Carlo Borlenghi The AC75s foil wings have articulating flaps and theres also a very stringent weight and center-of-gravity rule for the foil package.

Ac75 weight. 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. 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. 260 m 2 2800 sq ft wing estimate Upwind sail area.

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. In addition the soft wing mainsail concept that has been developed for the AC75 Class Rule is expected to have a trickle down effect on sailing in the future. So the foil wings at the base of the foil arms are nearly ⅓ of the total weight of the boat.

The crew size is restricted to 11 without any quota specified for female sailors. 75 feet 2286m. To be honest in the cats the rigs were far too big for when boats are foiling he explains.

Amend Mass and CG table due to media equipment weight. 370 metres flat bottoms sections close to a bilge hull and highly stretched lines such as few monohulls. Weight is less critical in those applications than it is for us.

In the foil arms the. It is partly due to this that you will see some teams with bulbs on their foils. 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.

Mainsailsoft wing 145m2 - jib 80m2 - code zero 180m2. 220 m 722 ft Beam. 135-145sqm mainsail 90sqm jib 200sqm code zero.