The AM38 test boat better known as the MULE touches both sunlight and the sea for the first time.
Ac75 yacht video. On Sunday the New York Yacht Clubs AC75 racing yacht Patriot took flight then crashed and capsized in Aucklands harbor. The video shows the boat performs as designed in a capsize situation and is quite recoverable and ready to race - without any of the drama that accompanied the nosedive of the teams AC50 in Bermuda on the second day of the Challenger Semi-Finals. September 6 Emirates Team New Zealand NZL Boat 1 September 10 American Magic USA Boat 1.
Coupled with the fact the AC75 is unlike any other boat that has ever come before the current Cup cycle is fast proving to be as much a battle of the designers as a contest on the water. The AC75 crews might be sailing in only 18 knots of breeze what would feel like a decent summer breeze on any other boat but they experience winds of around 50 knots. The AC75 could reach 60mph and up to 4 times the speed of the wind but how do we get the boat up in the air and out of the water.
Actual launch date earlier but not released. There is no heavy keel to help keep it upright like a traditional sailboat. Americas Cup holders Emirates Team New Zealand have released a spectacular video of the teams AC75 foiling monohull capsizing during training in Auckland New Zealand the venue for the 36th edition of the Americas Cup scheduled for March 2021.
The incident while unfortunate expunges any doubt about the consequences of a capsize incident in the high-powered AC75. Challenger for sailings highest prize flying across Narragansett Bay near Newport Rhode Island. The AC75 Americas Cup 75 is a racing yacht used in the 2021 Americas Cup match and planned to be used for the 37th Americas Cup and 38th Americas Cup matches.
AC75 launch dates. The 23 m 75 ft monohulls featured wing-like sailing hydrofoils mounted under the hull a soft wingsail and no keel. Video by The 1851 Trust who are bringing STEM to life in the classroom using the inspiration of INEOS Team UK.
Hot on the heels foils of American Magic and Emirates Team NZ the British Americas Cup challenger INEOS Team UK has released a video of its first AC75 Yacht Britannia taking flight in the Solent. The AC75 rule crafted for the upcoming 36th Americas Cup was intended to be open to multiple interpretations and the result has been four very different designs. A revolutionary breed of flying yacht will contest the 36th Americas Cup in New Zealand in 2021.