GRANT DALTON CEO Emirates Team New Zealand We are really proud to present the concept of the AC75 today.

Ac75 keel. In the normal sailing mode the AC75 will skim above the waves on the leeward foil and rudder with the windward foil raised out of the water to reduce drag. We dont really need a lot of heeling moment and therefore you can get away with a short rig. The single most radical development of the AC75 is to take a 75ft keelboat but put no keel on it whatsoever.

Its also different rather than a keel a. While this video will have many scratching their heads and longing for much simpler times remember the AC75 is a third of the weight of her older monohull sister the International Americas Cup Class with more righting moment than the AC50 and will be the fastest monohull that ever sailed. When you are in displacement mode because the boats dont have a fixed keel they are incredibly tender he explains.

That will be a critical part of the AC75 and not all of it will be visible to the casual observer. The AC75 will not have a keel. The rig height for the length of the AC75 is very short.

The Americas Cup AC75 boat concept revealed. There is no heavy keel to help keep it upright like a traditional sailboat. The AC75 crews might be sailing in only 18 knots of breeze.

Its also different rather than a keel a brand new concept keeps it standing. While designing the lines of TNZ Te Aihe we noticed that the AC75 rule was radically different from the rules that are in use in France for Open Mini Transat Open 40 or IMOCA mono-hulls. To start with the AC75 is big 75-feet long and 16-feet wide but its also light which is crucial because the AC75 is designed to fly.

Its also different - rather than a keel a brand new concept keeps it standing. It has been a phenomenal effort by Dan and the guys together with Luna Rossa design team and there is a lot of excitement building around the boat in the development and getting to this point. Foil Cant Arms move under or outside the.