Soon after breaking away from one of the chase boats shore-side observers reported that the AC75 was initially sailing fast but not foiling before helmsman Peter Burling pulled away to sail a deeper wind angle.
Ac75 code zero. Centreline T foil 35m maximum draft 3m maximum span. It will allow designers more freedom with the only advanced restrictions intended to ensure that competitors prowess will remain as homogeneous as possible. Forward of the mast the AC75 rule also allows both a jib and a Code Zero and there has already been plenty of discussion about if and when we will see both sails used.
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The AC75 will foil-tack and foil-gybe with only small manoeuvring losses and given the speed and the ease at which the boats can turn the classic pre-starts of the Americas Cup are set to make an exciting comeback. Ii Code zero lock. De the code zero tack line andeither one or both running backstays shall be tensioned until a load of 8000 kg is achieved in the strop connecting the bowsprit to the cables andor strops in.
Mainsailsoft wing 145m2 - jib 80m2 - code zero 180m2. 103 It is not permitted for any weighed component or assembly whose to have a greater. Code zeros were allowed but seldom used on the AC72s and dispensed with altogether with the AC50s in Bermuda.
THE AC75 AT A GLANCE. 135-145sqm mainsail 90sqm jib 200sqm code zero. One of the comments on TNZ fb post I think nails the issue.
Valencia 10th December 2020 AC75 CLASS RULE AMENDMENT 21 25 Starboard foil 1378-1385 zF Jib 54-55 Code zero 89-90 Crew and guest racer 1114 1154 Crews carried equipment 45-55 AC75 Class Rule 103 Proposed amendment. 207m plus 2m bowsprit. The AC75 does gain from jibs that are proportionally much larger than the catamaran jibs with the forestay attaching 2m below the top of the 265m mast.