreshments" after the debriefing. Sailors love camaraderie!

garysanfran · 07-24-2013, 10:12 PM

Two years ago, the AC45's began practicing for this AC race. I posted this before, but here it is again...Oracle's AC45 "Going Over" on The Bay...

http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=...=0&FORM=NVPFVR

07-24-2013, 05:18 PM	#1
garysanfran Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: San Francisco/Meredith Posts: 1,574 Thanks: 668 Thanked 682 Times in 348 Posts	Preparing the AC72 for a race... It takes three hours to set-up, and three to take-down. The wing is 130' in height off the water. Seeing these boats up close and in person, is a humbling experience. Awesome machines. I believe Artemis is back in the water, practicing, and Oracle is also practicing outside the racing boundaries and carefully watching and analyzing the competition. __________________ Gary ~~~~_/) ~~~ ~~~~~~~~

07-24-2013, 06:58 PM	#2
NoBozo Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Portsmouth. RI Posts: 2,231 Thanks: 400 Thanked 460 Times in 308 Posts	Americas Cup 2010 It was either I, OR the Webmaster that posted ON this forum an excellent video of the 2010 Oracle Trimaran "Flying" the center hull. I Searched here as well as YouTube and didn't find anything worthwhile. I found Some videos but NOT The GOOD one. NB

07-24-2013, 10:12 PM	#5
garysanfran Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: San Francisco/Meredith Posts: 1,574 Thanks: 668 Thanked 682 Times in 348 Posts	Thought this would be of interest... Two years ago, the AC45's began practicing for this AC race. I posted this before, but here it is again...Oracle's AC45 "Going Over" on The Bay... http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=...=0&FORM=NVPFVR __________________ Gary ~~~~_/) ~~~ ~~~~~~~~

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