When entering a tack should one turn away from the wind to build speed but have to turn through a bigger angle.

Ac75 wind range. The permitted wind range is between 65 and 21 knots. To get around this same issue in the 2017 Americas Cup with the AC50s a time limit of 10 minutes applied for Leg 2 the first downwind leg of the race. The lower limit of 65 knots has been set as the lowest wind speed at which the new class of AC75 boats will fly on their foils.

Throughout the race the teams will constantly adapt their sail plan up and down the apparent wind range. Raw performance seems to be there for the AC75s speed wise reaching 50knots but the actual challenge will be course racing in any conditions. Yesterday AC75 race was painful to watch although the AC75 concept did work and look like weapons main issue as noted first day was light wind perf range.

Throughout the race the teams will constantly adapt their sail plan up and down the apparent wind range. Depending on the course of the day there are many vantage points around. This is obviously more difficult at the light end of the wind range.

2 1175 t. The Americas Cup Race village is FREE to enter and a great place to enjoy the action from or soak up the village atmosphere. Mainsailsoft wing 145m2 - jib 80m2 - code zero 180m2.

New Zealands Hauraki Gulf sees a large wind range often blustery conditions and there are also waves to contend with. After seeing yesterdays action it was an eye opener on the small range of operation of these new AC platforms. Immediately behind Te Aihe there is a tideline of rougher water as the outgoing tide is forced around a large sandspit off Cheltenham at low tide the sandy area shown just below the surface dries out and you can walk and then wade in the area behind the AC75 at this point.

And at the top end of the windspeed the. In mere seconds the AC75 goes from low-speed displacement sailing in as little as 10 knots apparent wind speed to high-speed foiling in excess of 50 knots apparent wind speed. The lower end of the wind range is expected to be set at 6-7kts - whatever the minimum is for foiling in the AC75.