The revelation came as the famous club backing the American Magic syndicate officially launched their new 75-foot foiling monohull at their base in.

Ac75 foiling monohull. The 75ft monohull design rises up on hydrofoils and flies across the tops of the waves at speeds of more than 50 knots 90kmh. It isnt clear if the AC75 is a flying boat or a sailing airplane. Official website of Americas Cup.

Despite admitting that the foiling AC75 monohull is a first for the sailing world Emirates Team New Zealand design team leader Dan Bernasconi is confident that the concept will work in practice. Once news of a new monohull got out most assumed the boat would look similar to a TP52 or Maxi72. As a result there is some interesting video becoming available.

Emirates Team New Zealand put there first AC75 monohull Te Aihe into the water for the first time since they got the new foils and raced to install them on t. The style of the foiling AC75 has never been seen before in sailing. The mechatronics required to move the A75s foils deliver precision handling and speed and while they may look basic in form their execution is anything but standard.

Named Flyacht 65metre foiling monohull is further confirmation that the AC75 foiling monohull concept will work as intended. Briand is not known to be linked with any of the teams entered in the 36th Americas Cup and his new design independently verifies the foiling monohull will fly - which has been doubted by some commentators. The foiling monohulls which fly on leeboard-like foils are high-tech racing machines that are more mind-blowing than the foiling catamarans.

The AC75 class of boat that will contest next months Americas Cup could be the fastest ever seen. The defending Emirates Team New Zealand and the challenging Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team will be sailing or rather flying a radical new class of Americas Cup boats knows as the AC75 which is a foiling monohull that was designed from the ground up to fly on its foils. An exciting new era in Americas Cup racing has been unveiled today as the concept for the AC75 the class of boat to be sailed in the 36th Americas Cup is released illustrating a bold and modern vision for high performance fully foiling monohull racing yachts.

For 2021 there is the two-pronged challenge of developing the AC75 monohull foiling concept along with the two-skinned soft mainsail writing a Class Rule and then designing a race boat for the Defence. The new AC75 will be a fully flying monohull. Following a blessing from His Excellency Monsignor Arrigo Miglio Archbishop of Cagliari Miuccia Prada standing alongside her husband Patrizio.