262 m 86 ft LWL.
Ac75 weight. However 33585 kg 7403 lbs of that is supplied by the event organizers. First impressions were drawn to the sheer scale and size of the test foil arm and functionality of the control system which will be reflected on the spectacular AC75s. 25 08 Jan 2020 3113 Measurement Certificate invalidated 24 08 Jan 2020 2010 2011 Handles allowed to be attached to the mast sail in mast lower zone Handles form part of the mainsail.
The weight limit for the AC75 is 6520 kg 14374 lbs thats not including sails or crew. 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 sailing crew must average 90kg with a.
4 AC75 Lines Barely 76 tonnes for a hull of 2070 metres long by 5 metres of beam maximum the narrow waterline. 207m plus 2m bowsprit. To be honest in the cats the rigs were far too big for when boats are foiling he explains.
Of course the double skinned mainsail doesnt generate the power of the hard wingsail of the AC72. 580 m 2 6200 sq ft wing and gennaker estimate. 135-145sqm mainsail 90sqm jib 200sqm code zero.
On an AC75 its the trimmers and flight controller who decide where the power goes using electronic push-buttons mounted at their stations and linked back to the servo motors on the Single and Double True-Clutch assemblies. 260 m 2 2800 sq ft wing estimate Upwind sail area. Balancing the power and weight Fallow says the key difference between the catamarans and the AC75 lies in the height and weight of the rigs.
It is partly due to this that you will see some teams with bulbs on their foils. The mast on the AC75 is a lot shorter than the AC72 but generally we are around half the weight of what the AC72 wingsail was - including mast sail and rigging he says. The weight limit for the AC75 is 6520 kg 14374 lbs thats not including sails or crew.