Its also different - rather than a keel a brand new concept keeps it standing.

Ac75 height. The class was subsequently replaced by. Surface of the mast. The AC75 supplied parts identical for all the teams are the foil arms the foil cant system and the rigging.

Sail area upwind with Solent. With a minimal ballast package and a mast height of around 90ft the AC75 would be expected to have some stability issues when floating upright or alongside a dock When the boat is floating upright the righting moment is quite low due to the small keel weight for that size of boat 2-3 tonnes of keel weight Bernasconi says. 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.

135-145sqm mainsail 90sqm jib 200sqm code zero. THE AC75 AT A GLANCE. The boat was christened Te Aihe Dolphin by Marcus Gerbich member of the MND Foundation and blessed by Ngati Whatua.

Foil Cant Arms move under or outside the boat to provide the leverage it needs to stay upright. Emirates Team New Zealand has unveiled the new AC75 monohull for the next Americas Cup and this incredible new. The Flying Technology of the AC75 The hull and appendages of the Americas Cup 75-foot foiler are the big tools to make these machines fly.

Radical 75ft flying monohull could be fastest Americas Cup design ever. This is a significant occasion for the team not just because it is another new boat but really because when we won the America. Nowadays foils are commonplace but the engineering and sailing techniques needed to get the AC75 to fly are completely different from anything seen before.

The AC75 is relatively light its weight can be compared to a 380 meters surfboard boarded by a 35-kilogram teenager. Americas Cup AC75 in numbers. The competition for the oldest trophy in international sport and dates back to 1851.