Just released some Hospitality packages for those with arms longer than mine.
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Select to expand quoteShifu said..
How much of final succes will be down to hull aerodynamics, I wonder.
Saw an interview with Tom Slingsby on Patriot after day one. Said he thought they're already pushing high 40knts in stuff all wind. So the hull/deck 'forms' are going to be subject to aero without doubt. Win or lose?? Probably not as important as staying on the foils, picking the right line or covering the opposition.
Noticed the US boat looked low in profile, apparently they have recumbent leg power for the grinders.
Interesting deck layout on the US boat.
Aft facing recumbent cyclors inboard and FWD.
Helm well forward and outboard with tactician pod inboard of the helm. Dare say it's all about centralised/efficient use of weight.
Well recessed main track, can see the main hugging the deck and the twin skin main.
As much as there is a lot of speculation on the performance of the different syndicates. Of course it also comes to team dynamics, tactics and luck on shifts...
"WHEN THE FLAG DROPS - THE BS STOPS"!
GO THE KIWIS 
I'm strangely hoping for NYYC? Got friends there and would be good to see the Cup raced there again in my lifetime. An Aussie on the helm is another check box, Jimmy has enough wins.
Go for Luna Rossa mate, always good when the cup changes hands. The Italians have poured so much into it over the decades and have come sooo painfully close. They'd be deserving winners, might be Jimmy's last go round too.
I'm so gutted that the Kiwis are not defending at home. Why the hell are they racing in Spain.(I am a kiwi)I might support the Aussies instead.
Select to expand quoteSagerhead said..
I'm so gutted that the Kiwis are not defending at home. Why the hell are they racing in Spain.(I am a kiwi)I might support the Aussies instead.
Racing in Spain for a few reasons. COVID took its toll, there was a serious lack of interest from the northern hemisphere, bad timing for coverage, small crowd sizes and not the influx of tourists as expected etc... in a nutshell TeamNZ can't afford to run the cup in NZ. Secondary to this, Auckland council is a nightmare and the government has more important things to spend money on at the moment.
Select to expand quoteBrent in Qld said..Sagerhead said..
I'm so gutted that the Kiwis are not defending at home. Why the hell are they racing in Spain.(I am a kiwi)I might support the Aussies instead.
Racing in Spain for a few reasons. COVID took its toll, there was a serious lack of interest from the northern hemisphere, bad timing for coverage, small crowd sizes and not the influx of tourists as expected etc... in a nutshell TeamNZ can't afford to run the cup in NZ. Secondary to this, Auckland council is a nightmare and the government has more important things to spend money on at the moment.
Brent, you nailed it. The cost of defending is very expensive!
But sad when it's great work for the Marine industry with potential for work while boats are in NZ, all the catering for and supplies.
Sagerhead really miss seeing the boats on the water and some people say the Team should not be called "Team New Zealand ".
But shame there isn't an Aussie team, and NZ have and still has Aussies in our team.
Overall 3 Aussies steering - Jimmy, Tom and Nathan
The full name is Emirates Team New Zealand, ETNZ. But we have this habit of shortening the FK out of names so TeamNZ... which isn't shorter than the official acronym... It's complicated.
Was wondering where the French were at, falling behind if they're not close to getting in the water. Could only find this image online.
Finally the French boat
www.sail-world.com/news/275161/Americas-Cup-French-reveal-their-hand
Luna Rossa windscreen detail and wing foils. This campaign is looking very, very serious.
On water testing last weekend, surprisingly close quarters. Apparently under 10 knots, regularly budging 35-40 knot boat speed.
Some shots of Britannias twin-skin main, clew arrangement and rudder post mech.
Other images from last week
Patriot is a very low profile form, certainly smaller than the other yachts. Maybe slower to pop onto the foils because of reduced buoyancy but slippery with reduced drag at speed. Next step, aero helmets?
Remember when you could only break 50 knots on specialised record breakers? Not on vessels that can make it around a race course.
www.yachtingworld.com/news/macquarie-innovations-first-to-break-50-knots-14021
Fellas, can you pls tell me what is the cross sectional shape of the masts? In some of the photos they just look almost circular and I was expecting something more high tech teardrop.
From the AC tech page
Some parts of the boat are supplied - the mast, rigging, foil-cant arms and their hydraulics are all stock components. But, there are still plenty of areas that designers can experiment with to find a race-winning edge.
The double-sail skin Mainsail combines with the D shaped mast to form a wing, generating the power the AC75 needs to foil.
10-15yrs ago I was part of a team that built a custom mast for a twin-skin main. The D shape/section will be designed by boffins who live in a wind tunnel. The beauty of the D shape is the amount of stuff and load that can easily be applied to the flat-ish aft face; two tracks for the skins, attachment of batten tension systems, etc.. and all inside the clean foil of the main skins.
Remember the French Boat is Team NZ design package
The question is how competitive against Team NZ?
With the double skin main sails the control is more refined!
Word around the paddock is other syndicates aren't too happy. Kinda like having TeamNZ_B in the challengers series so ETNZ can see how the other boats stack up.
Select to expand quote515 said..
Remember the French Boat is Team NZ design package
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After the Rainbow Warrior, the Kiwis are helping the French with boats!!!!!!
Select to expand quotedecrepit said..515 said..
Remember the French Boat is Team NZ design package
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After the Rainbow Warrior, the Kiwis are helping the French with boats!!!!!!
Unlike patriotism, politics or religion, boaties tend to deal with what's in front of them rather than what's behind them.
