Throughout the race the teams will constantly adapt their sail plan up and down the apparent wind range.

Ac75 upwind speed. The yacht continually laid down vortex at the speed of the yacht which then drifted sideways with the true wind. Downwind the AC50s sailed at around 40 kts and the AC75s should be in the mid 40s. Ad Speed - Play Now For Free Online In Your Browser.

Both boats sailed the first beat in 15 to 20 knots of breeze and the day was a showcase of the immense upwind performance of the AC75 class. Its striking to see the Kiwis cover a lot more ground at a higher speed sailing lower angles to the wind upwind and higher angles downwind. The new AC75 will be a fully flying monohull.

Publish Date Sat 12 Dec 2020 449PM Emirates Team New ZealandPhotosport. On these yachts the apparent wind is on the order of 15 - 20 degrees upwind and down. The result was the axis of the vortex was aligned with the apparent wind vector.

The Devlin Radio Show. So when an AC75 is sailing upwind in 18 knots of breeze at a boatspeed of 40 knots the crew on deck will be experiencing 40 knots of wind over the decks plus a percentage of the true wind speed. Throughout the race the teams will constantly adapt their sail plan up and down the apparent wind range.

Between 32 and 50 knots one knot 1 mile per hour 1852m per hour Exploring The Generation 1 Americas Cup 75 The Cups Pro-Sailing. If you want to know what its like sailing at 15-20 knots upwind doing 35-40 knots you could stand on the seat of the car and stick your head out the sunroof going up the motorway at 100 or. EVERYTHING IS CONNECTED ON AN AC75.

Typical racing speeds are over 30 knots 55 kmh 34 mph with the boats capable of sailing well over 40 knots 74 kmh 46 mph in the right conditions. From 25 to 38 knots downwind. In mere seconds the AC75 goes from low-speed displacement sailing in as little as 10 knots apparent wind speed to high-speed foiling in excess of 50 knots apparent wind speed.