The publication of the AC75 Class rule marked the beginning of a.

Ac75 racing yachts. Rigs half the weight of AC75 wingsail The other big drawback with the hard wings was the weight. For part 1 of the interview click here. If you tried to build a light displacement boat then every kilogram that you add anywhere to the boat make it harder to get foiling So the soft sail rig was an endeavour to try and save some weight as well.

Whilst the batteries control the main foils and rudders everything above the waterline including every sail control is powered by the onboard grinders using pedestals supplied by official Winch. Much of the magic of a big foiling monohull is in the precision controls and elaborate systems required for takeoff and flight. The AC75 combines extremely high-performance sailing and great match racing with the safety of a boat that can right itself in the event of a capsize.

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. Viewers in Europe wondering how to watch the Americas Cup and AC75 racing will need to be up early over the next few months. Mechatronics in the Americas Cup.

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. This is life onboard an AC75 the flying yachts which will be used to challenge for the 2021 Americas. A revolutionary breed of flying yacht will contest the 36th Americas Cup in New Zealand in 2021.

The hull and appendages of the Americas Cup 75-foot foiler are the big tools to make these machines fly. The ground-breaking concept is achieved through the use of twin canting T-foils ballasted to provide righting. The Americas Cup match itself.

Its also different - rather than a keel a brand new concept keeps it standing. After racing into a squall crashing capsizing incurring significant damage and coming close to sinking American Magics AC75 racing yacht PATRIOT made it back to shore at 1045 PM NZDT after a herculean effort to save the boat. Forward of the wing spar the situation is more familiar and closely resembles the situation that prevailed with the AC72 in.