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.

Ac75 foiling. AC75 Britannia helmed by Sir Ben Ainslie. These 75-foot foiling monohulls are now travelling at three or four times the speed of the wind regularly breaking the 50 knots mark and 100 kmh. Latest footage of Americas Cup team INEOS TEAMUK foiling on the Solent Portsmouth UK.

Ac75 The AC75 Americas Cup 75 class is a 75ft sailboat class governing the construction and operation of the yachts to be used in the 2021 Americas Cup. One of the surprising aspects of the AC75 compared to its multihull sister the AC72 is that the rig above the deck on the foiling monohull is about half the weight of that on the 72ft foiling catamaran. A look inside the AC75 foil cant system Share Emirates Team New Zealand last week revealed the prototype test jig for the AC75 foil cant system that will be used to control the composite foil arms that will essentially lift the foiling 75 foot monohulls out of the.

Its also different - rather than a keel a brand new concept keeps it standing. Change to mass of components. The AC75 class being used in the 36th Americas Cup introduced the first foiling monohull design to the event.

To be honest in the cats the rigs were far too big for when boats are foiling he. THE AC75 FOIL The AC75 port and starboard foils are composed of a foil arm and a foil wing. As with all foiling boats getting on the foils and staying there in the wind range set for the event is key to winning.

The Flying Technology of the AC75. 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. Foil Cant Arms move under or outside the boat to provide the leverage it needs to stay upright.

The AC75 designation for the boats to be used in the 36th Americas Cup in 2021 refers to the overall. The style of the foiling AC75 has never been seen before in sailing. 5 07 Jun 2019 101 107 1116biv 132a 135 138.